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    • The NLSIU has the following authorities:

    1. The General Council
    2. The Executive Council
    3. The Academic Council
    4. The Finance Committee

    Powers of the aforesaid authorities are mentioned below

    The General Council has the power to review the broad policies and programmes of the University and suggest measures for the improvement and development of the School. It also considers and passes the resolutions on the annual report, financial estimates and the audit reports on such accounts. The General Council shall meet at least once in a year. The Chairman of the Bar Council of India shall preside over the meetings. However, so far, the Visitor has attended all the General Council Meetings and whenever he attends he presides over the meetings as per the Statute.

    The Executive Council is the chief executive body of the University in which all the administrative control and management of the NLSIU is vested. It has been empowered to control and administer the property and funds of the School. The Director shall be the Chairman of the Executive Council and the Registrar shall be ex-officio Secretary.

    The Academic Council has the power of control over and general regulation of and be responsible for the maintenance of standards of instruction, education and examination at the School. It has been mandated to advise the Executive Council on all academic matters. The Director shall be the Chairman of Academic Council.

    The Finance Committee constituted by the Executive Council consists of the Treasurer of the School who is the Managing Trustee of the Bar Council of India Trust, the Director, three members nominated by Executive Council from amongst its members out of whom at least one would be from the Bar Council of India and one from Government of Karnataka. The Finance Committee has been empowered to examine and scrutinise the annual budget of the school and make recommendations on financial matters to the Executive Council and to consider the proposals for new expenditure, and the periodical statement of accounts and review the finances of the school. The treasurer shall preside over the meeting and in his absence, the Director shall preside.

    The General Council

    Constituted under Section 8 read with para 2 of the Schedule, the General Council is the supreme authority under Section 9 of the Act. It has the authority to review the policies and programmes of the Law School and suggest measures for its improvement and development. The Council considers and adopts Resolutions on the Annual Reports, Financial Estimates and the Audit Reports and performs other functions it may consider necessary for the efficient functioning and administration of the Law School. Clause 2 of the Schedule indicates the composition of the General Council. Clause 3 designates the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer.

    Members of the Council are appointed for a term of three years. The General Council is to meet not less than once a year. The meetings are to be presided over by the Chairman, Bar Council of India.

    The Current Members of the General Council are:

