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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.

    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 Uday Umesh Lalit, Chief Justice of India
    2. Shri. Manan Kumar Mishra, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Bar Council of India
    3. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    4. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    5. Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    6. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mukesh R Shah, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    7. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    8. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    9. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bhushan R Gavai, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    10. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    11. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajjikuttira S. Bopanna, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    12. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Abhay. S. Oka, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    13. Hon’ble Mrs. Justice B. V. Nagarathna, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    14. Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.T. Ravikumar, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    15. Hon’ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    16. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    17. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Chief Justice, Patna High Court
    18. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Prashant Mishra, Chief Justice, A.P. High Court
    19. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Chief Justice,  High Court of Telangana
    20. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe, Acting Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
    21. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Judge, Patna High Court
    22. J. C. Madhu Swamy, Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs
    23. Dr. C. N. Ashwath Narayan, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister, Hon’ble Minister of Higher Education, Minister of IT & BT, Minister of Science and Technology
    24. Shri. Prabhuling K Navadgi, Advocate General, Karnataka
    25. Shri. Sajan Poovayya, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
    26. Shri. S. Prabakaran, Senior Advocate, Vice-Chairman, Bar Council of India
    27. Shri. Debi Prasad Dhal, Senior Advocate, Executive Chairman, BCI Trust, Co-Chairman, BCI, Chairman, Foreign Legal Education Affairs
    28. Shri. Apurba Kumar Sharma, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Executive Committee, Bar Council of India
    29. Shri. Y. R. Sadasiva Reddy, Senior Advocate, Co-Chairman, Bar Council of India
    30. Shri. Shailendra Dubey, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
    31. Shri. Ved Prakash Sharma, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
    32. Shri. Prashant Kumar Singh, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
    33. Shri. Suresh Chand Shrimali, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
    34. Shri. Manoj Kumar N, Advocate, Vice-Chairman, Executive Committee, Bar Council of India
    35. Shri. Dilip K Patel, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
    36. Shri. Partap Singh, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
    37. Shri. Shreenath Tripathi, Advocate, Co-Chairman, Member, Bar Council of India
    38. Shri. A Rami Reddy, Advocate, Executive Vice-Chairman, Bar Council of India Trust Member, Bar Council of India
    39. Shri. D K Sharma, Senior Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
    40. Shri. Pratap Mehta, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
    41. Shri. Jaibhave Jayant Dattatray, Adv., Member, Bar Council of India
    42. Dr. Amit Vaid, Member, Bar Council of India
    43. Mr. Motakpalli Kashinath, Chairman, Karnataka State Bar Council
    44. Ms. Rashmi V. Mahesh, IAS, Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Government of Karnataka
    45. Ms. Prabhavathi M Hiremath, Law Secretary, Government of Karnataka
    46. Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU
    47. Prof. (Dr.) N S Nigam, Registrar, NLSIU
    48. Prof. (Dr.) T. S. Somashekar, Professor of Economics, NLSIU
    49. Dr. Aparna Chandra, Associate Professor, NLSIU
    50. Mr. Kunal Ambasta, Assistant Professor, 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 Uday Umesh Lalit, Chief Justice of India
    2. Shri. Manan Kumar Mishra, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Bar Council of India
