About Vakeelavaahini

Vakeela Vaahini is a wholesome and holistic journal that deals with all facets of law-discussion on legal issues and posers, objective analysis of judicial decisions and legislative outputs, exchange of legal ideas and concepts, news that have a legal edge or bias, and all types of law centric topics.



The Founders


PRASHANTH CHANDRA S N

Editor in Chief

Prashanth Chandra, a distinguished Bengaluru based lawyer with three decades of litigation practice represents many statutory bodies as well as private litigants before High Court, City Civil Courts, Consumer Forum and other statutory authorities and Tribunals. A certified Mediator empaneled at the Bengaluru Mediation Centre by the High Court of Karnataka, Prashanth Chandra is also into training Mediators. During his tenure as member of Core Committee of ADR Cell, Federation of Karnataka Chapter of Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FACCI), he was successful in resolving many commercial disputes out of Court. Since a decade, Prahshanth Chandra is a law and Alternate Dispute Resolution practitioner. Prashanth Chandra is the author of ‘Commentary on Commercial Courts Act, 2015'

Dr. DM HEGDE

Editor & Publisher

Dr.D.M.Hegde, is a Bengaluru based lawyer since 1996. His area of practice is family and banking law. Being a multi-faceted person he holds MD in Acupuncture and Naturopathy. Dr.Hegde holds Ph.D. in meditation and mind mapping.

Dr.D.M.Hegde is an author, an acupuncturist, an organizer, mediator, counselor and a social worker. He is also creating awareness in drugless therapies among general public as a service to the mankind.

In recognition of his seless service, Karnataka State Government awarded Dr. HEGDE with the prestigious “KARNATAKA STATE YOUTH AWARD” and “KARNATAKA STATE NSS AWARD”. Dr. Hegde was honored with ‘AARYABHATA AWARD’ in 2007 at Bangalore. He is a life member and honorary member for several organizations and spiritual institutions. He has written and published two books in Kannada, namely “Naanundre Nangista” and “Preetiye Jeevana”.

ARAVIND M NEGLUR

Aravind Neglur who holds masters in commercial law Is a Bengaluru-based law practitioner having nearly three decades of experience in original and appellate sidebar dealing in various matters of civil law, administrative law, criminal law, and company law. He is a trained commercial mediator as well.

He has rich experience spanning over a decade in successfully editing a bi-lingual law monthly magazine. He has appeared in various television shows discussing developments in the field of law for the benefit of law people. His hobbies include adventure sports and wildlife and bird photography.

When social media emerged in India, Aravind M Neglur became one of the pioneers in making effective use of the platform publishing various posts about the uniqueness of flora and fauna in the state of Karnataka using the photos clicked by him