Hidayatullah National Law University

Coordinates: 21°06′25″N 81°45′32″E / 21.107°N 81.759°E / 21.107; 81.759
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Hidayatullah National Law University
Naya Raipur
,
Chhattisgarh
,
India

21°06′25″N 81°45′32″E / 21.107°N 81.759°E / 21.107; 81.759
AffiliationsBar Council of India
Websitewww.hnlu.ac.in
Academic block of HNLU

Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) is a

PhD
Course.

It is a residential university and receives central assistance from the University Grants Commission[2] and recognized by the Bar Council of India.[3]

Campus

Old campus

Previously, the university operated from a classical heritage building adjacent to the Raj Bhawan in the heart of the city.[4] In 2009, the university shifted to its newly constructed campus at Upparwara, Nava Raipur, about 22 km from the center of Raipur city.[5]

New campus

The new campus is built over 65 acres (26 ha) of land located beside a lake and in a serene and pollution free environment. The circular academic and administrative building has been built on the design of the Parliament of India. The academic block consists of a two-storied library with an air conditioned reading hall and an air-conditioned computer lab equipped with 200 computers. The academic block also houses the Moot Court Halls designed to match the standards of the Supreme Court of India and the High Courts. The campus is Wi-Fi enabled. There are 21 air-conditioned classrooms fitted with modern teaching aids and equipment.[6][7]

The air-conditioned classrooms are fitted with teaching aids such as DLP projectors. It also has a conference hall and an Amphitheatre. The halls of residence at the new campus have been constructed to provide single room accommodation to each student. However, the later construction of the new hostels for both girls and boys are double occupancy.

Infrastructure

Hostels

HNLU HOR
Residence Halls

HNLU provides separate hostels for girls and boys. Each hostel has three blocks which are connected to the mess. There are over 400 single occupancy rooms and under construction 216 double occupancy rooms. The hostels are equipped with separate mess and gymnasium facilities with a resident doctor.[6]

Library and reading room

HNLU LIBRARY
HNLU Library

HNLU has a two-storied library with an air conditioned reading hall.[citation needed] As of 2016, the library collection includes 22,788 titles: 15,040 books and 7,748 bound journals. The library hosts 1219 books from the personal library of justice Mohammad Hidayatullah, donated by his family.[8]

IT infrastructure

HNLU IT LAB
Information Technology Lab

HNLU has an air conditioned computer lab with desktop computers with internet connectivity. All the legal databases are available through CD-ROMs and subscription to web based databases like JSTOR, Manu Patra and Westlaw International, SCC Online, and Economic and Political Weekly. A Wi-Fi facility provides the students with wire-free access to the web resources through their laptops. The Information Technology Committee, a student body, maintains the Computer Lab.[9]

New academic block and guest house

In 2013 the university began construction on a second academic block adjacent to the original one, with classrooms built to accommodate the additional students, after intake was increased from 100 to 175.

A guest house has been built where parents of students and guests are accommodated. The lake facing guest house has air-conditioned rooms which are available at a nominal fee on application to the registrar.

New hostel block and auditorium

Construction began in 2014 for the new hostel blocks for both the boys' and girls' hostels. The new hostels are twin-sharing, contrary to the old single rooms. The Chhattisgarh Government also allotted a major budget in 2014 for the construction of a state-of-the-art auditorium.

Administration

Heading the administration of the university are:[3]

  • Visitor: Hon'ble Justice Anirudh Bose, Judge, Supreme Court of India
  • High Court of Chhattisgarh
    .
  • Vice Chancellor
    : Prof. Dr. VC Vivekanandan
  • Registrar: Dr. Vipan Kumar (I/c)

Academics

Admission

Admissions to

PhD Program is conducted separately by the University.[11] Students belonging to the state domicile Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Class, and PWD and minorities are provided with scholarships by the state government.[6]

Common Law Admission Test

HNLU conducted the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) in 2013 & in 2022. CLAT is conducted for admission into various academic programs (LLB and LLM) of the 24 National Law Universities (NLUs) in India.

Courses and curriculum

HNLU currently offers following courses:

Undergraduate

The university follows a semester system in its undergraduate program, with the students studying a total of 56 papers in 5 years. The university earlier had a system of students declaring a major (

Political Science, Sociology or Economics
), but currently it offers a single major, Political Science. In the 4th and 5th year, students have to choose two honors papers. All students are also required to study six optional papers during their 4th and 5th year.

Postgraduate

The university offers a one-year LL.M Program which runs according to a trimester system. The specializations offered are corporate law, intellectual property law and environmental law.

