The following have been created by the NALSAR Act:
General Council
The plenary authority of the University entrusted with formulating and reviewing, as and when necessary, the broad policies and programmes is the General Council. The membership of the body encapsulates for the outside world the strength of NALSAR as an institution:
- It serves as a symbol of the overarching guidance that the institution derives from both the judge and the jurist, both of whom are central to creation of knowledge that the university seeks to train its students in.
- It also retains among the members those who have been part of the institution since its inception, thus providing for a degree of continuity of endeavor that was envisaged by these founding fathers.
The following constitute, with the Chancellor as chairperson, the General Council:
- Hon’ble Shri Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Chief Justice, High Court for the State of Telangana & Chancellor, NALSAR
- Hon’ble Shri Justice Madan B Lokur, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India and Former Chancellor, NALSAR
- Vice-Chancellor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- Hon’ble Shri Justice S.S.M. Quadri, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India, Hyderabad
- Hon’ble Shri Justice P. Venkatarama Reddi, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India, Hyderabad
- Hon’ble Shri Justice M.H.S.Ansari, Former Judge, High Court of Andhra Pradesh,
- Hon’ble Shri Justice M.S.K.Jaiswal, Chairman, T.S.Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Hyderabad & former Judge, High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh
- Shri K.K.Venugopal, Attorney General of India, New Delhi
- Shri P. Vishnuvardhana Reddy, Advocate & Member, Bar Council of India, Hyderabad
- Shri B. Shivananda Prasad, Advocate General, Telangana State, Hyderabad
- Shri A. Narasimha Reddy, Chairman, Bar Council of Telangana, Hyderabad
- Prof. R. Ravi Kumar, Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
- Prof. Arvind Agrawal, Former Vice-Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Jaipur
- Prof. M.P.Singh, Former Vice-Chancellor, WBNUJS, Kolkata
- Prof. Manoj Kumar Sinha, Director, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi
- Shri Somesh Kumar, I.A.S., Chief Secretary to Government of Telangana, Hyderabad
- Shri K.Ramakrishna Rao, I.A.S., Principal Secretary (Finance), Finance Department, Government of Telangana, Hyderabad
- Shri A. Santhosh Reddy, Secretary to Government, Legislative Affairs, Legal Affairs and Justice, Government of Telangana, Hyderabad
- Yet to be nominated by Government of Telangana.
- Yet to be nominated by Government of Telangana.
- Prof. V. Balakista Reddy, Registrar, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- Prof. K. Vidyullatha Reddy, Professor of Law, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- Prof. N. Vasanthi, Professor of Law, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
Executive Council
It is the Chief Executive Authority of the University, body entrusted with all powers necessary to administer the University. It has a sizeable representation of senior government officials so as to add expertise in nuances of administration to our strong academic set-up.
The Executive Council consists of:
- Vice-Chancellor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (Chairperson)
- Hon’ble Shri Justice S.S.M.Quadri, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Shri P. Vishnuvardhana Reddy, Advocate & Member, Bar Council of India, Hyderabad
- Shri A. Narasimha Reddy, Chairman, Bar Council of Telangana, Hyderabad
- Shri K.Ramakrishna Rao, I.A.S., Principal Secretary (Finance), Finance Department, Government of Telangana, Hyderabad
- Shri A. Santhosh Reddy, Secretary to Government, Legislative Affairs, Legal Affairs and Justice, Government of Telangana, Hyderabad
- Sri Sandeep Kumar Sultania, IAS (FAC), Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, Government of Telangana, Hyderabad
- Prof. V. Balakista Reddy, Registrar, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- Prof. K. Vidyullatha Reddy, Professor of Law, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- Prof. N.Vasanthi, Professor of Law, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- Dr. Pinaki Nandan Pattnaik, Associate Professor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
Academic Council
This body has the chief responsibility of keeping NALSAR a step ahead of others in the field of legal research and education by means of ensuring that the academic planning is not only forward looking but also holistic; and thus strive to provide the very best in legal education in the nation. It works under the overall supervision of the Executive Council.
The Academic Council is comprised of:
- Vice-Chancellor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (Chairperson )
- Hon’ble Shri Justice Madan B Lokur, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Shri Justice K.C.Bhanu, Former Judge, High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and State of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad
- Prof. V. Balakista Reddy, Registrar, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- Prof. Ved Kumari, Professor of Law, Delhi University, Delhi.
