Appreciation of Scientific/Expert Evidence in India

Professional “Standard of Care” and “Due Process”

Prof. Anil B Suraj,
Faculty, Law and Public Administration
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

Abstract : Contesting liability in any dispute has become an intense struggle of evidence. It
involves a serious matter of attributing liability for professional negligence; the legal system
necessarily requires effective assistance of the experts, This note attempts to highlight major
contractual implications, and systemic challenges, in the enforcement of professional standards and
appreciation of expert evidence in India

Prof. Anil B Suraj, Faculty, Law and Public Administration, IIM, Bangalore

LLB National Law School of India University, Bangalore, India

LLM, National Law School of India University, Bangalore, India
Ph. D. National Law School of India University, Bangalore, India

E-mail: absuraj@iimb.ernet.in ; anilsuraj@gmail.com

Bearing a keen academic and policy interest in the positive role of law
towards enriching the process of globalization, Suraj has undertaken
doctoral study at the National Law School Bangalore, in the discipline of Law
and specifically on the defensive mechanisms under the World Trade Organization. Prior to joining
IIM Bangalore in March 2007, Suraj was a Research Fellow at the National Judicial Academy, India,
wherein he coordinated training courses for senior District Judges and High Court Justices on various
topics, including – Economic analysis of law and Adjudication of economic laws. Suraj was also
involved in coordinating the first ever initiative of a training programme on Court Management and
Judicial Administration in India.

At IIM Bangalore, Suraj delivers core courses on – Public Administration and Law, Legal and
Institutional Dynamics, Business Laws and Law: Indian and International Systems. Suraj has been a
member of the first ever Working Group of the Planning Commission on Law and Justice and has also
jointly coordinated the Phase-IV Mid-Career Training Programme between 2008 and 2010 for the
Indian Administrative Service Officers.

Since graduating from the National Law School Bangalore in 2000, the research themes pursued by
Suraj includes – Public Contract Law; Judicial Impact Assessment Models; Urban Governance and the
Law; Anti-dumping policy in India and the EU; and Legal impact of WTO on small-scale industries.

Suraj has also co-authored a paper titled “Redesign of Government Business Relations in India and
the Role of Legal Process” presented at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law,
Stanford University.