Publications

HNLU Student Bar Journal is the flagship peer review journal of the Students Bar Association of HNLU. In 2014 the university started the HNLU Journal of Law & Social Sciences (ISSN No. 2347-839X), a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal with an editorial board of experts on law as well as the field of social sciences. This bi-annual journal is being published with the objective to provide a platform to judges, jurists, academicians, research scholars and legal practitioners to express their views on topics of contemporary significance in law and social sciences.[15]

Rankings

Outlook India (2022)[16]
9

Hidayatullah National Law University was ranked ninth in India by

Outlook India's "Top 13 Government Law Institutes In India" of 2022".[16]

Academic achievements

The students of the university have won various awards and accolades. In 2012 the Supreme Court Lawyers Welfare Trust, awarded its first annual fellowship, named "The Lawyers Welfare Award" to HNLU alumnus Pallav Mongia.[17]

An alumnus of the 2012 graduating batch, Saksham Chaturvedi won the ABA Section of International Law's Rona R. Mears Student Writing Competition and Scholarship Award, 2011 for his essay on "The Geneva Conventions: What Past? What futures?" and was awarded the prize in an event hosted by the American Bar Association in Washington[18]

Student life

Student Bar Association

The Student Bar Association at HNLU is the representative body of the students. The Association comprises fourteen students who are the conveners of the twelve committees of the University. A president and a vice-president are elected from amongst these fourteen members. The members and officers of the Association hold office for a year. The Association makes all decisions affecting the students and makes recommendations to the Vice-Chancellor. The Association coordinates and supervises the activities of all the committees at the University.[19]

The HNLU Students Bar Association consists of fourteen committees: Moot Court Co-ordination Committee, Academic Support Committee, Finance Committee, Legal Service Society, Literary and Debate Society, Library Committee, I.T. Committee, Public Relations Committee, Disciplinary Committee, Mess Committee, Halls of Residence Committee, Cultural Committee, Students Editorial Board and Sports Committee. Each has a convener and co-convener, and at least two faculty advisers. The President and Vice President of the Student Bar Council are elected by popular vote.

International Law Students Association

The HNLU ILSA Chapter was established on 11 October 2010, with Aakansha Kumar as its Chief Officer and Shilpa Jain and Neeraj Tiwari as Faculty Advisers.[20] Through the years the Chapter has tried to forward the study on International Law in HNLU through various initiatives, including a two-day Lecture Series by Prof. David Ambrose from the University of Madras and the HNLU-ILSA Refugee Conference.[21]

Moot courts

2nd HNMCC
2nd Justice Hidayatullah Memorial National Moot Court Competition
HNLU Moot Court Hall
HNLU Moot Court Hall

To familiarize students with the workings of courts, the university conducts courtroom exercises and moot courts. Courtroom exercises are conducted in every semester. Students are encouraged to participate in moot court competitions so that they get the chance to interact with other law students from all over the country. The Moot Court Committee is the facilitator of the moot court. The committee is guided by the faculty coordinator and three faculty advisers.

Justice Hidayatullah Memorial National Moot Court competition

HNLU organises its flagship moot the Justice Hidayatullah Memorial National Moot Court Competition every year in October, in which teams from across the country participate.[22][23] The Moot sees participation from across the country, with the Judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court officiating over the finals. The competition has been previously sponsored by the Competition Commission of India and renowned law firms such as Khaitan & Co., J. Sagar & Associates, and Sai Krishna & Associates.[24][25] The 1st Edition of the Moot in 2007 was based on Biotechnology Law,[26] the subsequent editions being based on Competition law (in association with the Competition Commission of India). The 7th edition of the Competition in 2014 saw the theme being changed from to Environmental law.[27] HNMCC is listed as a tier 5 Moot in the Mooting Premier League.[28][29]

Edition Year Winner Runner-up Best Speaker
2nd 2008[30] ILS Law College, Pune National Law University, Jodhpur
3rd 2010[31] National Law University, Delhi Campus Law Centre, Delhi Aditya Singha (NLU, Delhi)
4th 2011[32] National Law University, Jodhpur West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata Vishal Sagar (NLU Jodhpur)
5th 2012[33] West Bengal National University Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
Nalsar University of Law
, Hyderabad 		Akshat Gupta (WBNUJS, Kolkata)
6th 2013[34] National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
Nalsar University of Law
, Hyderabad 		Pranav Agarwal (NALSAR, Hyderabad)
7th 2014[35] SASTRA University, Thanjavur Symbiosis Law School, Noida Siddhanth Kocchar (UPES Dehradun)

Achievements

HNLU has represented India in some of the International Moot Court Competitions like the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition;

St. Thomas University - School of Law, Miami, and the Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Competition.[38]

