National Law School and Judicial Academy, Assam Act, 2009

No: 25 Dated: Sep, 19 2009

THE NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY AND JUDICIAL ACADEMY, ASSAM ACT, 2009

ASSAM ACT NO. XXV OF 2009

    An Act to provide for the establishment of a Law University and a Judicial Academy by the name of the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam at Guwahati for imparting legal education for development of teaching and higher learning in law with powers to award degrees, diplomas, and other academic distinctions and also to impart legal training and education for Judicial Officers.

    Preamble:- Whereas it is expedient to provide for the establishment of a Law University and a Judicial Academy by the name of the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam at Guwahati for imparting legal education for development of teaching and higher learning in law with powers to award degrees, diplomas, and other academic distinctions ;

    And whereas introduction of compulsory induction training for one year to all newly recruited Judicial Officers made it obligatory to have a well equipped training academy to offer comprehensive legal training and research facilities for the Judicial Officers for the purpose of enhancing capacity and professional competence ;

    And whereas in furtherance of the said objects, the Government has decided that teaching and research facilities available in the Law University can also be utilized to offer comprehensive legal training to the Judicial Officers apart from development of teaching and higher learning in law with powers to award degrees, diplomas, and other academic distinctions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto ;

    It is hereby enacted in the Sixtieth Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-

1. Short title, extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam Act, 2009.

(2) It extents to the whole of Assam.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) "Academy" means the Judicial Academy, Assam mentioned under section 3;

(b) “Authorities of the Law University" means the authorities mentioned in section 8 ;

(c) "Board" means the Board of Management of the Academy as mentioned under section 32 ;

(d) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Board ;

(e) "Court personnel" means an employee of the establishment of the Guwahati High Court, a court and a tribunal under the administrative control of the High Court ;

(f) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the Law University appointed under section 17;;

(g) "Director" means the Director of the Academy appointed under section 35 ;

(h) "Fund" means the Judicial Training Fund mentioned in section 37 ;

(i) "General Council" means the General Council mentioned in section 9 ;

(j) "Government" means the Government of Assam;

(k) "High Court” means the High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh ;

(l) "Judicial Officer" means a District Judge, a Sessions Judge, an Additional District Judge, an Additional Sessions Judge, a Senior Civil Judge, a Civil Judge, a Judicial Magistrate, a Special Judicial Magistrate or a presiding officer of a court or a tribunal under the administrative control of the Guwahati High Court;

(m) " Law University" means the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam, established under section 3 of this Act;

(n) "Member" means a member of the Board ;

(o) “prescribed” means prescribed by the Rules, Statutes and Regulations made under this Act ;

(p) "Chancellor" means Chancellor of the Law University mentioned in section 7;;

(q) "Registrar of Law University" means the Registrar of the Law University appointed under section 18.