The NLSIU has the following authorities:
- The General Council
- The Executive Council
- The Academic Council
- 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.
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 – 2021:
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, Chief Justice of India
- Shri. Manan Kumar Mishra, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Bar Council of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Ms. Justice Indira Banerjee, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mukesh R Shah, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bhushan R Gavai, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajjikuttira S. Bopanna, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice, Ritu Raj Awasthi, Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol Chief Justice, Patna High Court
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel, Chief Justice, Delhi High Court
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Prashant Mishra, Chief Justice, A.P. High Court
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Chief Justice, High Court of Telangana
- Justice Ashaniddin Amanulla, Judge, High Court of Andhra Pradesh
- Shri. Sajan Poovayya, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
- Shri. Satish Abarao Deshmukh, Advocate, Vice-Chairman, Bar Council of India
- Shri. S. Prabakaran, Senior Advocate, Co-Chairman, Bar Council of India
- Shri. Debi Prasad Dhal, Senior Advocate, Managing Trustee, BCI Trust
- Shri. Apurba Kumar Sharma, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Executive Committee, Bar Council of India
- Shri. Y. R. Sadasiva Reddy, Senior Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
- Shri. Shailendra Dubey, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
- Shri. Ved Prakash Sharma, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
- Shri. Prashant Kumar Singh, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
- Shri. Suresh Chand Shrimali, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
- Shri. Manoj Kumar N, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
- Shri. Dilip K Patel, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
- Shri. Shrinath Tripathi, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
- Shri. A Rami Reddy, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
- Shri. Partap Singh, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
- Shri. Desh Raj Sharma, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
- Shri. Pratap Mehta, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
- Shri. D K Sharma, Senior Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
- J. C. Madhu Swamy, Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs
- 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
- Shri. Motakpalli Kashinath, Chairman, Karnataka State Bar Council
- Shri. Prabhuling K Navadgi, Advocate General, Karnataka
- Shri. G. Kumar Naik, IAS, Principal Secretary to Government of Karnataka, Higher Education
- Shri. T. Venkatesh Naik, Law Secretary, Government of Karnataka
- Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU
- Prof. (Dr.) N S Nigam, Registrar, NLSIU
- Prof. (Dr.) T. S. Somashekar, Professor of Economics, NLSIU
- Dr. Aparna Chandra, Associate Professor, NLSIU
- Mr. Kunal Ambasta, Assistant Professor, NLSIU
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 – 2021:
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, Chief Justice of India
- Shri. Manan Kumar Mishra, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Bar Council of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bhushan R Gavai, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajjikuttira S. Bopanna, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Shri. Sajan Poovayya, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
- Shri. S. Prabakaran, Senior Advocate, Co-Chairman, Bar Council of India
- Shri. Debi Prasad Dhal, Senior Advocate, Managing Trustee, BCI Trust
- Shri. Apurba Kumar Sharma, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Executive Committee, Bar Council of India
- Shri. Y. R. Sadasiva Reddy, Senior Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
- Shri. Ved Prakash Sharma, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
- Shri. Motakpalli Kashinath, Chairman, Karnataka State Bar Council
- Shri. G. Kumar Naik, IAS, Principal Secretary to Government of Karnataka, Higher Education
- Shri. T. Venkatesh Naik, Law Secretary, Government of Karnataka
- Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU
- Prof. (Dr.) N S Nigam, Registrar, NLSIU
- Prof. (Dr.) T. S. Somashekar, Professor of Economics, NLSIU
- Dr. Aparna Chandra, Associate Professor, NLSIU
- Mr. Kunal Ambasta, Assistant Professor, NLSIU
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 – 2021:
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Shri. Manan Kumar Mishra, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Bar Council of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice V. Ramasubramanian, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, Judge, Patna High Court
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Madhuresh Prasad, Judge, Patna High Court
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mohit Kumar Shah, Judge, Patna High Court
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Anjani Kumar Sharan, Judge, Patna High Court
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Anil Kumar Sinha, Judge, Patna High Court
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh, Judge, Patna High Court
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy, Judge, Patna High Court
- Shri. S. Prabakaran, Senior Advocate, Member, Co-Chairman, Bar Council of India
- Shri. Ved Prakash Sharma, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
- Shri. Vishnu Vardhan Reddy, Advocate, Member, Bar Council of India
- Shri Aruna Shyam M, Additional Advocate General, High Court of Karnataka
- Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU
- Prof. (Dr.) V. Nagaraj, Professor of Law, NLSIU (on Lien)
- Prof. (Dr.) M K Ramesh, Professor of Law, NLSIU
- Prof. (Dr.) T. Ramakrishna, Chair Professor, NLSIU
- Prof.(Dr.) V.S. Elizabeth, Professor of History, NLSIU (on Lien)
- Prof. (Dr.) O.V. Nandimath, Professor of Law, NLSIU
- Prof. (Dr.) Ashok R. Patil, Professor of Law, NLSIU
- Prof. (Dr.) N S Nigam, Registrar, NLSIU
- Prof. (Dr.) T. S. Somashekar, Professor of Economics, NLSIU
- Prof. (Dr.) Sarasu Thomas, Professor of Law, NLSIU
- Prof. (Dr.) Sairam Bhat, Professor of Law, NLSIU
- Prof. (Dr.) Mrinal Satish, Professor of Law, NLSIU
- Prof. (Dr.) Arun Thiruvengadam, Professor of Law, NLSIU
- Dr. Aparna Chandra, Associate Professor, NLSIU
- Dr. Sony Pellissery, Associate Professor, NLSIU
- Mr. Kunal Ambasta, Assistant Professor, NLSIU
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 – 2021:
- Shri. Debi Prasad Dhal, Senior Advocate, Managing Trustee, BCI Trust
- Shri. Apurba Kumar Sharma, Senior Advocate, Chairman, Executive Committee, Bar Council of India
- Shri. Motakpalli Kashinath, Chairman, Karnataka State Bar Council
- Shri. T. Venkatesh Naik, Law Secretary, Government of Karnataka
- Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU
- Prof. (Dr.) N S Nigam, Registrar, NLSIU
Members of Provident Fund Committee – 2021:
- Shri. Debi Prasad Dhal, Senior Advocate, Managing Trustee, BCI Trust
- Shri. Srinivasa Babu L, Chairman, Karnataka State Bar Council
- Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU
- Prof. (Dr.) N S Nigam, Registrar, NLSIU