N. R. Madhava Menon | |
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 Menon in August 2007 | |
| Born | 4 May 1935 |
| Died | May 8, 2019 (aged 84) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Alma mater | University of Kerala (BSc, LLB) Aligarh Muslim University (PhD) Panjab University (MA) |
| Occupation(s) | Legal educator, lawyer |
| Years active | 1956–2019 |
| Known for | Founding the National Law School of India University and the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences |
| Spouse | Rema Devi |
| Children | Ramakrishna Menon |
| Parent(s) | Ramakrishna Menon (Father) Bhavani Amma (Mother) |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2003) Padma Bhushan (2020) Living Legend of Law Plaque of Honour Rotary Club Award for Vocational Excellence |
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Neelakanta Ramakrishna Madhava Menon (4 May 1935 – 8 May 2019) was an Indian civil servant, lawyer and legal educator, considered by many as the father of modern legal education in India.[1] He is the founder of National Law Universities system and first director of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) and the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal and the founder-vice-chancellor of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS).[2][3][4] He has also served as Chairman of Indian Statistical Institute from 2002 to 2003.
Menon was awarded the Padma Shri in 2003[5] and Padma Bhushan in 2020 by the Government of India.
He was a member of the Law Commission of India and also member of several expert Committees including on Legal Aid (1973), Civil Services Examination Reform (2000-2001), and Criminal Justice Reform (2002-2003), Police Act Drafting Committee (2005-2006) and the Committee on Draft National Policy on Criminal Justice (2006-2007) and Committee on Restructuring of Higher Education in India appointed by the Government of India. He was a Central Secretariat Service officer. The new academic block of NLSIU is named after him.[6]
- ^ Vivek Nair (16 September 2009). Prof (Dr) N R Madhava Menon (Documentary). YouTube. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021.
- ^ Menon, N. R. Madhava (2009). The Story of a Law Teacher: Turning Point. Universal Law Publishing. ISBN 9788175348189.
- ^ "Business Week". Business Week. 2000. Archived from the original on 18 August 2000. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Miles to Go". Legally India. 18 September 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ Srivastava, Jyoti (9 February 2022). "Infrastructural Upgrades on the National Law School of India University Campus, Bangaluru". Indian Law Watch. Retrieved 19 August 2024.