    1. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Hon’ble Chief Justice of India
    2. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    3. Shri. Manan Kumar Mishra, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Bar Council of India & Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
    4. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath Judge, Supreme Court of India
    5. Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.K. Maheshwari, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    6. Hon’ble Mrs. Justice B.V. Nagarathna, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    7. Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    8. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha Judge, Supreme Court of India
    9. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    10. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    11. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    12. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    13. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    14. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    15. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satish Chandra Sharma Judge, Supreme Court of India
    16. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    17. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    18. Hon’ble Mr. Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    19. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    20. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vibhu Bakhru, Chief Justice of Karnataka
    21. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi, Chief Justice of the Patna High Court
    22. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pavan Kumar Bhimappa Bajanthri, Judge, Patna High Court
    23. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh, Judge, Patna High Court
    24. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, Judge, Patna High Court
    25. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mohit Kumar Shah, Judge, Patna High Court
    26. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Harish Kumar Judge, Patna High Court
    27. Shri. H. K. Patil, Minister of Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation of Karnataka
    28. Dr. M.C. Sudhakar, Hon’ble Higher Education Minister of Karnataka
    29. Shri. Shashi Kiran Shetty, Advocate General of Karnataka
    30. Shri. Guru Krishna Kumar, Sr. Advocate, Supreme Court of India
    31. Shri. S. Prabakaran, Sr. Advocate, Vice-Chairman, BCI
    32. Shri. Apurba Kumar Sharma, Sr. Advocate, Chairman, Executive Committee, BCI
    33. Shri. Manoj Kumar N, Advocate, Vice-Chairman, Executive Committee, BCI
    34. Shri. A. Rami Reddy, Advocate, Member, BCI
    35. Shri. Ved Prakash Sharma, Advocate, Co-Chairman, BCI, Former Vice-Chairman, BCI
    36. Shri. Y. R. Sadasiva Reddy, Sr. Advocate, Co-Chairman, BCI
    37. Shri. Suresh Chandra Shrimali, Advocate, Co-Chairman, BCI
    38. Shri. Shailendra Dubey, Advocate, Member, BCI
    39. Shri. Prashant Kumar Singh, Advocate, Member, BCI
    40. Shri. Dilip K. Patel, Advocate, Member, BCI
    41. Shri. D. K. Sharma, Sr. Advocate, Member, BCI
    42. Dr. Amit Vaid, Advocate, Member, BCI
    43. Shri. Bhakta Bhushan Barik, Advocate, Member, BCI
    44. Shri. Ashish Panjabrao Deshmukh, Advocate, Member, BCI
    45. Shri. Suvir Sidhu, Advocate, Member, BCI
    46. Shri. Shreenath Tripathi, Member, BCI
    47. Shri Mittalakod Shidlingappa Shekharappa, Chairman, Karnataka State Bar Council
    48. Dr. K. G. Jagadeesha, I.A.S Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Government of Karnataka
    49. Principal Secretary, Law Department, Government of Karnataka
    50. Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU
    51. Prof. (Dr.) N S Nigam, Registrar, NLSIU
    52. Prof. (Dr.) T. S. Somashekhar, Professor of Economics, B.A. (Hons.) Programme Co-Chair, NLSIU
    53. Prof. (Dr.) Kamala Sankaran, Professor of Law, Ford Foundation Chair in Public Interest Law, NLSIU
    54. Prof. (Dr.) Aparna Chandra, Professor of Law, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Programme Chair, NLSIU
    55. Prof. (Dr.) Arul George Scaria, Professor of Law, Ph.D. Programme Chair, NLSIU
    56. Dr. Saurabh Bhattacharjee, Associate Professor of Law, Dean Academics, LL.M. Programme Chair, NLSIU
    57. Dr. Sneha Thapliyal, Associate Professor, NLSIU
    58. Dr. Atreyee Majumder, Associate Professor, Social Science, B.A. (Hons.) Programme Co-Chair, NLSIU
    59. Dr. Srikrishna Ayyangar, Associate Professor, Social Science, M.P.P. Programme Chair, NLSIU
    60. Ms. Sanyuktha Chowdhury, Assistant Professor of Law, LL.B. (Hons.) Programme Chair, NLSIU
    61. Dr. Sharada Shindhe, Assistant Professor of Law, NLSIU
    The Executive Council

    Under Section 10 of the Act, the Executive Council, constituted under Section 8 read with Clause 7 of the Schedule which defines its composition, is the chief executive body of the Law School and is vested with the control of the School, its administration, management and income.

    Members are appointed for a term of three years. Presided over by the Vice-Chancellor of the Law School, the Executive Council meets at least once every four months.

    The Registrar of the Law School is, ex-officio, its Secretary.

    The Current Members of the Executive Council are:

    1. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Hon’ble Chief Justice of India
    2. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    3. Shri. Manan Kumar Mishra, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Bar Council of India & Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
    4. Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.K. Maheshwari, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    5. Hon’ble Mrs. Justice B.V. Nagarathna, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    6. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    7. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    8. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    9. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    10. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    11. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh, Judge, Patna High Court
    12. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mohit Kumar Shah, Judge, Patna High Court
    13. Shri. S. Prabakaran, Sr. Advocate, Vice-Chairman, BCI
    14. Shri. Apurba Kumar Sharma, Sr. Advocate, Chairman, Executive Committee, BCI
    15. Shri. Ved Prakash Sharma, Advocate, Co-Chairman, BCI, Former Vice-Chairman, BCI
    16. Shri. Y. R. Sadasiva Reddy, Sr. Advocate, Co-Chairman, BCI
    17. Dr. Amit Vaid, Advocate, Member, BCI
    18. Shri Mittalakod Shidlingappa Shekharappa, Chairman, Karnataka State Bar Council
    19. Dr. K. G. Jagadeesha, I.A.S Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Government of Karnataka
    20. Principal Secretary, Law Department, Government of Karnataka
    21. Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU
    22. Prof. (Dr.) N S Nigam, Registrar, NLSIU
    23. Prof. (Dr.) Kamala Sankaran, Professor, NLSIU
    24. Dr. Sneha Thapliyal, Associate Professor, Economics, NLSIU
    25. Dr. Sharada Shindhe, Assistant Professor of Law, NLSIU
    The Academic Council

    Under Section 11 of the Act, the Academic Council, constituted under Section 8 read with Clause 13(1) of the Schedule which defines its composition, is the principal academic body of the School with powers, subject to the provisions of the Act and Regulations, of general regulation and control together with responsibility for the maintenance of standards, education and examinations at the School, and with a right to advise the Executive Council on all academic matters.

