Faculty & Administrative Staff

Dr. Anitha F N D’Souza has a Ph.D. from National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Cochin, LL.M., from University Law College, Bangalore and Masters in Sociology from the University of Mysore. Her research and teaching interest include Law of Torts, Mercantile laws, Taxation and International law. She has published various research articles in international journals and also presented research papers in various national and international conferences.

She has over 25 years of teaching experience in various law colleges in Bangalore. Prior to taking over as the Principal of BMS College of Law on 17.01.2017, she was the Vice Principal from 2011 and Assistant Professor from 2003 to 2011. She has held several academic assignments such as the Chairperson, Deputy Custodian, Member of Faculty of Law and Board of Examiners of KSLU and Bangalore University on several occasions. She has been instrumental in organizing several Student Development Programmes, National Moot Court Competitions, Symposiums, Seminars, National and International Conferences etc the benefit of students.

Dr. Sujatha S, has pursued her B.A.LL.B.(Hons) and LL.M.(Secured First Place in Constitutional Law Branch, Second topper for the College.) from University Law College, Bangalore University, Bangalore. M.Phil. with distinction from Global Open University, Nagaland and M.A. in Political Science from Bangalore University, Bangalore. She has been awarded Ph.D. from NUALS, Ernakulam, Kerala on the topic “New Dimensions on Judicial Review of Constitutional Amendment: A Study with Special Reference to Articles 31A, 31B and 31C read with Ninth Schedule under the Constitution of India”.

She has been a part of B.M.S. College of Lawfor the past 23 years in various capacities, where she had served as Dean and Vice- Principal. She has successfully conducted First Cultural Fest -Leviosain 2017.Currently she is heading as chairperson of Legal Aid Cell, Human Right's Cell & Women’s Cell. She was the member for Board of Examination(BOE) & Board of Studies (BOS) in 2017, University Law College,Bangalore University.

She has presented papers in various State, National & International seminars, conferences, workshops and published papers in various Journals. Her area of interest includes, Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Property Law, Women & Law, Contract II & DPC. She has been involved actively in organizing outreach programs, social services such as visit to NGOs, prison Visits,Lok Adalath, Mediation Centre and imparting legal awareness, Street Play, skits, NSS Camps. She has coordinated 21 day's compulsory Internship in association with District Legal Services Authority and has been a part of various educational trip to Supreme Court of India, ILI,(Delhi) Wagha Border (Punjab), Training the students to be a part of Model Parliament & to participate in various National Moot Court Competitions. She has been contributing her services for the overall development of the institution and the students.

Dr. Veerabhadraiah C

Associate Professor

Dr. Veerabhadraiah C., has pursued his B.A.LL.B. and LL.M. from University Law College, Bangalore University in 1999 and 2007 respectively. He also completed his M.A. in Political Science. He was awarded with Ph.D. from University Law College & P.G. Department of Lawon the topic, “Legal Regime on Contract Labor- A comparative study with special reference to India and U.K”. He has a rich experience of 15 years in teaching and has been a part of B.M.S. College of law since 2006.

He is the member of Board of Studies for Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology College, Bangalore. He is also the member of Board of Examiner for Department of Studies in Law, Shree KrishanaDevaraya University, Bellary. (External Examiner for LL.M. Dissertation). He has been a Vigilant member, Supervisor, External Senior Supervisor Flying and Sitting Squad Member for LL.B. Examination since 2010. He has set manyquestion papers for KSLU examination and was an Assistant and Deputy Custodian for December 2019 and 2020 examination valuation of KSLU. He has presented papers at 10 State level, 15 National Seminars and 20 International Conference and has published more than 15 papers in various Books and Journals of repute.

Sri. Kanya Naik, has pursued his LL.M. and B.Sc. degree. He has a rich experience of 10 years in advocacy and 14 years in teaching. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. from Alliance University. His area of interest includes, CPC,CRPC, Evidence Act, Property Law, Mohammedan Law, Jurisprudence, White collar crimes, Penology& victimology, Legal research.

