Suraj Prasad Singh
Suraj Prasad Singh was an Indian jurist and educational administrator. He served as the head of the Faculty at Makerere University during a foreign assignment by the Government of India to East Africa. His administrative roles included being the Director General of MERI Educational Institutions in Sampla and the Vice-Chancellor of Lucknow University. As the founder-Director General of Amity Law School, Noida, he played a role in advancing legal education in India.
Singh was a Professor and Head at Delhi University and served as the Vice-Chancellor of Lucknow University from 1995 to 1997. Under his leadership, the university introduced its five-year law course. He further held the position of Head of the Law Department at Delhi University. In addition, he was the Director of Research & Studies at the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi.
His areas of specialization included Taxation, Corporate Law, and the Law of Torts, and he authored numerous works in these fields. He died on 10 June 2020 at the age of 82.