General Council
Under Section 10 of the DNLU Act, 2018, there shall be a General Council which shall be composed of:
- Chancellor or his nominee as appointed by him shall be the Chairman of the Council.
- Minister-in-charge of law and legislative affairs for the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
- Minister-in-charge of higher education for government of Madhya Pradesh.
- 2 judges of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh as nominated by Chief Justice, one of whom is a judge-in-charge of Madhya Pradesh State Judicial Academy.
- Chief Secretary to the Government of Madhya Pradesh
- Advocate General of Madhya Pradesh
- Principal Secretary of law and legislative affairs under the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
- Additional Chief Secretary or Principle Secretary of finance department of Government of Madhya Pradesh.
- Additional Chief Secretary or Principle Secretary of Higher Education department of Government of Madhya Pradesh.
- Chairman of State Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh or his nominee
- Director, National Judicial Academy, Bhopal
- Vice-Chancellor of any National Law University as nominated by the Chancellor
- Chairperson of University Grants Commission
- 3 eminent lawyers as nominated by the Chancellor
- Vice-Chancellor of Dharmashastra National Law University.
| Sr. | Member/Authorities Name & Position | Authority Details | Remarks/Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva Chairman |
Acting Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court and Chancellor of Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur | Ex-officio |
| 2 | The Hon'ble Minister | Law & Legislative Affairs Department, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh |
Ex-officio |
| 3 | Shri Inder Singh Parmar | The Hon'ble Minister Higher Education Department, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh |
Ex-officio |
| 4 | Hon'ble Shri Justice Anand Pathak | Judge High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Bench Gwalior |
3 years |
| 5 | Hon'ble Shri Justice Vivek Agarwal | Judge High Court of Madhya Pradesh |
3 years |
| 6 | Shri Anurag Jain (IAS) | The Chief Secretary Govt. of Madhya Pradesh |
Ex-officio |
| 7 | Shri Prashant Singh | The Advocate General High Court of Madhya Pradesh |
Ex-officio |
| 8 | Shri Narendra Pratap Singh | Principal Secretary Law & Legislative Affairs Department, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh |
Ex-officio |
| 9 | Shri Manish Rastogi | Principal Secretary Finance Department, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh |
Ex-officio |
| 10 | Shri Anupam Rajan (IAS) | Additional Chief Secretary Higher Education Department, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh |
Ex-officio |
| 11 | Shri Radhe Lal Gupta Adv. | The Chairman, State Bar Council High Court of Madhya Pradesh |
Ex-officio |
| 12 | Hon'ble Shri Justice Aniruddha Bose | Director National Judicial Academy, Bhopal |
Ex-officio |
| 13 | Prof. (Dr.) S. Surya Prakash | Vice Chancellor National Law Institute University, Bhopal |
3 years |
| 14 | Dr. Vineet Joshi | The Chairperson (Additional Charge) University Grant Commission (UGC), New Delhi |
Ex-officio |
| 15 | Shri Brian D' Silva | Senior Advocate High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur |
3 years |
| 16 | Shri K. C. Ghildiyal | Senior Advocate High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur |
3 years |
| 17 | Shri Anoop Nair | Advocate High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur |
3 years |
| 18 | Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Kumar Sinha Secretary |
The Vice Chancellor Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur |
Ex-officio |