34 Facts About Karuna Nundy

Karuna Nundy is an Indian lawyer and Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India, designated as a Senior Advocate in 2024.

Karuna Nundy is qualified to practice in both India and New York.

Karuna Nundy has worked on efforts to provide safe water to Bhopal gas disaster victims.

Karuna Nundy serves as a mediator at the Supreme Court Mediation Centre.

Karuna Nundy was born on 28 April 1976 in India to Dr Samiran Nundy and Sushmita Nundy.

Karuna Nundy's father is a gastrointestinal surgeon, medical academic, writer, and President of AIIMS Rishikesh, and a recipient of the Padma Shri in 1985.

Karuna Nundy's mother was the founder and chair of the Spastics Society of India.

Karuna Nundy's father transitioned from Harvard Medical School to AIIMS and a public hospital in India, and her mother, with a background from the London School of Economics and SOAS University, founded the Spastics Society of Northern India after learning about a family member's cerebral palsy.

Karuna Nundy studied law at Cambridge University, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Cambridge University Law Society Journal.

Karuna Nundy is qualified to practice in India and New York.

Karuna Nundy opted to forgo a long-term position at Clifford Chance and instead pursued short-term employment at the associate level in India.

Karuna Nundy represented Paytm, which sought enforcement of the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations, 2018, and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997, to prevent unsolicited communications that defrauded and spammed consumers.

Karuna Nundy argued that the right to informational privacy under Articles 21 and 19 of the Indian Constitution encompasses protection from spam and fraud caused by unsolicited commercial communications.

Karuna Nundy has been a vocal advocate for the families and victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy.

The High Court issued a split verdict, and the case is currently pending before the Supreme Court, where Karuna Nundy continues to advocate for legal equality for married and unmarried women.

Karuna Nundy represented two couples and one queer rights activist seeking legal recognition of queer marriage before the Delhi High Court.

Karuna Nundy served on the National Advisory Council for the Right to Food Act.

Karuna Nundy appeared on behalf of the People's Union for Civil Liberties, an NGO that defends civil liberties and human rights in India, in the landmark Supreme Court judgment, which struck down section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

In 2016, Karuna Nundy represented Jeeja Ghosh, a passenger with cerebral palsy, in a case against SpiceJet Airlines.

Karuna Nundy argued for equal treatment of disabled passengers in air travel.

Karuna Nundy's arguments focused on the need for effective measures, including a functioning GNCTD helpline and website, telemedicine availability, and a system for tracking and managing the limited oxygen supply.

Karuna Nundy advocated for providing COVID-19 kits containing necessary treatment supplies to those unable to afford separate housing and medical care, along with ensuring access to food.

Karuna Nundy has worked with companies such as ITC Vivel and Penguin Random House to create education modules that simplify laws to empower women.

Karuna Nundy is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution, the London Court of International Arbitration, and the Young International Arbitration Group.

Karuna Nundy worked as a lawyer with the United Nations as a Global Advocacy Officer, assisting the secretary-general's report on conflict prevention.

Karuna Nundy held widespread consultations to determine recommendations to implement the new constitution, especially for legal empowerment and access to justice for children and women.

Karuna Nundy advised the Interim Government of Nepal on drafting the Constitution with UNICEF Nepal Country Office in August 2006 and advised on and drafted contributions to the Fundamental Rights section of the Nepal Interim Constitution.

In 2019, Karuna Nundy was appointed to the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom, chaired by Lord Neuberger and Amal Clooney.

Karuna Nundy serves as an expert on the Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Committee.

Karuna Nundy has published a chapter on 'Arbitration of Claims Relating to Environmental Damage in India' in the Wolters Kluwer book Arbitration in India, edited by Dushyant Dave, Martin Hunter, Fali Nariman, and Marike Paulsson.

Karuna Nundy recently authored A Report on Blasphemy Laws Globally, on behalf of the High Level Panel on Media Freedom, published by the International Bar Association Human Rights Institute and the High Level Panel on Media Freedom.

Karuna Nundy was the lead researcher for Columbia Global Freedom of Expression's Research Project on Violence Against Journalists, published by Columbia University's Global Freedom of Expression.

Karuna Nundy authored the Global Status of Legislative Reform Related to the Convention on the Rights of the Child for the Global Policy Section, UNICEF, New York in 2004.

Karuna Nundy has written opinion pieces on legal issues for publications such as the New York Times, CNN, the Indian Express, Hindustan Times, and the Hindu.