Lok Adalat Matrimonial Conciliation & Maintenance Workshop
Advocate Uma Bharti Sahu participated as an invited legal expert and panelist evaluating conciliation methodologies under the benchmark guidelines in Rajnesh v. Neha and Section 125 CrPC.
• Standardizing sworn assets & liabilities affidavits
• Preventing duplicate claims across multiple forums
Symposium on Emerging Electronic Evidence Laws & BSA 2023
Presented a technical paper analyzing statutory certificate prerequisites under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, comparing electronic chain-of-custody rules with erstwhile Section 65B provisions.
• Digital hashing standards and forensic extraction audit
• CDR tower-dump rebuttals in criminal prosecutions
Legal Commentary on RERA Recovery Warrants Execution
Quoted by regional print dailies regarding the enforcement mechanisms of RERA recovery certificates through revenue authorities under the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code.
• Homebuyer priority over unsecured promoters debts
• Expeditious attachment of commercial bank assets
District Legal Literacy Drive on Women's Inheritance & Coparcenary
Conducted legal awareness sessions for women litigants elucidating rights under the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 (Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma) and partition remedies.
• Coparcenary entitlement by birth regardless of father's demise date
• Nullifying collusive exclusion deeds
Cross-Examination Masterclass: Circumstantial Homicide Defense
Speaker at the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program organized for young advocates on structuring defense cross-examination when prosecution relies solely on circumstantial evidence chains.
• Unbroken chain requirements (Sharad Birdhichand Sarda)
• Rigorous scrutiny of last-seen witness testimony
Reported Defense Verdict in Complex Circumstantial Prosecution
Press coverage detailing the honorable acquittal handed down by the Sessions Court in a prominent multi-year circumstantial homicide prosecution, following forensic cross-examination of medical and electronic records.
• Failure of motive & medical timeline inconsistencies
• Inadmissible extra-judicial confession under Section 25
For academic colloquium invitations, Bar Association panel discussions, or verified journalists requesting commentary on legal statutes and procedural reforms, communication can be addressed to the chambers desk.