Guest Lecture on Litigation Skills & Strategic Advocacy by Senior Advocate Shri Udaya Holla

The Student Initiative for Promotion of Legal Awareness (SIPLA), a student committee at NLSIU, is organising a guest lecture by Shri Udaya Holla, Senior Advocate and former Advocate General of Karnataka, at the NLS campus on August 9, 2025 at 3.15 PM.

The guest lecture on the topic ‘Litigation Skills & Strategic Advocacy’ will take place in the NLS library basement. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session. Mr. Siddharth Raja (NLS BA LLB ’97), Professor of Practice at NLSIU and Senior Partner, Vertices Partners, will be the moderator.

About the Speaker

Shri Udaya Holla is a distinguished Senior Advocate and former Advocate General of Karnataka, having served on four occasions, with over five decades of exemplary service in the legal field. He has represented the State of Karnataka in landmark matters, including the interstate boundary dispute with Maharashtra, and has argued in cases of deep cultural and legal significance, such as the legality of the Cauvery Aarti. He currently represents former Karnataka Chief Minister and Union Minister Mr. H.D. Kumaraswamy in the ongoing land encroachment case. Regularly appearing before the Supreme Court of India and High Courts across the country, Mr. Holla is a leading voice in constitutional and civil litigation.