Uttarakhand National Law University Act, 2011
No: 11 Dated: Apr, 21 2011
THE NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY OF UTTARAKHAND ACT, 2011
[UTTARAKHAND ACT NO. 11 OF 2011]
An Act to establish and incorporate a National Law University at Bhowali, Nainital in Uttarakhand and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto
It Is Hereby enacted by State Legislature in the Sixty-second years of the Republic of India as follows:
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the National Law University of Uttarakhand Act, 2011.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette appoint.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(i) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University;
(ii) "Bar Council" means the State Bar Council of Uttarakhand;
(iii) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University;
(iv) "Executive Council" means the Executive Council of the University;
(v) "Governing Council" means the Governing Council of the University;
(vi) "Prescribed" means prescribed by Regulations;
(vii) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University;
(viii) "Regulations" means the Regulations of the University;
(ix) "State Government" means the Government of Uttarakhand;
(x) "University" means the National Law University of Uttarakhand;
(xi) "Vice Chancellor" means the Vice Chancellor of the University.
3. Establishment and Incorporation of National Law University of Uttarakhand. - (1) With effect from such date as the State Government may by notification in official Gazette appoint, there shall be established, in the State of Uttarakhand an university by the name of the National Law University of Uttarakhand.
(2) The University shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire hold and dispose property both movable and immovable and to contract and shall by the said name, sue and be sued.
(3) In all suits and other legal proceedings by or against the University, the pleadings shall be signed and verified by the Registrar with the concurrence of Vice Chancellor and all processes in such suits and proceedings shall be issued to, and served on, the Vice Chancellor.
(4) [The Headquarters of the University shall be at such place as may be specified by the State Government.]
4. Objects of the University. - The objects of the University shall be as follows; namely-
(a) to advance and disseminate learning and knowledge of law, legal procedures and processes and law's role in national development;
(b) to develop in the students and research scholars a sense of responsibility to serve society by developing skills in advocacy, judicial, other legal services, legislation, judicial reforms and the like;
(c) to organise lectures, workshops, seminars, symposia, conclave, colloquium and conferences etc., to promote legal knowledge and to make law and legal processes effective instrument of social change;
(d) to hold examinations, confer degrees and other academic distinctions; and
(e) to do all such things as are connected with or incidental to the attainment of all or any of the objects of the University.