Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai, established under the Maharashtra National Law University Act 2014 is one of the premier National Law Universities in India. The Act envisaged to establish National Law University in Maharashtra to impart advanced legal education and promote society-oriented research in legal studies for the advancement of the societal life of the people in the country. Within the span of six years, the University has been able to traverse an arduous yet, promising path filled with lots of possibilities for the future. An institution for higher learning must promote scholarship that engages with practical questions as well as the moral and philosophical dilemmas that arise in contemporary life. Research in law addresses these problems of society in this dynamic sense. In recent years the University has taken long strides in areas of research and has established Research Centres in the areas of Clinical Legal Education, Criminal Justice, Maritime Law & Research, Intellectual Property, Taxation Law, Arbitration, Mediation and Information Technology. MNLU Mumbai has also been granted Department for Promotion of Industries and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India’s IPR Chair. Recently, the University also established Justice M. L. Pendse Chair in Environmental Law. The University has also undertaken several research projects. 

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