“The Central Government will assist in establishing a National Law School and Judicial Academy in Assam for imparting legal education for the development of teaching and higher learning in Law, with the power to award degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions. Further, periodical training program will be undertaken as a part of continuing education for advocates, Judicial officers, paralegal personnel, govt. officials etc. etc. including one year compulsory induction training for the newly recruited Judicial officers. For this purpose, a training institution named Judicial Academy will also function like a separate facility in the proposed Law University.”
The National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA) has been established by the Government of Assam by way of enactment of the National Law School and Judicial Academy, Assam Act, 2009 (Assam Act No. XXV of 2009). The word ‘School’ was replaced by the word ‘University’ by amending the National Law School and Judicial Academy, Assam (Amendment) Act, 2012. The Hon’ble Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court is the Chancellor of the University. NLUJAA promotes and makes available modern legal education and research facilities to students and scholars drawn from across the country, including the North East, coming from different socio-economic, ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds.