KURNOOL: Taking a step towards decentralised governance, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy laid the foundation stone for the construction of National Law University (NLU) at Jagannathagattu in Lakshmipuram of Kurnool district on Thursday.
Reiterating the YSRC government’s commitment to make Kurnool a judicial capital of Andhra Pradesh, the CM recalled the government’s promise of establishing a High Court echoing the principles of fair justice outlined in the Sribagh Agreement of 1937.
He also said that the government is mulling to set up AP Legal Metrological Commission, Labour Commission, VAT Appellate Commission, Wakf Board and other institutions transforming the Kurnool region into a judicial hub.
It is to be noted that already AP State Human Rights Commission and Lokayukta have been functioning from Kurnool.
According to AP State Housing Corporation Development executive engineer P Nirmal Kumar, the National Law University will be constructed in an extent of 150 acres with an estimated cost of Rs 1,011 crore. After its completion, the facility would be the second National Law University in Andhra Pradesh and one among 25 others across the country.
With a built up area of 10,93,916 sqft, the NLU would comprise three blocks—Central, Western and Eastern—and three small units connecting them.
While the central block will have eight floors, east and west blocks would have four floors each. The executive engineer informed that the law university would be completed in phases and facilities such as administration and academics would be taken up in the first phase.
Emphasising the need for an internationally recognised institution of higher learning in law and related subjects, Nirmal Kumar said, “The primary objective of the National Law University is to evolve and impart comprehensive and interdisciplinary legal education that is socially relevant. Through this education, the State government’s aim to integrate legal and ethical values enshrined in the Constitution of India in the education system will be realised.”
He added that the students of NLU will not only be shaped as agents of change as the country achieves its social and developmental goals, but will also be equipped to address the imperatives of the new millennium and uphold the principles of the Constitution of India.