General Council

The General Council is the supreme body of GNLU. vested with powers to formulate and review the broad policies and programmes of the University and suggest measures and issue directions for the development of the University. Its members include the Visitor (Chief Justice of India). The first Chairman of the Council was Late Mr. Kiritbhai N. Raval, Chairman of the Indian Institute of Legal Studies Society.

List of Members of The General Council :

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Gogoi

The Chief Justice of India,
Supreme Court of India

Hon'ble Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud

Judge,
Supreme Court of India & Visitor-GNLU

Prof. (Dr.) S. Shanthakumar

Director,
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar

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Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre

Judge,
Supreme Court of India

Hon’ble Shri Nitin Patel

Deputy Chief Minister & Minister for Finance,
Government of Gujarat

Hon’ble Shri Bhupendrasinh Chudasma

Minister for Education,
Government of Gujarat

Hon’ble Shri Pradipsinh Bhagvatsingh Jadeja

Minister for Law and Justice, Devsthan, Pilgrimage Development, Co-ordination of voluntary organizations,
Non-resident Gujaratis Division, Protocol (All Independent Charge) and Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs,
Government of Gujarat

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Anant Surendraray Dave

Acting Chief Justice,
High Court of Gujarat

Hon'ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi

Judge,
High Court of Gujarat

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nilay V. Anjaria

Judge,
High Court of Gujarat

Mr. K. K. Venugopal

Attorney General of India

Shri Tushar Mehta

Solicitor General of India

Ms. Pinky Anand

Additional Solicitor General of India

Mr. Kamal B Trivedi

Advocate General - State of Gujarat,
High Court of Gujarat

Prof. K.N. Chandrasekharan Pillai

Nominee of Prof. D.P. Singh, Chairman,
University Grants Commission

Mr. Manan Kumar Mishra

Sr. Advocate, Chairman,
Bar Council of India

Shri Dipen K. Dave

Chairman,
Bar Council of Gujarat

Dr. J. N. Singh

Chief Secretary,
Government of Gujarat

Mr. M. G. Dave

Secretary LA & RLA, In-Charge, Legal Department,
Government of Gujarat

Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.B. Shah

Chairman,
Gujarat State Law Commission

Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.K. Thakker (Retd.)

Hon'ble Judge,
Supreme Court of India

Prof. Errol D'Souza

Director,
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Dr. Himanshu Pandya

Vice-Chancellor,
Gujarat University

Prof. (Dr.) Bakul Dholakia

Former Director,
IIM-A

Mr. Amal Ganguli

Sr. Advocate,
Supreme Court of India

Mr. Mihir J. Thakore

Sr. Advocate,
High Court of Gujarat

Mr. Dhaval C. Dave

Sr. Advocate,
High Court of Gujarat

Mr. S. V. Raju

Sr. Advocate,
High Court of Gujarat

Mr. Shalin N. Mehta

Sr. Advocate,
High Court of Gujarat