Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has given assent to the Jammu and Kashmir National Law University Bill thereby paving way for the establishment of a National Law University in Jammu and Kashmir.

Enactment of the Jammu and Kashmir National Law University Act will pave way for setting up of a National Law University in Jammu and Kashmir. It will bring Jammu and Kashmir at par with other States where National Law Universities have been established. The proposal owes its origin to the resolution moved by the ‘All India Law Ministers Conference’ in mid-nineties, wherein, it resolved to set up in each State a Law School modelled on the lines of National Law School University for improving quality of professional legal education.