National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam
| NLUA | |
| Type | National Law University |
|---|---|
| Established | 2009 |
| Chancellor | Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. J. S. Patil |
| Students | 320 |
| Location | Guwahati, Assam, India |
| Campus | 47 acres (0.19 km2) |
| Affiliations | Bar Council of India, UGC |
| Website | Official website |
National Law University, Assam (NLU-A) (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय विधि विश्वविद्यालय, असम), is an autonomous law school in India located in Guwahati, Assam, India. It is among the top law colleges in India. It was established in 2009 through an Act passed by the State Legislature of Assam (Assam Act XXV of 2009) as a public university dedicated to the field of legal education. The admissions for first batch were made in 2011 which passed out in 2016. The first Vice-Chancellor of the University was Professor (Dr.) Gurjeet Singh, currently the University is managed by the newly appointed Vice Chancellor Professor (Dr.) J.S. Patil who succeeded Professor (Dr.) Vijender Kumar in 2016. The University is running efficiently with an effective administration and harmonious student-faculty rapport.
The North-Eastern region of India has traditionally been one of the underdeveloped and marginalized areas of the Indian nation. In 2009, despite the presence of a High Court for the eight ‘Seven Sister’ states, viz., Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura in Guwahati; the scenario of legal education in the area remained far from the potential of possible proliferation of excellence in the realm of legal profession. Thus, to fulfill the aspirations of the people, the Government of Assam decided to initiate and facilitate the establishment of a Law University in Assam. This led to the establishment of The National Law University and Judicial Academy(NLUJAA), Assam by the Government of Assam by way of passing the National Law School and Judicial Academy, Assam Act, 2009(Act No.XXV of 2009). This Act was later amended as the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (Amendment) Act, 2011 (Act II of 2012), wherein the word ‘School’ was replaced by the word ‘University’.
Its present address is the North Eastern Judicial Officer’s Training Institute (NEJOTI) building at Ulubari, in the heart of the Guwahati city. The permanent high tech campus of the Law University is coming up at Agiyathuri, Amingaon on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra river. Set amidst the lush greenery, it has a sprawling campus area that covers 21 acres, with the area likely to be increased to 47 acres in the near future.
University currently publishes two official bi-annual journals one run by student editors and other by faculty editors. National Law University Assam Law Review (NLUALR) is a four-student edited Journal under the chief editorship of Alien Pandey and National Law University Assam Law and Policy Review (NLUALPR) under the chief editorship of Associate Professor (Dr.) Martian Vats.
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