New NLUs coming up in States across India

Taking a cue from the Maharashtra Govt's playbook, other States in India have started looking at creating more than one NLU in their respective States. Maharashtra currently has three NLUs (Mumbai, Nagpur and Aurangabad). On the other hand M.P. has two NLUs - one in Bhopal and the other in Jabalpur. Recently there were news reports of Gujarat inaugarating its second NLU at Silvassa; (the first one was established in Gandhinagar more than two decades ago).

According to a recent article in the Deccan Chronicle, the administration in Kurnool, India, has reportedly identified land for the establishment of a new National Law University (NLU). This development indicates that plans are underway for the creation of an NLU in Kurnool. The district administration has selected a site in Lakshmipuram in Kallur mandal for setting up the proposed National Law University in the district.

Currently, there are 25 NLUs and this would be the second in the State of A.P. , in addition to the existing Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU) in Visakhapatnam.

Sat May 27, 2023