<P> Neelakanta Ramakrishna Madhava Menon ( born 4 May 1935 ) is an Indian legal educator , considered by many as the father of modern legal education in India . He is the founder 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 ) . Menon was honored by the Government of India , in 2003 , with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri . </P>
legal educator and founder director of national law school of india university
Neelakanta Ramakrishna Madhava Menon