Punjab Cabinet nod for setting up Sri Guru Teg Bahadur university of law at Tarn Taran

Chandigarh: The Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday paved the way for the establishment of a law university in the border district of Tarn Taran to commemorate the 400th Birth Anniversary of the Ninth Sikh Guru Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji, as announced by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh during the Budget Session of the Vidhan Sabha.

The Cabinet, under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, approved the ‘Sri Guru Teg Bahadur State University of Law Bill – 2020’ for presentation in the forthcoming session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.

The objects of the University shall be to evolve and impart comprehensive legal education at all levels, to organise advanced studies and promote research in all branches of law, as well as to disseminate legal knowledge and legal processes and their role in national development by organizing lectures, seminars, symposia, webinars, workshops and conferences.

It will also seek to promote cultural, legal and ethical values with a view to promote and foster the rule of law, the objectives enshrined in the Constitution of India and to promote legal awareness in the community for achieving social and economic justice.

The University’s Governing Council, to be chaired by the Vice Chancellor, shall be the plenary authority of the University, and shall formulate and review from time to time the policies and programmes of the University and also devise measures for the improvement and development of the University, among other functions.