It has the unique distinction of producing the largest number of sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India, with many notable alumni's from various fields.

The then Vice-Chancellor of the University of Delhi, and himself a great lawyer, jurist, and educationist, Dr. Hari Singh Gour was the first Dean of the Faculty of Law.

It was also time to look beyond the entrenched British model and restructure legal education to meet the demands of a now Independent India clamouring for equality in access to power, respect and knowledge.

They now had to be trained to create & use law as an instrument of social change and, as Nehru put it, to wipe a tear from every eye.

Tripathi and his team of dedicated teachers adopted and implemented almost all the recommendations, in the 1964 Report, of the Gajendragadkar Committee on Legal Education (appointed by Vice-Chancellor Dr. C.D.

Towards this end, the case method of teaching, with decided cases and other study materials being given to the students in advance, was introduced, which enabled the Delhi Law School to achieve the goal of making students active participants in the learning process, thereby also ensuring an in-depth study of law.

Teacher participation in the management of the Law School was ensured through appointment of various committee with elected members.

Candidates need to score the minimum required marks in the Entrance Exam to be eligible to take part in the first counselling round for the LL.B.

Aspirants need to meet the entrance exam's eligibility criteria as mentioned by Faculty of Law, Delhi University.

Eligible candidates need to have at least completed their graduation from a recognised Indian University/Foreign University/Equivalent institution from any stream with minimum 50% marks.

Puri Memorial Moot Court Competition of Law Centre-II "JUSTIFIED" is an annual activity in which teams from all parts of the country participate.

Classes in LC-II are held from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm [6] The teaching and learning methods in the Faculty of Law are participatory in nature.

Delhi University Law School follows the Case Method as the primary mode of teaching and learning.

[8] The method is based on the principle that the best way to study the Indian legal system and relevant laws is from precedent, i.e. a principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts.

A class in the Faculty of Law commences with a discussion based on the assigned case between students and the teacher, followed by a quick reading of the issue and ratio decidendi of the judgement.

DLR provides an intellectual platform to legal fraternity to express their opinions in the form of articles, case comments, book reviews, etc.

It seeks to provide a platform to the legal fraternity for expressing their views, ideas and research undertaken by them.

It invites original and previously unpublished articles, notes and comments from academic, judges, lawyers, research scholars on any contemporary legal and socio-legal issue.

It invites articles, papers, case notes, book reviews and essays every year from academics, independent researchers, practitioners and students.

The main objective of JOLT-I is to encourage good legal writing on all areas of law and research among students and teaching faculty alike.

[13][14] This is a student driven academic journal covering a diverse range of themes and topics of contemporary significance.

[15] Every year the Faculty of Law organizes and hosts national and international level moot court competitions.