Dr. Sathish K.S., has pursued his B.A.L., LL.B., and LL.M. in Constitutional and Administrative Law from Bangalore University. He holds a Ph.D. in Law on the topic,“Union-States Legislative Relations a Comparative Study with Special Reference to India and U.S.A.” from Bangalore University in 2019.He has qualified UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) for Assistant Professor twice and K- SET (Karnataka State Eligibility Test).

He has a rich teaching experience of 12 years and has previously worked as a Lecturer in Vivekananda Law College, Oxford College of Law and SLSRF Havanur Law College, Bangalore.At BMSCL, he has successfully discharged the duties asCoordinator and Chairperson of various Committees and is currently the Coordinator of NAAC and IQAC of the Institution.He has participated in a number of International and National Conferences, Seminars, Symposiums and Workshops and also presented Research Papers. He has various Research Publications to his credit.

Smt. Shwetha P, has pursued her B.A.L.,LL.B. from JSS Law College, Mysore in 2007 and LL.M. in Constitutional Law from University of Mysore in 2009. She was awarded gold medal and cash prize for securing highest marks in Constitutional Law. She has completed her M.A. in Political Science from Karnataka State Open University in 2012. She has cleared UGC-NET in 2012. She has worked as a Research Assistant to Prof K.S Suresh, Principal, JSS Law College, Mysore in preparation of study material on Criminal Law for a Diploma Course in Karnataka State Open University, Mysore. She worked as an Assistant Professor in JSS Law College, Mysore till 2014. She is pursuing her Ph.D. in Karnataka State Law University, Hubballi on the topic “A Comparative Study of Right to Privacy in the UK, USA and India – With Special Reference to Data Protection”. She has presented a number of papers in State and National level seminars and has published papers in different Journals.

Dr. Nalini R, has pursued her B.A.L., LL.B., andLL.M.in Labor Lawfrom Bangalore University. She has completed herPh.D. from Bangalore University on the topic, “Legal protection to agricultural Labourers- with special reference to Karnataka state”. She has also pursued her M.A.in Political Science.She has qualified UGC-NET for Lectureship. Her area of specialization is Labor Law ADR, Interpretation of Statutes She has a rich teaching experience of 12 years in Teaching. She was the First to serve as Director of College Development Council, Karnataka State Law University, Hubli and also served as a “Special Officer”, Karnataka State Law University Regional Office, Bangalore. She has worked and assisted in framing the Syllabus for one Year LL.M. Program in University Law College, Bangalore.She has Presented & Published articles in various National and International Journals of repute.

BMS Womens’ College, Basavanagudi – she worked at BMSWC for a year and taught Sociology for the PUC classes.USAC (Universities Study Abroad Consortium) –She designed and executed Course Plan for the Spring semester program of USAC, Christ University. She has handled papers for the Undergraduate classes. She has done an Internship and worked as an assistant for the Program Manager at Parinaam Foundation.

Sri. Harish Lambani, has pursued his LL.B. from Al-Ameen College of Law, Bangalore and LL.M. from University Law College, Bangalore University. He has also completed his M.A. in Political Science from Karnataka University Dharwad and has qualified UGC-NET& K-SET in both Law and Political Science. He has submitted his research thesis and is on the verge of award of Doctoral Degree in Political Science from Bangalore University. He is currently pursuing Ph.D. in Law from Karnataka State Law University, Hubli. He has published a book and many articlesin National and International Journals. He as an investigator conducted many field surveys in Karnataka and has assisted the institutes like LOKNITI & CSDS in conducting socio-political surveys. He is also appointed as the Secretary to the Bangalore Zone Karnataka Law Teachers Association in 2019.  He has 6 Years of Teaching Experience in Law and Political Science subjects. He has also served in the Indian Air Force for 11 Years.

