National Law School foundation stone to be led by December end
December 23rd, 2007
Following is a report from Pioneer on this.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will lay the foundation stone of the National University of Law by the end of December. Sources said though the exact official date has not been finalised, the foundation stone laying ceremony is expected to be held on December 30.
The founding stone for the university will be laid on Brajabiharipur Mouza near CDA. The Government will provide one-time contribution of Rs 5 crore for the project. The Government will also provide 30 acre land for the project. The Law University will be built on the line of its counterpart in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Kolkata.
While the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court will be the Chancellor of the University, Chief Justice of Supreme Court will be the visiting chairman of the newly formed Governing board.
Note: As per a recent Economic Times article, currently there are 7 National Law Universities. They are in Bangalore, Bhopal, Raipur, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Gandhinagar and Kolkata. There is plan that in 2008 they will have a common entrance exam. The proposed National Law University in Orissa should immediately attempt to join this group.
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1. Abhishek Tripathy | March 7th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
Better late than never thay say….with the government seemingly serious about the issue of setting up a national law school in the state, things seem bright for the scenarioa of legal education in Orissa.
The proposed NLU,O should take a few tips on setting up a centre of excellence of this scale from the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), in the neighbouring city of Calcutta which is a top notch law school brushing shoulders with the NLSIU, Bangalore.
It is ranked as a Tier One Law School by the LexisNexis Harlsbury Law Monthly for 2008 (alongside NLSIU, B’lore) which further buttresses the case in its favour. The experience of NUJS to rise like a dream to rank as the best national law school in the nation in a very short span of just 8 years is a lesson that every new law school must learn……………
all the best for NLU,O…Keep Goin’!!!!!
2. Abhishek Tripathy | March 21st, 2008 at 10:38 am
and regarding the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), it is very much a reality…and is all set to bgin frm 2008…………
It is gonna b a total Objective Paper (Bsically following the NUJS pattern) and comprise of areas like Maths, Logical reasoing, G.K. , English and Legal Aptitude…………………..
7 top National Law Schools will b participants and the criteria for the ranking amongst the List of participating National Law schools is Seniority………….
therefore, the NLSIU, B’lore will kick start the 1st CLAT, ’08………………………
More info on http://www.clat.in
3. S.K.MOHANTY | March 30th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
THE NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY OF ORISSA ACT ,2008 (ORISSA ACT 4 OF 2008) was published in the Orissa Gazette (Extraordinary) Vide No.2215,dated 4th December,2008.