Academic Council

    Academic Council

    MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL [Under Section 22 (1)]

    (As Updated on February, 2025)

    The composition of Academic Council is provided under Section 22(1) of the Maharashtra National Law University Act, 2014. The composition and present members of Academic Council of MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, are as follows:

    Sr. No.Section of the University ActProvisionName and Designation of the MemberTenure
    1Section 22 (1) (a)The Vice-ChancellorProf. (Dr.) Bindu S. Ronald
    (Vice-Chancellor, MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar)
    Ex-Officio
    2

     

     

    Section 22 (1) (b)

     

    Three persons from amongst the educationists of repute or men of letters or members of the learned professions or eminent public men, who are not in the service of the university, nominated by the Chancellor

    Prof. (Dr.) Vijender Kumar
    (Vice-Chancellor, MNLU, Nagpur)
    Nomination
    3Prof. (Dr.) Dilip Ukey
    (Vice-Chancellor, MNLU, Mumbai)
    Nomination
    4Prof. (Dr.) Shashikala Gurpur 
    (Director, Symbiosis Law School, Pune)
    Nomination
    5Section 22 (1) (c)An educationist nominated by the State GovernmentAdv. Shrikant Adwant
    (Advocate, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar)
    Nomination
    6Section 22 (1) (d)A nominee of the Bar Council of IndiaNominee of the Bar Council of IndiaVacant
    7

     

     

     

    Section 22 (1) (e)

     

     

     

    All the Head of the Departments or Centres of the university

    Prof. Kondaiah Jonnalagadda
    (HoD and Professor of Law, MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar)
    By Default
    8Dr. Tanaya Tarai
    (Associate Professor of Law and Chairperson, Centre for Post Graduate Legal Studies, MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.)
    By Default
    9Ms. Mahenaz Haque
    (HoD of Social Sciences and Assistant Professor of English, MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar)
    By Default
    10

     

     

     

    Section 22 (1) (f)

     

     

     

    All Professors other than the Head of the Departments

    Prof. (Dr.) A. Lakshminath
    (Distinguished Professor Emeritus, MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar)
    By Default
    11Prof. (Dr.) A. Subrahmanyam
    (Professor of Law, MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar)
    By Default
    12Prof. (Dr.) Abdul Hakeem
    (Professor of Law, MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar)
    By Default
    13Prof. (Dr.) M. Sarojanamma
    (Professor of Law, MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar)
    By Default
    14

     

    Section 22 (1) (g)

    Two members of the teaching staff, one each representing the Assistant and Associate Professors, respectively, of the university to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, for a period of one year on rotation.Dr. Ashok Wadje
    (Associate Professor of Law, MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar)
    Nomination
    15Mr. Rahul Kosambi
    (Assistant Professor of Sociology, MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar)
    Nomination
    16Section 29 (2)The Registrar shall be the ex officio Secretary of the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Finance Committee and the faculties, but shall not be deemed to be a member of any of these authorities.Prof. (Dr.) Dhanaji M. Jadhav
    (Registrar, MNLU-Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar)
    Ex-officio