- Prof. S.S.Singh, Advisor, Amity Law School and Former Vice-Chancellor, NLIU, Bhopal
- Prof. G.B.Reddy, Professor, University College of Law, Osmania University, Hyderabad
- Shri P. Vishnuvardhana Reddy, Advocate & Member, Bar Council of India, Hyderabad
- Shri Kasuganti Lakshman Kumar, Advocate & Member, Bar Council of Telangana, Hyderabad
- Prof. Amita Dhanda, Professor Emeritus, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- Prof. K. Vidyullatha Reddy, Professor of Law, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- Prof. N. Vasanthi, Professor of Law, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- Dr. K.V.K.Santhy, Associate Professor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- Dr. Neha Pathakji, Associate Professor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- Dr. Manisha Sethi, Associate Professor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- Dr. Pinaki Nandan Pattnaik, Associate Professor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- Dr. Y.V.Ramana Murthy, Associate Professor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- Dr. Anirban Chakrabarty, Associate Professor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- Dr. G. Mallikarjun, Assistant Professor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
Finance Committee
This body is tasked with maintaining both efficiency and propriety and to ensure that the fiscal affairs of the university are undertaken in accordance with the norms of financial management.
The Finance Committee consists of:
- Vice-Chancellor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (Chairperson)
- Hon’ble Shri Justice S.S.M. Quadri, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India, Hyderabad
- Prof. V. Balakista Reddy, Registrar, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- Shri K.Ramakrishna Rao, I.A.S., Principal Secretary (Finance), Finance Department, Government of Telangana, Hyderabad
- Shri A. Narasimha Reddy, Chairman, Bar Council of Telangana, Hyderabad
Academic Committee (UG)
Dr. Neha Pathakji – Chair
Mr. Ashwini Kumar
Mr. H. Agni Kumar
Mr. Varun Malik
- To suggest curriculum reform for the undergraduate program.
- To undertake capacity building workshops for teachers and tutors.
- To oversee the standardization of course outlines; reading materials and teaching plans.
Examination Committee (UG&PG)
Mr. Sourabh Bharti – Chair
Mr. Siddharth Chauhan
Dr. Harathi Vageeshan
Mr. Rajesh Kapoor
- To streamline the examination system;
- Moderation of papers and exams;
- Moderation and Declaration of Results
Faculty – Student Exchange Committee
Mr. Siddharth Chauhan – Chair
Dr. T. Kannan
Dr. Anirban Chakraborthy
Ms. Sahana Ramesh
- Review and finalize exchange regulations for students and teachers.
- Initiative to encourage foreign scholars to visit NALSAR and going abroad.
- Organize a meeting of exchange scholars on their return.
- Organize social events around scholars who exchange at NALSAR.
- Interconnections between exchange program and credit courses.
- Raise funds to invite scholars and support in-house faculty.
Library Committee
Dr. K.V.K.Santhy – Chair
Dr. Sudhanshu Kumar
Dr. Mahendra Kumar Shukla
Mr. Hota Agni Kumar
Mr. D.G.V. Rithvik (Student Representative)
- Audit Courses offered and books available.
- Seek requisition requests as well as create suggested lists of books to be procured depending upon courses offered.
- Get in touch with leading lawyers to create an archive of case records and get donation of books for the Library from India and abroad.
- Create proposal for obtaining access to case records at District/High Court and Supreme Court level.
- Start an oral archive of testimonies surrounding landmark legal developments be they cases; legislations; or law reform initiatives.
- Start building up a popular fiction library.
Publications Committee
Dr. Pinaki Nandan Pattnaik – (Chair)
Dr. Uma Maheshwari C.
Dr. N. Manohar Reddy
Mr. Chinmay Deshmukh
Mr. Vivek Mukherjee
- Review all existing publications and evaluate their academic and financial feasibility; consider the possibility of merging existing publications to create flagship journals.
- Creating a Calendar of publications.
- Also to consider the feasibility of making some publications as only online journals.
- Standardizing the house style of the Journals.
- Policy on Publication of Endowment Lectures.
- Policy on publication of Working Papers; Theme Papers; Occasional Papers
Good Relations Committee
Dr. T. Raghavendra Rao – Chair
Dr. G. Mallikarjun
Dr. Harathi Vageeshan
- To create a public relation policy for the University.
- To oversee the media projection of all activities of the University.
- To have proactive strategies for showcasing the various activities of the University.
- To explore possibilities of a Legal Education Column in some city newspapers.
I.T. Committee
Dr. Mahendra Kumar Shukla – Chair
Dr. Rahul Gandhi Burra
Mr. Utkarsh Leo
Mr. B. Md. Irfan
Mr. Sai Subramanyam
- To constantly monitor IT related matters.
- To ensure good speed of Internet and its proper use.
- To recommend purchase policy for the purchase of Computers, Laptops, Software etc.
- To maintain and redesign university website.
P.G. Committee
Prof. N. Vasanthi – Chair
Prof. Manisha Sethi
Dr. Neha Pathakji
Dr. Anirban Chakraborthy
Mr. Sourabh Bharti
Dr. Sudhanshu Kumar
Dr. Murali Karnam
Mr. Rajesh Kapoor
Outreach Committee
(For public education)
Prof. V. Balakista Reddy – Chair
Dr. Shaik Nazim Ahmed Shafi
Dr. G. Mallikarjun