Motto | शुभाम् विद्याम् श्रद्धानः आददीता |
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Type | National Law University |
Established | 2016 |
Endowment | Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India |
Chancellor | Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai |
Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Vijender Kumar [1] |
Location | , , 441108 , India 20°56′42″N79°01′37″E / 20.9451106°N 79.0268499°E |
Colours | Orange |
Nickname | NLU N |
Affiliations | UGC, BCI, [2] IALS |
Website | nlunagpur |
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur (MNLU) (also known as National Law University, Nagpur or NLU Nagpur) is a National Law University and a public law school established by the government through the Maharashtra National Law University Act (Maharashtra Act No. VI of 2014). [3] The university is the 19th National Law University established in India and is located in the Orange City of Nagpur, Maharashtra. [4] Hon'ble Supreme Court Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai serves as the chancellor of the institution. [5]
The demand for the establishment of a National Law University was the oldest among all national level institutions like IIM, IIIT, AIIMS, and NIPER in Vidarbha which is considered as a backward region of Maharashtra. [6] Nagpur was the first to be tipped to get the State's First National Law University when its demand was endorsed by dignitaries which included Then-President Pratibha Patil, Chief Justice Mohit Shah and then Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan during High Court Bar Association's (HCBA) Platinum Jubilee celebrations in February 2011. [7] But due to some unidentified reasons, the proposal failed to move further. Ex-High Court Bar Association President Mr. Anil Mardikar first raised the demand on February 6, 2011 for an NLU in Nagpur. [8] But The Maharashtra Government shifted The Institute to Mumbai as revealed by then Minister Of State DP Sawant. [9] The High Court Bar Association of Nagpur and District Bar Association of Nagpur staged protests and even filed a PIL in Nagpur High Court against this move. [10] The Government was forced to allow the establishment of an NLU in Nagpur. [11] The Bill to govern NLUs was tabled in the Nagpur session of the assembly in 2013 for the first time. [12] The State Assembly passed the Maharashtra National Law University Act (Maharashtra Act No. VI of 2014) paving way for the establishment of The Institution. [13] The Chief Justice of India appointed Justice Sharad Bobde as the first Chancellor for MNLU Nagpur and District judge Dr. N.M Sakharkar was appointed as the Officer On Special Duty (OSD) and the Registrar of the university. [14]
The university has twenty-eight centres for advanced legal studies and research to address the socio-legal issues and challenges and to conduct research on thriving issues of law, social science and humanities. These centres offer courses, conduct seminars, conferences, and training programs for the identified target groups. [15]
The prominent research centres are [16]
The university has inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with prominent law universities of the country for the purpose of academic collaboration that will encompass exchange of students and members of faculty between the two universities, etc. The university has inked MoUs and collaborations with the following institutions [17]
The university's library has physical copies of over 35,000 legal titles. It has received various donations prominently from Bombay High Court Library (Nagpur Bench) for its development. The university also has access to various physical and virtual legal databases. [19]
The university offers B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) Five-Year Integrated Degree Programme [120 seats], B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) in Adjudication and Justicing Five-Year Integrated Degree Programme [60 seats], B.B.A.L.L.B (Hons.) Five-Year Integrated Degree Programme [60 seats], One-Year LL.M. Postgraduate Degree Programme, Doctor of law (Ph.D.) Programme, Short-term diplomas and certificate courses in law [20] The university also hosts cultural fest sanskrotsav and annual Intra sport event sportacus.
The admissions to the university are done on merit ranking based on the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) of India which is a centralized test for admission to 24 National Law Universities in India. The eligibility is as per the CLAT Notification. [21] The acceptance rate is less than five percent with sixty thousand applicants applying for 180 seats [120 seats for B.A. LL.B.(Hons.) and 60 seats for B.B.A. LL.B.(Hons.)]. [22]
A separate admission process including group discussion and personal interview is carried out for selecting students for The B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) in Adjudication and Justicing Programme which is a Five-Year Integrated Degree Course.
MNLU Nagpur is recognized by the Bar Council of India [23] and the University Grants Commission (UGC) as a state university. [24] The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) serves as the governing institution of the university. [25]
MNLU is a member and has a technical association with [27]
The Governing Council of the university is as follows [28]
The academic council of the university consists of the following- [29]
Lawkriti is the cultural fest of the university, the fest stretches for a week where various fun and enthusiastic student activities takes place like quiz, debate, music, dance, poetry, drama takes place on each day with a different theme.
Sportacus is the annual sports fest of the university where students and professors get a chance to compete and showcase their sporting ability in a spectrum of sports.
The university's main campus is under construction and is coming up at a cost of 750 crores sanctioned by the Government of Maharashtra. [30] The Ground-breaking ceremony for the campus was performed by Ranjan Gogoi, Chief Justice of India; Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra; Justice Sharad Bobde, Judge, Supreme court; Justice Bhushan Gavai, Supreme Court; Justice N V Ramana, Judge, Supreme Court; Justice Pradeep Nandrajog, Chief Justice of High Court of Bombay and Pro-Chancellor of the university, Vinod Tawde, Minister of Higher and Technical Education of Maharashtra; Sudhir Mungantiwar, Minister of Finance and Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Guardian Minister of Maharashtra [31] [32]
The new building would be a completely green one with state-of-art facilities for students and staff with GRIHA Certification. [33] It would have a ‘Museum Of Law’ along with a health and wellness centre to help nearby villagers. [34] The campus will follow Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) norms. It will have solar panels to produce energy, and food would be cooked on it. [35] All classrooms will be embedded with information and communication technology. [36] The first phase of the construction has been done. Construction of the second and third phase of the campus is expected to complete to soon. [37] MNLU Nagpur is envisioned to have the most beautiful campus in the country. [38] MNLU Nagpur is expected to have the best in class infrastructure along with various amenities and facilities which include the country's first museum of law and a Hostel for the LGBT community. [39] [40] [41]
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