Law Department

Law is important for a society as it serves as a norm of conduct for its citizens. Liberally, legal education serves the society by imparting law students’ general and cultural education,with a range of professional career opportunities making them good law-abiding citizens.We are governed by law, and hence, legal education becomes inevitable to us. To accomplish this aim, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Law Institute got into existence with the approval of the Executive Council in February 2020 and it has been inaugurated by Justice Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court of India on 6th March 2020. The institute is one of the premier institute of excellence imparting legal education in Kumaun region of Uttarakhand. It offers quality legal education at Undergraduate, Post-Graduate and Doctoral levels leading to the award of B.A.LL.B. (Hons.), LL.M. and Ph.D Degrees respectively. These courses are recognized and approved by the Bar Council of India and University Grants Commission. Besides this, the Faculty is very soon going to offer diploma and certificate courses in the areas of specialization in Arbitration Laws, Human Rights, and Intellectual Property Rights etc.