President Murmu lays foundation stone for National Law University Tripura

The foundation stone of the 25th National Law University in Tripura has been laid by the President of India Droupadi Murmu.

President of India Droupadi Murmu laid the foundation stone of the 25th National Law University in Tripura in the presence of Chief Minister Prof (Dr.) Manik Saha, Justice Indrajit Mahanty, Chief Justice of Tripura and Chancellor of NLU Tripura, Ratan Nath Lal, Minister of Law and Higher Education, Prof. Yogesh Pratap Singh, Founding Vice-Chancellor and other sitting judges of the Tripura High Court, former chief justices and judges of the High Court, senior members of the bar, and senior officials of state administration.

The President expressed her hope that National Law University Tripura would play its role as the premier legal education centre in the country. Legal education at par with international standards is one of the priorities of the Government of India under the new education policy. The establishment of National Law University Tripura is a step forward in this direction, as reported by Live Law.

Prof Yogesh Pratap Singh who assumed charge as the founding Vice-Chancellor of the NLU Tripura informed that the law university will start its academic session this year itself from the newly constructed campus of Tripura Judicial Academy. The notification inviting applications for five-year BALLB (Hons) and One Year LL.M based on CLAT 2022 scores have already been issued. The last date to send the application by email is October 22, 2022.

"The proposed National Law University will prove as an asset not only to the law students of Tripura but to the students of entire northeastern states. It will not only open academic opportunities to the students but boost economic activities in the state," said Justice Indrajit Mahanty.

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