The Indian Yearbook of Comparative Law 2018

Mahendra Pal Singh is Professor Emeritus, University of Delhi and currently Chair Professor at Centre for Comparative Law, National Law University (NLU) Delhi. He has also served as the Chancellor of the Central University of Haryana, Chairperson of Delhi Judicial Academy, and Vice Chancellor of the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata. He was a fellow and visiting professor at several institutions and universities abroad and in India. His publications include numerous articles in national and international legal journals and several books. He is the founding editor of the NUJS Law Review and The Indian Yearbook of Comparative Law and has collaborated on national and international research projects in the area of comparative public law. He is currently directing a project on Exploring the Nature of the Indian Legal System.Niraj Kumar is currently working as an assistant professor at National Law University Delhi, where he is also the Project Co-director of Exploring the Nature of the Indian Legal System at the Centre for Comparative Law. He taught at the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi previously. He was an Expert member of drafting Committee of the EPF Act and the Central Water Commission for approval of projects. He has published several articles in journals and has presented papers on environmental law, constitutional law and comparative public law. His most recent publication is a book chapter in Biodiversity, Law, Policy and Governance, Edited by Tandon et al published by Routledge in 2017. His areas of interest are Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Interpretation of Statutes, Jurisprudence and Comparative Law.