Executive Council
MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (UNDER SECTION 15(1))
(As Updated on February, 2025)
The composition of Executive Council is provided under Section 15 (1) of the Maharashtra National Law University Act, 2014. The composition and present member of Executive Council of MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, are as follows:
| Sr. No. | Section of the University Act | Provision | Name and Designation of the Member | Ex-Officio/ Nomination based |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 15 (3) (i) | The Vice-Chancellor | Prof. (Dr.) Bindu S. Ronald (Vice-Chancellor, MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) | Ex-Officio |
| 2 | Section 15 (3) (ii) | A member of the General Council, who is a judge to be nominated by the Chancellor | Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge (Judge, High Court of Bombay Bench at Aurangabad) | Ex-Officio Cum Nomination |
| 3 | Section 15 (3) (iii) | The Secretary or Principal Secretary or, as the case may be, Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Maharashtra, Higher and Technical Education Department | Shri O. P. Gupta (Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Finance (Expenditure), Government of Maharashtra) | Ex-officio |
| 4 | Section 15 (3) (iv) | The Secretary or Principal Secretary or, as the case may be, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra, Finance Department | Shri B. Venugopal Reddy (Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra) | Ex-officio |
| 5 | Section 15 (3) (v) | The Secretary or Principal Secretary, Government of Maharashtra, Law and Judiciary Department | Smt. Suvarna Kishor Keole (Principal Secretary and RLA, Department of Law and Judiciary, Government of Maharashtra) | Ex-Officio |
| 6 | Section 15 (3) (vi) | A member of the General Council, who is an eminent person in the legal field | Prof. (Dr.) Sadhana Pande (Former Professor of Law and HoD, Dept. of Law, Dr. B.A.M.U., Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) | Nomination |
| 7 | Section 15 (3) (vii) | A member of the General Council, who is an eminent person in the educational field | Prof. (Dr.) Durgambini Patel (Dean, Kirit P. Mehta, School of Law, NMIMS (Deemed to be University), Mumbai and Senior Professor of Law (Retd.), S. P. Pune University, Pune) | Nomination |
| 8 |
Section 15 (3) (viii) |
Five Professors or Associate professors of the University to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor | Prof. (Dr.) A. Lakshminath (Distinguished Professor Emeritus, MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) | Nomination |
| 9 | Prof. (Dr.) A. Subrahmanyam (Professor of Law, MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) | Nomination | ||
| 10 | Prof. (Dr.) M. Sarojanamma (Professor of Law, MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) | Nomination | ||
| 11 | Dr. Ashok P. Wadje (Associate Professor of Law, MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) | Nomination | ||
| 12 | Dr. Tanaya Tarai (Associate Professor of Law, MNLU, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) | Nomination | ||
| 13 | Section 29 (2) (viii) | 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 |