International

National

  • Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Competition 2022 (India Qualifying Rounds): Quarter Finalists (Qualified for World Rounds) & Best Memorial Award.[49]
  • K.L.E. Society's League of Mooters Moot Court Competition, 2005 : Runners' Up and Best Memorial Award.
  • 10th All India Moot Court Competition, 2005 held at the
    University Law College, Bangalore
     : Adjudged Runner's Up.
  • "Jus Amicus" National Moot Court Competition, 2007, Bharathi Vidyapeeth, Pune: Adjudged Runners Up and Best Lady Advocate.
  • Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition (North-India Rounds), 2009: Best Orator Prize.[50]
  • The NLIU-Juris Corp Corporate Law National Moot 2010 held at NLIU Bhopal - Winners.[51]
  • Henry Dunant India Rounds-2010: Winner and qualified for the Sub-Continent rounds.[40][52]
  • Bar Council of India International Law Moot Court Competition, 2011: Best Female Oralist.[53]
  • NALSAR - NFCG Corporate Governance Moot Court Competition, 2011: Runner-up, Best Speaker Prize.[54]
  • ULC Bangalore All India Moot Court Competition, 2011: Best Memorial and Best Researcher Awards.[55]
  • Monroe E. Price Media Law International Moot to be held at Oxford University in March 2011.[56]
  • Nani Palkhiwala Tax Moot Court Competition, 2011: Awarded Best Speaker Prize.[57]
  • Philip C. Jessups Moot Court Competition (North India), 2012: Second Best Team and 4th Best Memorial.[58]
  • 1st D.H. Law National Moot Court Competition, 2012 held at CNLU, Patna: Adjudged Winners.
  • Surana and Surana National Trial Advocacy Moot, 2012 (North Eastern Rounds): Winner, Best Advocate, Second Best Advocate, Second Best Memorials and Best Speaker in the Finals.[59]
  • 4th Rizvi Law College Saqib Rizvi Memorial Moot, 2012: Adjudged Runner-up.[60]
  • 9th Nani Palkhiwala Tax Moot, 2012: Best Researcher Prize.[61]
  • 17th Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition, 2012 (North India rounds): Best Memorial Award.[62]
  • 6th Pro Bono Moot Court Competition 2012 held at SOEL, Chennai: Runner's up, Best Memorial, Best Speaker and Best Researcher award.[63]
  • 15th S.C. Javali Memorial National Moot Court Competition, 2012 organized by
    Karnatak University's Sir Siddappa Kambali Law College, Dharwad: Adjudged Runner-up.[64]
  • KK Luthra Memorial Criminal Law Moot, 2013: Best Memorials Prize.[65]
  • 1st NLS - TIOL Tax Law Moot, 2013 held at National Law School of India University, Bangalore: Adjudged Winners[65]
  • Surana and Surana Trial Advocacy Moot, 2013 (North Eastern Rounds): Winner, Second Best Memorials and Third Best Speaker[66]
  • Army Institute of Law National Moot Court Competition, 2013: Adjudged Winners[67]
  • 3rd Paras Diwan Memorial National Moot Court Competition, 2013 organized by UPES, Dehradun: Adjudged Winners.[68]
  • ITMU Moot Court Competition, 2013: Adjudged Winners.
  • 2nd
    KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar: Adjudged Winner, Best Speaker.[69]
  • 8th Justice Bodh Raj Sawhney Memorial Moot Court Competition, 2014 held at NALSAR, Hyderabad: Adjudged Winner.[70]
  • 5th NLIU Juris-Corp Moot Court Competition, 2014 held at NLIU, Bhopal: Adjudged Runner-up.[71]
  • Surana and Surana Trial Advocacy Moot, 2014 (North Eastern Rounds): Adjudged Winners, Best Advocate Prize.
  • Dr. B.P. Saraf National Tax Moot Court Competition, 2014 held at NUJS, Kolkata: Adjudged Runner-up.[72]

Events

Colossus

Colossus

NIT Raipur, BIT Raipur, MATS University, PIE Tech Raipur, APIC, and CIT.[75]

The second edition in 2014 saw additions like classical dance, solo singing and street plays. Participants included

Bhubaneshwar and Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar.[76]

Literary and debating

The university has an active debating circuit which is supported by the Literary & Debating Committee. The university teams selected on the basis of challengers or benchmarks participate in

NUJS
Parliamentary Debate at WBNUJS, Kolkata.

Year round activities held on the campus include:

Intra-university sporting events

The university has an endowment cricket tournament, the Sudeep Memorial Cricket Tournament, named after an alumnus.[77] There is an annual football tournament held in the university known as the Hidayatullah Premier League (HPL). A basketball tournament, Dunkyard, has also been held since 2013.

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