    Nominated members hold office for three years.

    The Current Members of the Academic Council are:

    1. Shri. Manan Kumar Mishra, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Bar Council of India & Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
    2. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pankaj Mithal, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    3. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    4. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Augustine George Masih, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    5. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pavan Kumar Bhimappa Bajanthri, Judge, Patna High Court
    6. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dinesh Pathak, Judge, Allahabad High Court
    7. Shri. S. Prabakaran, Sr. Advocate, Vice-Chairman, BCI
    8. Shri. Manoj Kumar N, Advocate, Vice-Chairman, Executive Committee, BCI
    9. Shri. Ved Prakash Sharma, Advocate, Co-Chairman, BCI, Former Vice-Chairman, BCI
    10. Shri. Aruna Shyam M, Sr. Advocate, High Court of Karnataka
    11. Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU
    12. Prof. (Dr.) N S Nigam, Registrar, NLSIU
    13. Prof.(Dr.) V.S. Elizabeth Professor of History, NLSIU
    14. Prof. (Dr.) O.V. Nandimath Professor of Law, NLSIU
    15. Prof. (Dr.) Ashok R. Patil Professor of Law, NLSIU (on Lien)
    16. Prof. (Dr.) T. S. Somashekhar Professor of Economics, B.A. (Hons.) Programme Co-Chair, NLSIU
    17. Prof. (Dr.) Sarasu Thomas, Professor of Law, NLSIU (on Lien)
    18. Prof. (Dr.) Sairam Bhat, Professor of Law, NLSIU
    19. Prof. (Dr.) Mrinal Satish, Professor of Law, Dean Research, NLSIU
    20. Prof. (Dr.) Arun Thiruvengadam, Professor of Law, NLSIU
    21. Prof. (Dr.) Sony Pellissery, Professor, NLSIU
    22. Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Jain, Professor of Law, NLSIU
    23. Prof. (Dr.) Kamala Sankaran, Professor of Law, Ford Foundation Chair in Public Interest Law, NLSIU
    24. Prof. (Dr.) Aparna Chandra, Professor of Law, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Programme Chair, NLSIU
    25. Prof. (Dr.) Arul George Scaria, Professor of Law, Ph.D. Programme Chair, NLSIU
    26. Dr. Saurabh Bhattacharjee, Associate Professor of Law, Dean Academics, LL.M. Programme Chair, NLSIU
    27. Dr. Sneha Thapliyal, Associate Professor, NLSIU
    28. Dr. Atreyee Majumder, Associate Professor, Social Science, B.A. (Hons.) Programme Co-Chair, NLSIU
    29. Dr. Srikrishna Ayyangar, Associate Professor, Social Science, M.P.P. Programme Chair, NLSIU
    30. Ms. Sanyuktha Chowdhury, Assistant Professor of Law, LL.B. (Hons.) Programme Chair, NLSIU
    31. Dr. Sharada Shindhe, Assistant Professor of Law, NLSIU
    The Finance Committee

    Constituted by the Executive Council in terms of Clause 16 of the Schedule, the Finance Committee shall meet under the presidentship of the Treasurer, or in his absence, of the Vice-Chancellor, at least twice a year to perform the functions and duties in terms of para (3) of the Clause.

    The Current Members of the Finance Committee are:

    1. Shri. Apurba Kumar Sharma, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Executive Committee, Bar Council of India
    2. Mr. Ved Prakash Sharma, Advocate, Co-Chairman, Bar Council of India
    3. Shri. Mittalakod Shidlingappa Shekharappa, Chairman, Karnataka State Bar Council
    4. Principal Secretary, Law Department, Government of Karnataka
    5. Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy Vice Chancellor, NLSIU
    6. Prof. (Dr.) N. S. Nigam Registrar, NLSIU
    7. Prof. (Dr.) Kamala Sankaran Professor of Law, Ford Foundation Chair in Public Interest Law, NLSIU
    8. Ms. Kalpana Srinivas, Chief Finance Officer- Special Invitee