Hidayatullah National Law University

Hidayatullah National Law University
MottoDharma Sansthapanartham
Motto in English
For the sake of establishing the primacy of the laws of eternal value.
TypeNational Law University
Established2003
ChancellorChief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court
Vice-ChancellorV.C. Vivekanandan [1]
Location, ,
21°06′25″N 81°45′32″E / 21.107°N 81.759°E / 21.107; 81.759
AffiliationsUniversity Grants Commission,
Bar Council of India
Websitewww.hnlu.ac.in
Academic block of HNLU

Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) is a public law school and a National Law University located in New Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. It was named after the former Chief Justice of India, Mohammad Hidayatullah. It is one of the autonomous law schools in India and seventh in the series of such national law schools. It was established as a centre for legal excellence by the Government of Chhattisgarh under the Hidayatullah National University of Law, Chhattisgarh Act (Act No.10 of 2003). The university offers a B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) integrated Program, an L.L.M. Program, and 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]

  1. ^ "HNLU". www.hnlu.ac.in. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  2. ^ "HNLU UGC Order" (PDF). Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  3. ^ "About HNLU". Hidayatullah National Law University. Retrieved 1 July 2017.