Smt. Malvika Singh, has pursued her M.A. in Applied Economics from Christ University and B.A. (Psychology, Sociology and Economics) from Jyothi Nivas College, Bengaluru. She has cleared her K-SET (Karnataka State Eligibility Test).She has 3 years of teaching experience and 1 year of corporate experience. Prior to teaching she worked as a full time Researcher in Kantar IMRB and use to handle clients like Tata Global Beverage Ltd., VST (Vazir Sultan Tobacco), Toyota, MTR and TVS. She has presented papers both at national and international level. Her area of research interest includes, Rural Development. Climate Change, Development economics and Behavioural Economics.

Smt. Pratibha Singh, has pursued her LL.B. from CCS University, Meerut and LL.M. in Intellectual Property Rights from RML National Law University, Lucknow. She has qualified UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) for Asst. Professorship. She is currently pursuing her PhD in CMR University, Bengaluru on the topic “Protection of Bio-diversity under Intellectual Property Rights”.

She has worked as Teaching Associate at RML National Law University, Lucknow and as Assistant Professor in Oxford Law College and Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies, Bengaluru. She has presented a number of papers in State, National Seminars and published papers in various Journals. Her areas of interest include IPR, Family Law, Transfer of Property and Law of Torts.

Sri. Manohar L Bhat, has pursued his graduation from University Law College Bangalore, Bangalore University, Bengaluru in 2017 and L.L.M. in Business Law from National Law School of India University Bangalore Bengaluru in 2019.He has presented research papers at national and international conferences.He is currently acting as coordinator of IPR Cell at B.M.S. College of Law. His area of interest includes Intellectual Property Rights and Technology Laws.

Sri. Raghuveer R. Sattigeri, has pursued his B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) from Karnataka State Law University’s Law School, Hubballiand stood third rank. He holds LL.M. in Law & Development from Azim Premji University, Bangalore. He has cleared UGC-NET in2019. He has some publicationsto his credit. He has a teaching experience of two years in B.M.S. College of Law and is the editor of BMSCL Journal of Law. Currently, he is teaching Constitutional Law and Labour Law subjects. His areas of interest are Welfare Rights, Criminal Laws and Comparative Constitutional Law.

Dr. Gayathri Bai S, has pursued her LL.M.from University Law College, Bangalore University in 2005 and has been awardedPh.D. in Law from Mysore University in 2017 on the topic, “Protection of Foreign Direct Investment under International Law with special reference to India- A critical study”. She has a rich teaching experience of 15 years and 7 years of research experience in various subjects. Her area of interest is Foreign Direct investments, Constitution, IPR, Company Law, Taxation and Criminal Law. She coordinated various state and national level conference organized in collaboration with KILPAR and Karnataka State Women Commission and was the editor for the conference proceedings.

She has published many research articles in UGC Journals & International journals and presented research papers in various national and international conferences and seminars organized by Mysore University, Bangalore University, National Law University of India, Bangalore and other institutions. She has been invited as a resource person by Christ School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore. She has set question papers for examinations of Karnataka State Law University, Hubballi and for University Law College, Bangalore University.

Dr. Roopa. S, has completed her Ph.D. in Law in 2020 from Bangalore University and the thesis is titled, “Consumer Protection Laws and Tourism - A Comparative Study with Special Reference to India, UK and Australia”. She has qualified Karnataka State Eligibility Test (K-SET) in 2013. Shecompleted her LL.M. in Business Law from University Law College in 2010 and secured Fifth Rank. She completed five-year integrated course of B.A.LL.B. from University Law College in 2004.

Prior to academics, she worked in Shri. Jayanth Pathan Shetti’s Law Firm and gained experience in documentation work. Before joining B.M.S. College of Law, she has served as full-time lecturer in Sri Jagadguru Renukacharya College of Law and Seshadripuram Law College.She has engaged contact classes for LL.M students in Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru during 2014. She has worked as Co-ordinator for the National Conference on ‘Protection of Rights and Dignity of Women in Digital Era’ organized by Karnataka State Commission for Women in association with Seshadripuram Law College in 2017. She has also worked as an Editor for the above stated Conference Proceedings, which is Karnataka Law Journal publication.

