Dr. Sonika is currently working as Assistant Professor of Law.  Her academic experience entails being faculty at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab; Galgotias University Greater Noida;and JEMTEC School of Law, Greater Noida (Affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi).

She completed her B.A.L.L.B. (Hons.) from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, in 2017. She completed her LL.M. and Ph.D. from the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, with LL.M.  specialization in Constitutional Law in 2018. Her doctorate (Ph. D.) was on the topic ‘Food Security in India: A Socio-legal Study with Reference to the State of Uttar Pradesh’, from Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, in 2023. She cleared the National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) in 2018.Her areas of research interest also include Constitutional Law, Information, Communication & Technology (ICT) Law, Food Laws and  Public Policy.

Apart from academics, Dr. Sonika has corporate experience through internships at Tier-I Corporate Law Firms-ShardulAmarchandMangaldas; Laksmikumaran& Sridharan Attorneys; Cyril AmarchandMangaldas; Government departments-Law Commission of India & Competition Commission of India; and the Offices of Senior Advocates. Also, she has worked as Young Professional at Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice, New Delhi. Further, she has assisted the Uttar Pradesh State Child Rights Commission (UPSCPCR), Govt. of UP, Lucknow in the drafting of the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Report during her graduation.

In addition, Dr. Sonika has published research papers in edited volumes of books and reputed journals. She has presented research papers in various national and international conferences. Also, she has adjudged oral rounds of national moot court competitions & mediation competitions, and evaluated arbitral awards of International arbitral award writing competition.

Email: sonika@rpnlup.ac.in