Madhusudan Law University

Madhusudan Law University
Motto	धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः (Sanskrit)
Motto in English	Dharma protects the protector.
Type	Public
Established	10 March 1869 as Law College; 28 April 2021 as University;
Affiliation	BCI; UGC
Chancellor	Governor of Odisha
Vice-Chancellor	Kamal Jeet Singh
Location	Cuttack, Odisha, India; 20°27′59″N 85°53′46″E / 20.4664616°N 85.896038°E
Campus	Urban
Website	mlu.ac.in

Madhusudan Law University formerly Madhusudan Law College is the oldest Law Institute (now a university) of the State of Odisha.^[2] The college is situated at Municipal Colony in Cuttack in the Indian state of Odisha.^[3] It offers 3 years LL.B.(Hons.),^[4] 5 years Integrated B.A., LL.B.(Hons) and 2 years LL.M. course approved from Bar Council of India (BCI).^[5]^[6]

History

In 1869 the law course was introduced in the Ravenshaw Collegiate School, Cuttack. thereafter it continued in the Ravenshaw College. That time the Bachelor of Law course was under the University of Calcutta and after the foundation of Utkal University in 1943 the Madhusudan Law College was also established in the same year. This college is named after National Leader and politician Madhusudan Das.^[7]

From 28 April 2021 all government and private law colleges of Odisha, other than constituent law colleges will be affiliated under Madhusudan Law University.^[8]

Notable alumni

Dipak Misra, Former Chief Justice of India^[9]
Gopal Ballav Pattanaik, Former Chief Justice of India^[10]
Ananga Kumar Patnaik, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India^[11]
Pradip Kumar Mohanty, Former Chief Justice, Jharkhand High Court^[12]
Narasingha Mishra, Former Law Minister and Member of the Law Commission^[13]
Gobinda Chandra Majhi
Pratap Jena
Ainthu Sahoo
Rabi Ray
Gopanarayan Das

References

^ "First Vice-Chancellor Of Madhusudan Law University Appointed". Sambad Apr 9, 2021. Cuttack. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ "Odisha upgrades Madhusudan Law College into a university". The Times of India. 9 April 2021.
^ "Madhusudan Law College (MLC), Cuttack - 2019 Admission, Courses, Fees". CollegeDekho. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ "Madusudan Law University - Madusudan Law University". Mlu.ac.in. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
^ "Madhusudan Law College - Cuttack - 3 years and 5 Years LLB course". www.legalserviceindia.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ "Madhusudan Law College, Cuttack". Collegedunia. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ "Madhusudan Law College". Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ Pradhan, Hemanta. "Odisha upgrades Madhusudan Law College into a university". The Times of India Apr 9, 2021, 08:49 IST. Bhubaneswar. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ "Dipak Misra". Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ "G.B. Patnaik". Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
^ "Justice AK Patnaik". Supreme Court of India. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
^ "Pradip Kumar Mohanty". Jharkhand High Court. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
^ "Narasingha Mishra made Law Commission Member". New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

[1] "First Vice-Chancellor Of Madhusudan Law University Appointed". Sambad Apr 9, 2021. Cuttack. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[2] "Odisha upgrades Madhusudan Law College into a university". The Times of India. 9 April 2021.

[3] "Madhusudan Law College (MLC), Cuttack - 2019 Admission, Courses, Fees". CollegeDekho. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

[4] "Madusudan Law University - Madusudan Law University". Mlu.ac.in. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

[5] "Madhusudan Law College - Cuttack - 3 years and 5 Years LLB course". www.legalserviceindia.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

[6] "Madhusudan Law College, Cuttack". Collegedunia. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

[7] "Madhusudan Law College". Retrieved 21 August 2019.

[8] Pradhan, Hemanta. "Odisha upgrades Madhusudan Law College into a university". The Times of India Apr 9, 2021, 08:49 IST. Bhubaneswar. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[9] "Dipak Misra". Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[10] "G.B. Patnaik". Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

[11] "Justice AK Patnaik". Supreme Court of India. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

[12] "Pradip Kumar Mohanty". Jharkhand High Court. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

[13] "Narasingha Mishra made Law Commission Member". New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

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v t e Universities in Odisha
Institutes of National Importance	AIIMS Bhubaneswar IIT Bhubaneswar IIM Sambalpur IISER Berhampur NIT Rourkela
Central universities	Central University of Odisha
Deemed universities	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences Siksha 'O' Anusandhan
State universities	Berhampur University Dharanidhar University Fakir Mohan University Gangadhar Meher University Maa Manikeshwari University Khallikote Unitary University Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University Odisha State Open University Rajendra University Rama Devi Women's University Ravenshaw University Sambalpur University Utkal University Vikram Dev University
State specialised	Biju Patnaik University of Technology IIIT Bhubaneswar Odisha University of Health Sciences Odisha University of Technology and Research Shree Jagannath Sanskrit University Utkal University of Culture Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology Odia University Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology Madhusudan Law University National Law University Odisha
Private universities	AIPH University ASBM University Birla Global University Centurion University C. V. Raman Global University DRIEMS University GIET University NIST University Silicon University Sri Sri University XIM University
Gov. body	Department of Higher Education