    3. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    4. Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    5. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    6. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bhushan R Gavai, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    7. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    8. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajjikuttira S. Bopanna, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    9. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Abhay.S. Oka, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    10. Hon’ble Mrs. Justice B.V. Nagarathna, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    11. Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.T. Ravikumar, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    12. Shri. Sajan Poovayya, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
    13. Shri. S. Prabakaran, Senior Advocate, Vice-Chairman, Bar Council of India
    14. Shri. Debi Prasad Dhal, Senior Advocate, Executive Chairman, BCI Trust, Co-Chairman, BCI, Chairman, Foreign Legal Education Affairs
    15. Shri. Apurba Kumar Sharma, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Executive Committee, Bar Council of India
    16. Shri. Y. R. Sadasiva Reddy, Senior Advocate, Co-Chairman, Bar Council of India
    17. Shri. Ved Prakash Sharma, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
    18. Mr. Motakpalli, Kashinath, Chairman, Karnataka State Bar Council
    19. Ms. Rashmi V. Mahesh, IAS, Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Government of Karnataka
    20. Ms. Prabhavathi M Hiremath, Law Secretary, Government of Karnataka
    21. Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU
    22. Prof. (Dr.) N S Nigam, Registrar, NLSIU
    23. Prof. (Dr.) T. S. Somashekar, Professor of Economics, NLSIU
    24. Dr. Aparna Chandra, Associate Professor, NLSIU
    25. Mr. Kunal Ambasta, Assistant Professor, 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. Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    2. Shri. Manan Kumar Mishra, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Bar Council of India
    3. Hon’ble Mr. Justice V. Ramasubramanian, Judge, Supreme Court of India
    4. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, Judge, Patna High Court
    5. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar, Judge, Patna High Court
    6. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh, Judge, Patna High Court
    7. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, Judge, Patna High Court
    8. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Madhuresh Prasad, Judge, Patna High Court
    9. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mohit Kumar Shah, Judge, Patna High Court
    10. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh, Judge, Patna High Court
    11. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy, Judge, Patna High Court
    12. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dinesh Pathak, Judge, Allahabad High Court
    13. Shri. S. Prabakaran, Senior Advocate, Vice-Chairman, Bar Council of India
    14. Shri. Ved Prakash Sharma, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
    15. Shri. Vishnu Vardhan Reddy, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
    16. Shri Aruna Shyam M, Senior Advocate and Additional Advocate General, Karnataka
    17. Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU
    18. Prof. (Dr.) N S Nigam, Registrar, NLSIU
    19. Prof. (Dr.) V. Nagaraj, Professor of Law, NLSIU (on Lien)
    20. Prof. (Dr.) T. Ramakrishna, Chair Professor, NLSIU
    21. Prof.(Dr.) V.S. Elizabeth, Professor of History, NLSIU (on Lien)
    22. Prof. (Dr.) O.V. Nandimath, Professor of Law, NLSIU
    23. Prof. (Dr.) Ashok R. Patil, Professor of Law, NLSIU
    24. Prof. (Dr.) T. S. Somashekar, Professor of Economics, NLSIU
    25. Prof. (Dr.) Sarasu Thomas, Professor of Law, NLSIU
    26. Prof. (Dr.) Sairam Bhat, Professor of Law, NLSIU
    27. Prof. (Dr.) Mrinal Satish, Professor of Law, Chair, LL.B.(Hons.), NLSIU
    28. Prof. (Dr.) Arun Thiruvengadam, Professor of Law, NLSIU
    29. Dr. Sony Pellissery, Professor, NLSIU
    30. Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Jain, Professor of Law, NLSIU
    31. Prof. (Dr.) Kamala Sankaran, Professor, NLSIU
    32. Dr. Aparna Chandra, Associate Professor, NLSIU
    33. Dr. Saurabh Bhattacharjee, Associate Professor and Chair, B.A.LL.B.(Hons.) NLSIU
    34. Dr. Sneha Thapliyal, Associate Professor and Chair, MPPP, NLSIU
    35. Dr. Arul George Scaria, Associate Professor and Chair, LL.M.,NLSIU
    36. Mr. Kunal Ambasta, Assistant Professor, 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. Debi Prasad Dhal, Senior Advocate, Managing Trustee, BCI Trust
    2. Shri. Apurba Kumar Sharma, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Executive Committee, Bar Council of India
    3. Shri. Motakpalli Kashinath, Chairman, Karnataka State Bar Council
    4. Ms. Prabhavathi M Hiremath, Law Secretary, Government of Karnataka
    5. Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU
    6. Prof. (Dr.) N S Nigam, Registrar, NLSIU

    Members of Provident Fund Committee – 2021:

    1. Shri. Debi Prasad Dhal, Senior Advocate, Managing Trustee, BCI Trust
    2. Shri. Srinivasa Babu L, Chairman, Karnataka State Bar Council
    3. Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU
    4. Prof. (Dr.) N S Nigam, Registrar, NLSIU