Prof. Sairam Bhat

National Law School of India University

Prof. Dr. Sairam Bhat, Professor of Law at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, India’s pioneer legal institution, with over 20 years of experience in the legal fraternity. His areas of specialization include the Law relating to Public Private Partnerships, Competition Law, Tendering, Contract Management, Environment Protection and the Law on Right to Information.

He has served as a Consultant to several Governmental and Non-Governmental Organisations and has conducted several training programmes and workshops for various officers of Government of India, and other State Governments under the aegis of various government bodies including the Administrative Training Institute, Mysore; National Academy of Direct Taxes, Delhi; Vaizag Steel; Central Silk Board; National Productivity Council; GIPARD, Goa and Fiscal Policy Institute, Bengaluru.

He did his LL.M, and Ph.D from the Department of Law, University of Mysore and has been awarded the ‘Young India Environmental Law Fellowship’ and served as Adjunct Faculty at Golden Gate University, California, USA, during the fall, 2003. As a Fulbright-Nehru Fellow, 2010, he was a ‘Visiting Researcher’ at the Georgetown University, Law Centre Washington DC, during Aug-Dec. 2010. He was also a Linnaeus-Palme Academic Exchange Fellow at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 2012-13. He has published books titled, Natural Resources Conservation Law [SAGE], Right to Information [Eastern Book House], Contracts, Agreements and Public Policy [NLSIU Book Series -1], Energy Law and Policy in India [NLSIU Book Series-2], Right to Information and Good Governance [NLSIU Books Series-3]. He is also the Chief Editor of the Journal on Environmental Law, Policy and Development and Journal on Law and Public Policy, published by NLSIU.

Prof. M. K. Ramesh

Prof. Dr. M. K. Ramesh, Professor of Law, is the Chair Professor for the Chair on Urban Poor and Law constituted by Union Ministry of Housing and Poverty Alleviation. He was Chairman of the Post Graduate and Doctoral Council. He received Post-Doctoral Fulbright Fellow (Oct.2005-Jun.2006) Published a few books and over 50 research articles concerning a wide range of legal issues he is also Editor of the Indian Journal of Environmental Law. Adjunct Professor in IIT, Kharagpur. Visiting Professor at KTH (-Royal Institute of Technology), Stockholm, Sweden (Feb.-Mar. 2010 and Sept.2011), at The Faculty of Law, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Management Schools, Forest Research Institutes, Judicial Academies and Human Rights Organizations in India. He assisted international bodies such as UNDP, UNEP, ADB, World Bank, IUCN, various NGOs and academic and research institutions (both domestically and internationally) and he is assisting the state and central governments in drafting polices and legislations. Contributor to environmental law policy development by engaging in a number of legislative drafting exercises, His Areas of specialization: International Law, Human Rights Law and Environmental Law. Land law etc.

NOC: Constitution Of India and Environmental Governance: Administrative and Adjudicatory Process, National Law School of India University