Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday approved a bill to establish a National Law University in the state, PTI reported, quoting an official spokesperson. — Scroll
The proposal owes its origin to the resolution moved by the ‘’All India Law Ministers Conference’’ in mid-nineties, resolving to set up a law school in each state modelled on the National Law School University for improving the quality of professional legal education, he said. — Indiatoday
Great news.
First of all, a law school approved by a governor under President’s Rule, in a state that is currently effectively operating under martial law since the revocation of Article 370, will no doubt make for some interesting field case studies for first years.
Also cause for celebration: this will be at least the 24th (correct us if we’re wrong) national law school to mushroom as state governments have fallen over each other to plant an NLU flag on their turf.
Though it’s worth remembering that the vast majority of NLUs see little to no support from state governments and have few employment or academic prospects to offer students, as in-part evidenced by a raft of protests.
The latest NLU that has become recently operational, seems to be NLU Sonepat in Haryana (also known as the Dr BR Ambedkar National Law University, or DBRANLU Sonepat), which has apparently taken admissions for the 2019-20 academic year and commenced classes on 7 August 2019.
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If there is also a plan to start an NLU in the new UT of Ladakh, I would like to propose the names of Prof [...] and Prof [...] and VC and Registrar respectively. One is an expert in environment law, which is a very important subject for Ladakh during this period of climate change. Another likes students to cover themselves, which is perfect considering the weather in Ladakh.
1. Arunachal
2. Goa
3. Manipur
4. Meghalaya
5. Mizoram
6. Nagaland
7. Sikkim (proposal announced)
8 Tripura
9. Uttarkhand (proposal announced)
Depending on local political exigencies, WB will likely have another NLU in North Bengal, irrespective of green or saffron. That's definite. There is a toss-up whether one or two more NLUs should come up. Someone has convinced CM "if you build, they will come" approach is a good way to garner votes and also distribute favours through large construction etc tenders. Also increasing gross enrollment ratio needs to be upped. Hence the frenzy to open universities. Output quality et al be damned.
And let's not forget individual and/or collective interests (often petty couched in professional) of the state HC judges.
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http://projects.cbix.in/projects/dr-b-r-ambedkar-national-law-university-575
https://barandbench.com/come-in-no-23-foundation-stone-laid-for-nlu-uttarakhand/
[quote]He has been advocating the need for a national law school in Goa. “We need a national law school in Goa to improve competitiveness among students and professionals in Goa. Getting such a project sanctioned requires the will of the government. I am always open for suggestions and discussions if needed,” says Pinheiro.[/quote]
[quote]The NLUs are placed under the law ministry and not under the higher education ministry which, I believe, is a major cause of their neglect. For the law ministry, the administration of the NLUs become a secondary concern.
... There have been demands in the past to grant the Institute of National Importance (INI) status to the NLUs which will help in solving the problem of fund crunch as the INIs get funding directly from the central government under the Ministry of Human Resource Development’s budget for higher education.
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https://livewire.thewire.in/campus/the-plight-of-national-law-universities-in-india/
NLU students and alumni should all support the HECI Bill and suppose the BCI. I request LI to cover this issue properly.
officially not our Part?
2. Will Kashmiri Pandits be eligible to Minority quota in NLU-J&K or would they fall under national Gen category?
3. Am I allowed to wear Kangri inside classroom, if they fail to provide centrally air heating facility?
Also A&N Islands Admin had also signed up some sort of agreement with NLS. There were whispers of upgrading the govt law college there to NLU status. But that probably went nowhere.