Established in New Delhi, primarily with the objective of promoting and conducting legal research, education and training.

The institute was instrumental in organizing an international conference on Global Environment and Disaster Management Law Society in 2011.

The membership of the institute is now nearly three thousand representing the persons interested in the study and advancement of law.

[citation needed] Hon’ble Chief Justice of India is the ex officio president of the institute.

[5] The institute has been granted deemed university status in 2004 vide the government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification No.

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