Padmashree Prof.(Dr.) N.R. Madhava Menon
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Padmashree Prof.(Dr.) N.R. Madhava Menon
Living Legend of Law
Genesis Born (1935) & brought up in Trivandrum,
Kerala, India
Education:
B.Sc & B.L (Kerala University)
MA (Punjab University)
LL.M, Ph.D (Aligarh Muslim University)
Worked 5 decades to improve Indian legal
education as stands today
Career•Advocate at Kerala High Court at the age of
20
• Teacher at AMU Law Faculty (ALIGARH)
•Volunteered to setup National Law School of
India University, Bangalore (NLSIU)
•NLSIU is the 1st in India to use the Harvard
Law School's case study method
IGNITED MIND(Architect of Integrated
Law Degree)• Introduced 5 years integrated
LL.B. Programme through two
leading law Universities (Founder
Vice- Chancellor):
• National Law School of India
University, Bangalore
• National University of Juridical
Sciences, Kolkata ( Invited by W.
Bengal Govt.)
Judicial Trainer•The Supreme Court of India requested him to established the National Judicial Academy for training judges (Founder Director, NJA, GOI)
Other Responsibilities•A member of various expert committees:
•Legal Aid Committee(1973)
•Civil Services Examination Reform Committee
(2000-01)
•Criminal Justice Reform (2002–2003)
•Author of several books, articles
and monographs on a variety of legal subjects
Cont’d…•Member of the Law Commission of
India
•Chairman of the Indian Statistical
Institute, Kolkata
•Chairman of the Centre for
Development Studies, Trivandrum
Awards & Recognition•Vocational Excellence Award in (1992: Rotary Club)
• Living Legend of Law Award in (1994: IBA)
•Honored with the prestigious Padma Award in 2003
•Best Law Teacher Award (2009: Society of Indian Law Firms)
•Conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) (Honoris Causa)
MAN IS WHERE HIS MIND IS
Dr. Madhava Menon at different Assignments
THANK YOU
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