EXAMINATION - Key Persons

Prof. B.L. Sharma was an employee of the Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat between 1983-2017. He is a founder Professor and Head, Department of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Laws. In addition to this, he worked as Director, P.G. Centre for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Laws. He has sole contribution to introduce and develop a scaffold of Human Rights education in the Saurashtra University. He has specialization in Constitutional Laws, Administrative Law and Human Rights Laws. He has published several research papers and article in the field of law and human right laws in the Journals of national and international repute. He did successfully guide 20 scholars for Ph. D. research and more than 159 scholars for dissertations at P.G. level. He developed mechanism to establish live relations between society and university through ‘extension activities' with the help and contribution of the students under the social outreach program. Result of it, more than 400 extension programmes were conducted under his leadership and guidance. He has association with the more than 26 professional and academic institutions and agencies including the ILI, United Nations High Commissioner of Refugee (UNHCR), International Committee Of Red Cross (ICRC), National and State Human Rights Commissions, Center for WTO and WIPO, different Law universities in India, UGC, Bar Council, National Commission for Woman, National Council of Rural Education, SEED and Consortium for Educational Communication. He has extensive experience in university administration and planning. He acted as Chief Rector and Chief Warden of the Saurashtra University, Member of the Joint Consultative Committee(s) of Teaching and Non -teaching staff developed for the purpose to address their grievances, Director and Convener of several Conferences Workshops and Seminars , Secretary in teachers movement, member and Chairperson of the different authorities of the different universities in India and several kinds of committees constituted for different purposes by the UGC, AIU, National Commissions, MHRD and other State and National agencies etc. He has experience to deal with issues relating to ‘service matters' as an advocate at High Court level in addition to his specialization in the Administrative Law and Constitutional Law. He was/is on the Editorial Board of Law Journals being published by the different Univesities and Institutions. He has been invited in number of National and International Seminars, Symposiums and Conferences to deliver invited talks, key note address and to Chair the sessions. He has also organized national conferences, Seminars and Workshops. He worked/working as ‘subject experts' for various academic, legal organizations/ universities as a referee and ‘resource person' for various, Academic Staff Colleges and Academic Institutes. He has acted as chairman or members of the selection committees for teaching and administrative positions in different universities and the selection committees for judicial services for the post of Judicial Magistrates. In addtion to it he has an experience as chairperson for the committees constituted by the State to create new private universities and as member of the search cum selection committees for the post of Vice-Chancellor of different universities.