GOVERNANCE & ACADEMIC VISION

Advisory
Board

Eminent legal luminaries guiding the School’s academic direction, institutional priorities and pedagogical development.

Legal education is not a standalone activity. In a changing professional environment, it must remain aligned with legal innovation, workplace expectations and the evolving needs of the industry.

04National members
03International members
07Legal luminaries
INDIA

National Advisory Board

Distinguished Indian jurists and academics advising the School on legal education, research and institutional development.

Prof. N. L. Mitra CHAIRMAN
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Prof. N. L. Mitra

Prof. N.L. Mitra is India’s leading Law Professor who has single handedly changed the shape and direction of legal education in the country. He is the Former Director of National Law School of India University, Bangalore and Former Vice-Chancellor of National Law University, Jodhpur.

He has chaired several important Government of India committees and advised the Reserve Bank of India and other important bodies. KIIT School of Law functions under his supervision and guidance. He is Chairman of the National Advisory Board and Former Chancellor of KIIT University.

Legal educationInstitutional guidanceAcademic leadership
Prof. Faizan Mustafa 02
NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

Prof. Faizan Mustafa

Legal academic, administrator and former Founding Director of KIIT School of Law.

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Prof. Faizan Mustafa is a gold medalist in LL.M. from Aligarh Muslim University and holds a Ph.D. in Intellectual Property Law. He also has a diploma in International and Comparative Human Rights from the International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France. He has served as Vice-Chancellor of National Law University Odisha, Dean of Faculty of Law and Registrar of AMU, and has authored eight books and around one hundred national and international papers.
Ms. Pinky Anand 03
NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

Ms. Pinky Anand

Senior Advocate practicing in the Supreme Court of India.

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Ms. Pinky Anand has practiced in the Supreme Court of India since 1980. A graduate of Harvard Law School, she has expertise in Constitutional Law, Property Matters, Private International Law, Family Law, Environmental Law and Corporate Law. She has served as Additional Advocate General for the State of Uttarakhand and has delivered lectures at prestigious universities and international conferences.
Ms. Lata Krishnamurthy 04
NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

Ms. Lata Krishnamurthy

Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India.

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Ms. Lata Krishnamurthy is a Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India.
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

International Advisory Board

International legal practitioners, judges and statesmen bringing global experience and comparative insight to the School.

Barrister Linda Hunter 01
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

Barrister Linda Hunter

Former solicitor and accomplished legal practitioner in London.

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Barrister Linda Hunter is a former solicitor and an accomplished legal practitioner in London.
Lord Justice Mark Oliver Saville 02
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

Lord Justice Mark Oliver Saville

Former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

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Lord Justice Mark Oliver Saville was appointed a Judge of the High Court of the UK in 1985. In 1994 he became a Lord Justice of Appeal and was appointed to the Privy Council. He chaired the committee on arbitration law that led to the Arbitration Act 1996, received an Honorary LL.D. from London Guildhall University in 1997 and became a Justice of the Supreme Court in October 2009.
Lord Charles Leslie Falconer 03
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

Lord Charles Leslie Falconer

British statesman and former Lord Chancellor.

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Lord Charles Leslie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, is a British Labour statesman. He became Lord Chancellor and the first Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs in 2003. He later became the first Secretary of State for Justice while retaining the title and role of Lord Chancellor, serving in these capacities until 2007.
ACADEMIC GOVERNANCE

Guidance that keeps legal education relevant.

The Advisory Board meets to strategize on the School’s thrust areas and fine-tune its pedagogical endeavours.