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 Act | Provision | Name and Designation of the Member | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 22 (1) (a) | The Vice-Chancellor | Prof. (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 |
| 3 | Prof. (Dr.) Dilip Ukey (Vice-Chancellor, MNLU, Mumbai) | Nomination | ||
| 4 | Prof. (Dr.) Shashikala Gurpur (Director, Symbiosis Law School, Pune) | Nomination | ||
| 5 | Section 22 (1) (c) | An educationist nominated by the State Government | Adv. Shrikant Adwant (Advocate, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) | Nomination |
| 6 | Section 22 (1) (d) | A nominee of the Bar Council of India | Nominee of the Bar Council of India | Vacant |
| 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 |
| 8 | Dr. Tanaya Tarai (Associate Professor of Law and Chairperson, Centre for Post Graduate Legal Studies, MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.) | By Default | ||
| 9 | Ms. 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 |
| 11 | Prof. (Dr.) A. Subrahmanyam (Professor of Law, MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) | By Default | ||
| 12 | Prof. (Dr.) Abdul Hakeem (Professor of Law, MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) | By Default | ||
| 13 | Prof. (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 |
| 15 | Mr. Rahul Kosambi (Assistant Professor of Sociology, MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) | Nomination | ||
| 16 | Section 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 |