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Rajiv Gandhi National
University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab, was established by the
State Legislature of Punjab by passing the Rajiv Gandhi
National University of Law, Punjab Act, 2006 (Punjab Act
No. 12 of 2006). The Act incorporated a University of Law
of national stature in Punjab, thereby fulfilling the need
for a Centre of Excellence in legal education in the
modern era of globalization and liberalization. RGNUL
started functioning from its Headquarters-Mohindra Kothi,
The Mall, Patiala w.e.f. 26 May 2006. The University
acquired approval of the Bar Council of India (BCI) in
July 2006. The University also got registered with the
University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi under
Section 2(f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956
and has been declared fit to obtain grant from the (UGC)
under Section 12-B of the UGC Act, 1956.
Presently, RGNUL is functioning from a heritage building
of the erstwhile Patiala State, that is, Mohindra Kothi,
The Mall, Patiala located in the heart of Patiala city in
a pollution free environment. Keeping in view the
requirements of a National University of Law, necessary
infrastructure has been developed in the form of
classrooms, lectures halls, computer labs, library,
reading hall, health centre, gymnasium and other sports
facilities. There are separate buildings such as
Administrative Block, Academic Block, Library, Hostels,
Mess House, Canteen etc. to cater to the needs of a
national institution.
RGNUL has a well equipped computerized Central Library
with about 20,000 titles in addition to the specialized
libraries of the Research Centres. There are two advanced
Computer Labs with 60 computers and leased line internet
connectivity. The University is fully residential with
boys and girls staying in separate hostels. The whole
RGNUL Campus is wi-fi enabled which is also extended to
the respective hostels round the clock.
The main campus of the University is coming up at Village
Sidhuwal, Bhadson Road, Patiala in an area of 50 Acres of
land. A State-of-the-art campus has been designed. The
fully residential and self-sufficient campus will have
Administrative cum-Academic Block, separate spacious
Library, Auditorium, Sports Complex, Boys and Girls
Hostels, Guest House, Community Hall, Health Centre,
residences and various other facilities.
The University has also set up Centre for Advanced Study
in Criminal Law (CASCL);; Centre for Consumer Protection
Law and Advocacy (CCPLA); Centre for Advanced Study in
International Humanitarian Law (CASH); School of
Agricultural Law and Economics (SALE); RGNUL Institute for
Competitive Examination (RICE); Bureau of Information for
Study Abroad (BISA) and Directorate of Distance Education
(DODE). The objective of these Centres is to undertake
advanced study and research in the emerging areas of the
respective fields, independently or in collaboration with
professional institutions at the national or international
levels; to bring about publications and produce study
material in the respective fields of knowledge; organize
seminars, workshops and conferences on contemporary and
significant issues. School of Law of the Indira Gandhi
National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi has also set
up a Study Centre at RGNUL, Patiala under its Regional
Centre at Khanna (Punjab). In the first instance, a Post
Graduate Certificate Course in Cyber Laws (PGCCL) has
started from January 2009 as the Distance Learning
Programme of the IGNOU from the RGNUL Campus.
RGNUL is also a member of a number of professional
organizations of national and international stature like
the Asian Law Institute (ASLI), Singapore; Commonwealth
Legal Education Association (CLEA); Forum of South Asian
Clinical Law Teachers (FSACLT), Goa; Indian Economic
Association (IEA); Indian Institute of Comparative Law (IICL),
Jaipur; Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA),
New Delhi; Indian Law Institute (ILI), New Delhi; Indian
Political Science Association (IPSA); Indian Society of
Criminology (ISC), Madras; Indian Society of International
Law (ISIL), New Delhi; Institute of Constitutional and
Parliamentary Studies (ICPS), New Delhi; International
Association of Law Schools (IALS), and International Law
Students Association (ILSA), United States of America |
