Padma Award for revolutionizing legal education
Founder of National Law School of India University awarded posthumously
Padma Award for revolutionizing legal education Founder of National Law School of India University awarded posthumously Dr. N. R. Madhava Menon, who revolutionized legal education in the country, was conferred with the Padma Bhushan posthumously. He established the National Law School of India University (NSLIU), Bangalore, introducing the five-year integrated LLB...
Padma Award for revolutionizing legal education
Founder of National Law School of India University awarded posthumously
Dr. N. R. Madhava Menon, who revolutionized legal education in the country, was conferred with the Padma Bhushan posthumously.
He established the National Law School of India University (NSLIU), Bangalore, introducing the five-year integrated LLB programme.
President of India Ram Nath Kovind bestowed upon the award to Dr. Menon for his contribution in the field of public affairs. His wife Rama Menon received the award on his behalf.
Dr. Menon was born in 1935 and passed away in 2019. He obtained his B.Sc. and Bachelors of Law degrees from Kerala University. He completed his LL.M. and Ph.D. from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and M.A. from Punjab University.
He enrolled as an advocate in the Kerala High Court in 1956. And later moved to academics and joined AMU as faculty in 1960 before working as a professor at the Campus Law Centre.
He also served on deputation as principal of Government Law College, Pondicherry and secretary of the Bar Council of India Trust.
In 1986, Dr. Menon moved to Bangalore at the invitation of the Bar Council of India to set up the NSLIU. He served as its founding vice-chancellor for 12 years.
Subsequently, he was invited by the West Bengal Government to establish a similar law school in Kolkata. This led to the establishment of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences where he served as the vice-chancellor from 1998 to 2003.
He was also requested by the Supreme Court to set up the National Judicial Academy in Bhopal. Having served two terms as a member of the Law Commission of India, he was also a member of the Committee on Criminal Justice Reform and the Committee on Restructuring of Higher Education in India.
Dr. Menon had earlier been conferred with the Padma Shri in 2003 for outstanding public services. He authored several books on Indian legal education, the legal profession and judicial training.