With an undeterred motto for creating a Just Society, Sridhar Acharyulu has been an acclaimed academician and a seasoned professional, with opulent multi-disciplinary and Inter-disciplinary experience in law and media. Before joining Mahindra University, he served as a professor, in the School of law, at Bennett University, Greater Noida. Prior to that, he was the Central Information Commissioner (Rank equivalent to Election Commissioner/Supreme Court Judge) from 2013 to 2018; during which he delivered, several landmark judgements and orders, on transparency and privacy, under the Right to Information Act. He also served as Registrar of NALSAR University, Hyderabad. He has earned his Ph.D. in Law from Osmania University, Hyderabad.

Prof. Acharyulu is a truth-seeking columnist on socio-political happenings and policies of the state. He has written and published 50 books on Law and Journalism in both Telugu and English, more than 100 research articles and thousands of news-paper articles. As a part of his professional distinction, he has been a columnist in Sakshi (Popular Telugu Daily) and Hans India (English Daily Hyderabad). He has also prepared a status report on Child Rights in Andhra Pradesh 2000-01. As a part of his rights awareness, he has Anchored “Bhoomi Kosam” (For land) in Telugu live phone-in program on a Telugu TV channel HMTV in 2012 spanning 61 weekly episodes on Sunday during prime time.

• LL.D.: Got LL.D. for my thesis on Judicial Legislation on Privacy versus Parliamentary Act on Right to Information in 2018.

• Ph.D.: Ph.D. on Media Law topic “Freedom of Speech Expression vis-à-vis Law of Defamation”.

• LL.M. Specialization in Law of Crimes and Torts

• MCJ: Master of Communications & Journalism: Awarded 4 gold medals in M.C.J. including one for Thesis on Freedom of Speech and Contempt of Court.

• LL.B. Awarded Gold Medal

Book Chapters

Dr M Sridhar Acharyulu, “Global Legal Education and NEP 2020: Availability, Accessibility and Affordability” book “Globalization of Professional Legal Education, Constitutional Conceptus” Edited by Nuzhat Parveen Khan & Garima Tiwari, Bloomsbury, 2021, ISBN 978-93-54350-82-5

Law Books (Published in English)

RTI: Duty to Disclose, 2019 Revised Edition of RTI Use and Abuse, 2015, Allahabad Law Agency Faridabad, Haryana

Privacy as Secrecy: (September 2018), Asia Law House, Hyderabad

Is Bribery a Family Affair? Analysis of Privacy of Public Servants, 2017 publication in Visakhapatnam.

Telangana, AP Reorganization Act, 2014, Asia Law House, Hyderabad 2015

Telangana: The 29th State Empowered by Article 3: Mohan Law House Delhi, 2014

Constitutional Governance and Judicial Process: Editor: Asia Law House, 2014

Nirbhaya Act (Is it impossible to stop RAPE), Asia Law House, 2013

Media Law- Policy, Module 1, PG Diploma Course, NalsarPro, Hyderabad.2012

New Media- Internet, Module III, PG Diploma Course, Nalsar Pro, Hyderabad. 2011

Judging Right to Information, Center for Good Governance, 2011

The Other side of Nuclear Liability, All India Lawyers Union AP Committee, 2010

Environmental Empowerment: Asia Law House, Hyderabad August 2009

Unfair Rent and Uncontrollable Controls, Asia Law House, Hyderabad, August 2009

Elections and Media: Kalaala Kaapalaa, Telugu Book on role of media in covering elections, AP Press Academy, Hyderabad. 2009 March

Law of Expression: (Law for Media) Asia Law House, Hyderabad, May 2007 publication, Pages 1300

Co-editor: P.A. Choudary’s Vision and Mission, Indian Constitutional Governance (analysis of Judgments of Justice Choudary) Asia Law House, Hyderabad, 2007 June.

Ramaswamy Iyer’s Law of Torts, Co-author, with Prof A. Lakshminath, published by Butterworth’s, New Delhi, 2007

Right to Information, Wadhwa, Nagpur, 2006, New Delhi

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Negotiation and Mediation, 2006, Butterworth’s, New Delhi Legal Language, Asia Law House, Hyderabad.

Asia Law House

“FIR, Arrest & Bail” published by Asia Law House.

Appointment of Judges

“Appointment of Judges: A Critical Analysis”, A Research Project for publication to Lok Satta, Hyderabad

Constitutional Foundations of Media Law, Module II, PG Diploma Course, Nalsar Pro, Hyderabad, 2010

Advertisements and Law, Fourth Module for Media Law, PG Diploma Course, Nalsar-pro, Hyderabad. 2010

List of Books in Telugu

Nilichi Gelichina Telangana, (Telugu book on formation of Telangana State) Asia Law House, 2015

Andhra Pradesh Vibhajana Chattam, 2014, Telugu Book on AP Reorganization Act, 2014, Asia Law House, Hyderabad, 2015.

Supreme Court Judgment on Salwa Judum, 2013

Ayodhya Teerpu: Telugu book on Ayodhya Judgment, published by EMESCO, Hyderabad, 2011

Right to Information Telugu Booklet, published by Telugu University and AP Official Language Commission, 2006

Equal Rights to Daughters, Telugu Book published by Telugu University and AP Official Language Commission, 2006

Asia Law House

Samacharam Mana Janma Hakku, Right to Information, Our Birth Right, Telugu book by Asia Law House, Hyderabad.

Dharmasana Chaitanyam

Dharmasana Chaitanyam, (Judicial Activism in Telugu)

Kaarmika Chattalu (Labour Laws in Telugu) revised in 2013

FIR, Arrest & Bail (Telugu) Revised in 2012

Mahilalu Chattalu (Women & Law in Telugu) Revised in 2012

Panchanama

Panchanama (Telugu)

Patrikarachana

Patrikarachana -ParuvuNastam – Court dhikkaram, writing for the press, Defamation and Contempt of Court in Telugu) publication by A.P. Press Academy, Hyderabad)

Nyayavyavastha (Judicial System), a book in Telugu, published by Telugu Academy, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, 2004

Paryavarana Parijnanam, Environmental Law in Telugu, published by NALSAR under Environment Capacity building programme. 2003

Booklets for National Human Rights Commission

• Bonded Labour, NALSAR- NHRC booklet published, (Telugu Booklet) April 2005
• Manual Scavenging, NALSAR- NHRC (Telugu Booklet), April 2005
• Human Rights Commission, NALSAR- NHRC (Telugu Booklet), April 2005
• International Treaties on Human Rights, NALSAR- NHRC (Telugu Booklet), April 2005
• Sexual Harassment, NALSAR- NHRC (Telugu Booklet), April 2005
• Human Rights and AIDS, NALSAR- NHRC (Telugu Booklet), April 2005
• Child Labour, NALSAR- NHRC (Telugu Booklet), April 2005
• Rights of Disabled, NALSAR- NHRC (Telugu Booklet), April 2005

• July 2021 to Present, Advisor and Professor MU

• Professor, School of Law, Bennett University, 2018-2021

• Chief Information Commissioner 2013-2018

• Registrar NALSAR University 2011-12

• Chair Professor IPR (MHRD) NALSAR 2008-09
• Coordinator NALSAR Proximate Education Centre 2008-09

• Coordinator: Centre for Media Law & Public Policy

• Vice Principal,Pendekanti Law College, Hyderabad 1994-2000

• Media Law topic “Freedom of Speech Expression vis-à-vis Law of Defamation.
• Judicial Legislation on Privacy versus Parliamentary Act on Right to Information in 2018.