Shiv Nadar Foundation introduces new law school

In the latest initiative by Shiv Nadar Foundation, the Shiv Nadar Law was inaugurated at the campus of Shiv Nadar University in Chennai. The programme with offer five-year BA LLB for law aspirants.

The function was honoured by the presence of Supreme Court Judge Justice MM Sundresh who was the chief guest, along with other dignitaries as Prof. (Dr.) S.K. Bhattacharyya, vice chancellor at Shiv Nadar University, Shikhar Malhotra, trustee at Shiv Nadar Foundation, Prof. (Dr.) Shiv Swaminathan, dean at Shiv Nadar School of Law, and Prof. (Dr.) Vinay Sitapati, associate dean at Shiv Nadar School of Law.

Interestingly, 45 students have already enrolled in the inaugural batch. Moreover, the institution has planned a batch of 120 students for the coming year. The Shiv Nadar Law school also offers scholarships to students, which also involves full-tuition waivers.

While addressing the audience , Justice Sundresh, mentioned that despite India having numerous law colleges, quality legal education is scarce, thereby preventing law students to not contributing positively to society.

“Those in the legal profession must never forget the core principle, that they exist to serve the society and the litigant,” Justice Sundresh said.

Prof. Sriman Kumar Bhattacharyya expressed his appreciation and delight in introducing the Shiv Nadar School of Law to Chennai which seeks to transform aspiring legal students into world-class lawyers.

He mentioned that the law school “combines a true-blue liberal arts program with legal studies, and the curriculum has been framed on global best practices.”

Moreover, Professor Bhattacharya added that professors and faculty members are drawn from the best Western universities such as Oxford, Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, and one-fifth of the faculty will be active legal practitioners from India and abroad.

Trustee Shikhar Malhotra highlighted that Shiv Nadar University Chennai is a hub for intellectual exploration and innovation, and the inauguration of the law school is poised to cultivate India’s best legal professionals and scholars.