Prof Dr O V Nandimath is a Professor of Law at National Law School of India University [NLSIU], Bengaluru. He practised Law till 1997. He was a Lecturer at the G.K. Law College, Hubli during 1996-1997. He was a Visiting Faculty at K.L.E. Society's Management School in Hubli. He joined the Law School as a Lecturer in 1997, was promoted as Assistant Professor in July 2001, Associate Professor in October 2006 and Professor of Law in October 2009. He was the registrar of NLSIU for 6 years. His areas of specialization include Business Laws, Law of Torts, Environmental Law, Banking Law and Medical Law. He was awarded Chevening Scholarship on Environment/ Management Programme and was also Visiting Scholar at Bradford University during 2001. He was a Visiting Faculty at Warwick University, Coventry, U.K. during 1999 and at Cardiff University, U.K. during 2003. He was a Fulbright Fellow, and Stegner Fellow to the University of Utah during January- July 2006. He has published three books on Environmental Law - Hand Book for Law Practitioners (1999) and 'Enforcers' Manual in Hazardous Waste Law and Management (2004) and "The Hand Book on Environmental Decision Making in India - An EIA model" (2009) by Oxford University Press. He has also produced a CD database compiling Environmental Legislations in Karnataka entitled “Sustainable State in 2006.”