General Council
MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL (UNDER SECTION 11)
(As Updated on 30th May, 2024)
As per the Section 11 of the Maharashtra National Law University Act, 2014 and its amendment i.e. Maharashtra National Law University (Amendment) Act, 2018, the General Council of the University is as follows:
| Sr. No. | Section | Name of the Member | Designation of the Member | Ex-Officio/ Nomination based |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 11 (1) (iv) | Hon’ble Shri. Justice Hrishikesh Roy | Judge, Supreme Court of India | Nomination |
| 2 | Section 11 (1) (i) | Hon’ble Shri. Justice Abhay S. Oka (Chairman) | Judge, Supreme Court of India and the Hon’ble Chancellor, MNLU, Aurangabad | Ex-Officio |
| 3 | Section 11 (1) (iii) | Hon’ble Shri. R Venkataramani | The Attorney General of India | Ex-Officio |
| 4 | Section 11 (1) (i-a) | Hon'ble Shri. Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya (Vice-Chairman) | The Chief Justice, High Court of Bombay and the Hon’ble Pro-Chancellor, MNLU, Aurangabad | Ex-Officio |
| 5 | Section 11 (1) (vi) | Hon’ble Shri. Devendra Fadnavis | Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Law and Judiciary, Govt. of Maharashtra | Ex-Officio |
| 6 | Section 11 (1) (viii) | Hon’ble Shri. Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge | Administrative Judge, High Court of Bombay Bench at Aurangabad | Nomination cum Ex-Officio |
| 7 | Section 11 (1) (vii) | Hon’ble Shri. Justice Mangesh S. Patil | Judge, High Court of Bombay Bench at Aurangabad | Nomination cum Ex-Officio |
| 8 | Section 11 (1) (v) | Hon’ble Shri. Chandrakant Patil | Minister of Higher and Technical Education, Govt. of Maharashtra | Ex-Officio |
| 9 | Section 11 (1) (ix) | Hon’ble Shri. Birendra Saraf | The Advocate General of Maharashtra | Ex-Officio |
| 10 | Section 11 (1) (xiii) | Hon’ble Shri. Vikas Chandra Rastogi | Principal Secretary, Department of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra | Ex-Officio |
| 11 | Section 11 (1) (xvii) | Hon’ble Smt. Suvarna Kishor Keole | Principal Secretary, Department of Law and Judiciary, Govt. of Maharashtra | Nomination cum Ex-Officio |
| 12 | Section 11 (1) (x) | Prof. Mamidala Jagdesh Kumar | Chairperson, University Grants Commission, Delhi | Ex-Officio |
| 13 | Section 11 (1) (xi) | Adv. Manan Kumar Mishra | Chairperson, Bar Council of India, New Delhi | Ex-Officio |
| 14 | Section 11 (1) (xii) | Adv. Rajendra Baburao Umap | Chairperson, Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa | Ex-Officio |
| 15 | Section 11 (1) (xv) | Prof. Ranbir Singh | Former Vice-Chancellor, National Law University, Delhi | Nomination |
| 16 | Section 11 (1) (xv) | Prof. Sadhana Pande | Professor of Law and Head of the Department of Law, Dr. BAMU, Aurangabad | Nomination |
| 17 | Section 11 (1) (xvi) | Prof. 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 |
| 18 | Section 11 (1) (xiv) | Prof. Pratima Jadhav | Director, Govt. Institute of Forensic Science, Mumbai | Nomination |
| 19 | Section 11 (1) (xiv) | Prof. Abhijeet Shelke | Professor of Management Science, Dr. B.A.M.U., Aurangabad | Nomination |
| 20 | Section 11 (1) (ii) | Prof. A. Lakshminath (Secretary) | Vice-Chancellor (I/c), MNLU, Aurangabad | Ex-Officio |