She has participated and presented research papers in various state level seminars, national, international conferences and Law journals. She was awarded the ‘Best Paper Presenter’ for the paper titled “Legislative and Policy Framework of Tourism in India- The Need for Change” in the Two-Day International Conference organized by East Environment Sustainability Trust, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu on 17.08.2014. She has complied with various academic duties as Question Paper Setter, Valuer, Reviewer, External Examiner and Senior External Supervisor. Her areas of interests include Hindu Law, Muslim Law, Torts, Jurisprudence, Environmental Law and Human Rights.

Sri. Abhishek Sharma P, has pursued his LL.M. in Constitutional and Administrative Law from Bangalore University by securing 1st Rank and a Gold Medal in the University Exams. He has qualified UGC National Eligibility Test for Assistant Professor. He has pursued B.A.,LL.B. from Karnataka State Law University and secured 3rd Rank in the University Exams. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. from CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore on thetopic, “Admissibility of DNA Profiling Evidence in Criminal Trials in India – A specific reference to Legal systems of United States of America and England”.

Prior to being part of B.M.S. College of Law, as Assistant Professor, he was a practicing Advocate handling litigation matters relating to Commercial and Tax Laws before various Courts and Quasi-Judicial bodies and has represented Commercial Tax Department, Government of Karnataka before NCLT bench of Bengaluru.Constitutional Law, Law of Torts, Administrative Law, Jurisprudence and Company Law are his areas of interest for research and teaching.  He has participated and presented Research Papers in International and National Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums. His research and review articles are published in various Journals and in Seminar Proceedings of repute.

Smt. Ramya K, has pursued her LL.M. in Constitutional and Administrative Law from Karnataka State Law University, Hubballi. She has stood first and secured a Gold Medal, sponsored by Nani Phalkiwala Memorial Trust, Mumbai. She has qualified her K-SET. She has three years of teaching experience. She has presented research papers in various national conferences and seminars. She has completed National Level Faculty Development Program in ‘Public Law’. Her area of interest includes, Laws pertaining to Women and Medical laws.

Dr. Shreekara K, has pursued his B.Com. from Sir M V Government Arts and Commerce college, Bhadravathi, and M.Com. in Accounting and Taxation from Kuvempu University. He has been awarded with Ph.D. in Commerce from Sai Nath University, on the topic, “Analysis of Inter-relationship between working capital management and profitability in Indian manufacturing companies”. He has presented many research papers in State, National and International Seminars and Conferences. His area of specialization is Accounting, Taxation and Human Resource However, his area of interest in Research and Analysis is Marketing, Product Cost Management, Capital market, Rural Economy, Artificial Intelligence in financial Market. He has an experience of 11 years in both Industry and Teaching, under Graduate and Post Graduate courses.

Sri. Rajiv G., has pursued his B.A.LL.B. from B.M.S. College of Law, Bengaluru and completed his LL. M.in Constitutional and Administrative Law from the University Law College, Bangalore University, Bengaluru. He alsoholds a M.B.L. degree from the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. He has presented and published various papers in National and International seminars. He has been invited as Resource person to deliver various guest lectures at reputed colleges and also to judge many National Level Moot Court competitions and various Law Events like, Mock Trial, Legal Debate, etc. He has a diverse experience of 10 years, both as an advocate and as an academician and tries to imbibe a healthy mixture of both as a practitioner in the academics and therefore is a strong advocate of holistic legal education. His areas of Interest include Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Jurisprudence, Law of Crimes, Business Laws, Intellectual Property Law, Health Laws and Medical Laws among others.

Ms. Soyonika Gogoi, has pursued her B.A.LL.B.from M.S. Ramaiah College of Law, Bangalore in the year 2017 and LL.M. in Access to Justice from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai in 2020. During her post-graduation she had been actively involved in paper publications and paper presentations in National and International Conferences. She represented her college and presented a paper on Child Care Institutions at the 2019 Social and Political Sciences Annual Graduate Research Symposium organized by Faculty of Social & Political Sciences Graduate Research Program, MONASH University at Melbourne, Australia.During her coursework, she has submitted her dissertation on “Special Homes as Rehabilitative Institutions for Children in Conflict with Law- A study of a Special Home inKarnataka”and also presented her paper in a National Conference.

