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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 Sanjiv Khanna, Hon’ble Chief Justice of India
    2. Shri. Manan Kumar Mishra, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Bar Council of India
    3. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bhushan R Gavai, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    4. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    5. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Abhay. S. Oka, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    6. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    7. Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.K. Maheshwari, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    8. Hon’ble Mrs. Justice B.V. Nagarathna, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    9. Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.T. Ravikumar, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    10. Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    11. Hon’ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    12. Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.S. Narasimha, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    13. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    14. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    15. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    16. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    17. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    18. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    19. Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.V. Bhatti, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    20. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    21. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    22. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Prasanna B. Varale, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    23. Hon`ble Mr. Justice N. V. Anjaria, Chief Justice, Karnataka High Court
    24. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, Judge, Patna High Court
    25. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pavan Kumar Bhimappa Bajanthri, 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
    29. Shri. Shashi Kiran Shetty, Advocate General
    30. Shri. S. Prabakaran, Senior Advocate, Vice-Chairman, Bar Council of India
    31. Shri. Apurba Kumar Sharma, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Executive Committee, Bar Council of India
    32. Shri. Manoj Kumar N, Advocate, Vice-Chairman, Executive Committee, Bar Council of India
    33. Shri. A Rami Reddy, Advocate, Executive Vice-Chairman, Bar Council of India Trust
    34. Shri. Ved Prakash Sharma, Advocate, Co-Chairman, Bar Council of India, (In-charge of writ, revision & Other Dispute resolutions)
    35. Shri. Y. R. Sadasiva Reddy, Senior Advocate, Co-Chairman, Bar Council of India
    36. Shri. Suresh Chandra Shrimali, Advocate, Co-Chairman, Bar Council of India
    37. Shri. Shreenath Tripathi, Advocate, Co-Chairman, Bar Council of India
    38. Shri. Shailendra Dubey, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India, Member, Press Council of India
    39. Shri. Prashant Kumar Singh, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India, Chairman, Co-ordination Committee of State Bar Councils
    40. Shri. Dilip K Patel, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India, Chairman, Advocates Welfare Committee
    41. Shri. D K Sharma, Senior Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India, Chairman, Legal Aid Committee
    42. Dr. Amit Vaid, Member, Bar Council of India, Chairman, Co-ordination Committee of the Bar Association of the Country
    43. Shri. Bhakta Bhusan Barik, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
    44. Shri. Jitendra Sharma, Member, Bar Council of India
    45. Shri. Ashish Panjabrao Deshmukh, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
    46. Shri Mittalakod Shidlingappa Shekharappa, Chairman, Karnataka State Bar Council
    47. Shri. Srikar M.S. IAS, Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Government of Karnataka
    48. Principal Secretary, Law Department, Government of Karnataka
    49. Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU
    50. Prof. (Dr.) N S Nigam, Registrar, NLSIU
    51. Prof. (Dr.) Arun Thiruvengadam, Professor of Law, Ph.D Programme Chair, NLSIU
    52. Prof. (Dr.) Kamala Sankaran, Professor, NLSIU
    53. Dr. Saurabh Bhattacharjee, Associate Professor of Law and LL.M. Programme Chair, NLSIU
    54. Dr. Sneha Thapliyal, Associate Professor & MPP Programme Chair, NLSIU
    55. Dr. Harisankar K. Sathyapalan, Associate Professor & B.A.,LL.B. (Hons.) Programme Chair, NLSIU
    56. Dr. Sharada Shindhe, Assistant Professor of Law, NLSIU
    57. Dr. Betsy Rajasingh, Assistant Professor of Law & LL.B (Hons.) Programme Chair, 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 Sanjiv Khanna, Hon’ble Chief Justice of India
    2. Shri. Manan Kumar Mishra, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Bar Council of India
    3. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bhushan R Gavai, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    4. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    5. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Abhay.S. Oka, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    6. Hon’ble Mrs. Justice B.V. Nagarathna, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    7. Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.T. Ravikumar, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    8. Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    9. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pankaj Mithal, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    10. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    11. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    12. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    13. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mohit Kumar Shah, Judge, Patna High Court
    14. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi, Judge, Patna High Court
    15. Shri. S. Prabakaran, Senior Advocate, Vice-Chairman, Bar Council of India
    16. Shri. Apurba Kumar Sharma, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Executive Committee, Bar Council of India
    17. Shri. Ved Prakash Sharma, Advocate, Co-Chairman, Bar Council of India, (In-charge of writ, revision & Other Dispute resolutions)
    18. Shri. Y. R. Sadasiva Reddy, Senior Advocate, Co-Chairman, Bar Council of India
    19. Dr. Amit Vaid, Member, Bar Council of India, Chairman, Co-ordination Committee of the Bar Association of the Country
    20. Shri Mittalakod Shidlingappa Shekharappa, Chairman, Karnataka State Bar Council
    21. Shri. Srikar M.S. IAS, Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Government of Karnataka
    22. Principal Secretary, Law Department, Government of Karnataka
    23. Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU
    24. Prof. (Dr.) N S Nigam, Registrar, NLSIU
    25. Prof. (Dr.) Kamala Sankaran, Professor, NLSIU
    26. Dr. Sneha Thapliyal, Associate Professor, Economics, NLSIU
    27. 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
    2. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pankaj Mithal, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    3. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    4. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Augustine George Masih, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    5. Hon’ble Mr.Justice Ashutosh Kumar, Judge, Patna High Court
    6. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dinesh Pathak, Judge, Allahabad High Court
    7. Shri. S. Prabakaran, Senior Advocate, Vice-Chairman, Bar Council of India
    8. Shri. Ved Prakash Sharma, Advocate, Co-Chairman, Bar Council of India, (In-charge of writ, revision & Other Dispute resolutions)
    9. Shri. Vishnu Vardhan Reddy, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India, Chairman, Rules Committee
    10. Shri Aruna Shyam M, Senior 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. Somashekar, Professor, 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, NLSIU
    20. Prof. (Dr.) Arun Thiruvengadam, Professor of Law, Ph.D Programme Chair, NLSIU
    21. Prof. (Dr.) Sony Pellissery, Professor, NLSIU
    22. Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Jain, Professor of Law, NLSIU
    23. Prof. (Dr.) Kamala Sankaran, Professor, NLSIU
    24. Dr. Aparna Chandra, Professor of Law, NLSIU
    25. Prof. (Dr.) Arul Scaria, Professor of Law, NLSIU
    26. Dr. Saurabh Bhattacharjee, Associate Professor of Law and LL.M. Programme Chair, NLSIU
    27. Dr. Sneha Thapliyal, Associate Professor & MPP Programme Chair, NLSIU
    28. Dr. Harisankar K. Sathyapalan, Associate Professor & B.A.,LL.B. (Hons.) Programme Chair, NLSIU
    29. Dr. Sharada Shindhe, Assistant Professor of Law, NLSIU
    30. Dr. Betsy Rajasingh, Assistant Professor of Law & LL.B (Hons.) Programme Chair, 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. Kamala Sankaran, Professor of Law, NLSIU
    6. Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU
    7. Prof. (Dr.) N S Nigam, Registrar, NLSIU
    8. Ms. Kalpana Srinivas, Chief Finance Officer- Special Invitee