MA., LL M., Ph D (Mysore) former Vice Chancellor of the Karnataka State Law University and the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. Earlier, he taught at the University of Mysore from 1984 to November 2011, where he was Dean of the Faculty of Law for three terms and Acting Vice Chancellor for four months. He had also taught in Karnataka University Dharwad and MK Law College Hassan from 1979 to 1984 before he joined the Department of Studies in Law, University of Mysore. He has specialized in Constitutional Law.

His other areas of interest include Administrative Law, Law and Social Change, Water Law, Research Methodology, World Trade Law, Intellectual Property Rights and NPO Law. He has drafted Legislative Bills and University Statutes.