During LL.M. she was engaged with Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission as a field work researcher and had submitted reports to the Commission on various socio-legal issues in Mumbai. She acted a moderator for the webinar on Nyaya Panchayat organized by School of Law, Rights and Constitutional Governance, Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai in 2021. She was also invited as the Guest of Honor for the Women’s Day Celebration organized by BSK Legal in collaboration with B.M.S. College of Law. She is heading the Internship and Placement Committee of the Institution and is actively involved in organizing Certificate Courses and Webinars on various events. Prior to teaching, she worked with M/s. BAL Pharma Limited, Bangalore as a Legal Executive. Her areas of interest include Human Rights, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law and Contract Law.

Sri. Ankit A Shripatwar, has pursued his LL.M. in Corporate and Commercial Laws from Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai. His primary research area is at the intersection between International and humanitarian law and Air and Space Law. He extensively uses Doctrinal Methods for his research. Some of the topics he has investigated or is currently investigating are Competition and Cartel, Pandemic &Environment, Human Rights violation amidst COVID 19 pandemic etc.

His research has been published in Online Blog journals such as Law Essentials and Legal Armor on topics such as 'Pandemic Lockdown: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing?', and 'Does Psychology & Environment Interplays? – From Development to Survival'. He has presented a paper titled 'Women in Detention' at International Seminar on Women & Law held at ILI, New Delhi. Recently, he has participated in International Confluence of Academicians, The Kathmandu Dialogue 2020, as an Indian delegate. He is following the trend in legal sector and development in Artificial intelligence and received an honor of being a part of Artificial Intelligence General Assembly, as one of the delegates.

He holds an experience of two years in research and teaching.He teaches International Trade Economics, Jurisprudence, Human Rights as well as Administrative Law. His teaching philosophy is oriented towards providing state-of-the-art practical knowledge to serve the students interested in pursuing law careers.

Ms. Rachana Malini Lakshman, has secured first rank with distinction in M.A. Political Science from Hyderabad Central University (ranked 6^th in the country) and has been awarded the Prof. G. Ram Reddy Memorial Medal. She has secured two gold medals in her master’s program. She has completed her B.A. in History, Economics and Political Science from Christ University, Bengaluru. She has cleared her National Eligibility Test (NET) for university level lectureship as well as Karnataka State Eligibility Test (KSET). She has worked as an Assistant professor of Political Science in Mount Carmel College and R.V Institute of Legal Studies, Bengaluru and has two years of teaching experience. During her tenure, she has assisted the Institutions in organizing Cultural programs, competitions, course plan, symposiums and workshops.

She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. from Bangalore University on the topic, “India’s Progression towards UN Millennium Development Goals: An Assessment of Health and Gender indicators”. Her teaching and research interest include Political theory and thought, Western Political Thought, Rural Development, Governance, Women Studies, Gender Politics and International Relations. She has published a couple of articles in national journals of repute and has also presented various research papers in National level conferences. She has successfully completed Faculty orientation programs conducted by Ministry of Human Resource Development and other FDPs on managing Online classes, NAAC, Legal studies and Higher education.

Smt. Gurvinder Kaur, has pursued her M.A. in Political Science from Bangalore University with specialization in Public Administration. She secured First rank in university and three Gold Medals. She has completed her B.A. (Hons) in Political Science from Bethune College, Calcutta where she stood second in the college. She has qualified her K-SET. Her primary area of interest lies in Public Administration and Public Policy with special focus on regional polity. She has completed various Faculty Induction Programmes, International Faculty Development programme,Capacity Building Programme conducted by Minister of Human Resource Development and ICSSR. Her teaching interest lies in Western and Indian Political Thought, Major Constitutions and administration of Developed and developing countries and Comparative politics. She has also contributed to various national and international events in the college that has helped in the all-round development of the students.She is pursuing Ph.D from Christ University.