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Establishment:
Vinayaka Mission’s Law School (VMLS) formerly known as Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Law (AVIL) has been established by VMRF to impart legal education and legal skills relevant to the evolving needs of the local, national and global community.

Infrastructure:
Vinayaka Mission’s Law School is spread over a sprawling 67 acre state-of-the-art campus located on a scenic campus just off the East Coast Road, Chennai. It houses Cutting edge smart classroom facility, Library, MOOT court, Centres of Excellence, Access to Digital Library etc.

Law School of the Future:
VMLS, describes itself as a "Law School of the Future" where they envision three key pillars: inclusivity and diversity in the student pool, aided by bilingual teaching support; future proofing learners by equipping them with skills and knowledge pertaining to the impact of emerging technologies on both the content and practice of law; extensive clinical education with a focus on justice delivery and support. All the four centers of excellence, smart classrooms and other state of the art infrastructure, and faculty with international training and exposure, exist and collaborate in service of this vision.

Mentorship Collaboration:
O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat VMLS is being mentored by O.P Jindal Global University (OPJGU), an institution of Eminence and Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) Currently ranked as India’s No.1 Law School, under an Institutional Mentorship Agreement.

(i) Global Tamil Law Centre
This pioneering Centre aims to foster innovative programs and cultivate specialised advocacy and research skills in Tamil language, with the goal of providing practical experience and training for legal practice in all Courts including the District Courts and below in Tamil Nadu. The Centre also seeks to promote access to justice at the grassroots level. To achieve these objectives, the Centre will offer learning aids and materials in Tamil to supplement classroom instruction (which is in English). This initiative will benefit students who wish to enhance their legal education in English with additional learning resources in Tamil. The Centre will establish a Tamil Law library with a collection of books and judgements in Tamil. The Centre for Global Tamil Law will enter into a tie-up with Tamil Associations and diaspora across the world.

(ii) Centre for Justice through Technology
The Centre for Justice Through Technology strives to be an incubator and ideator of Social Justice Innovation. The Centre focuses on developing more effective tools, products, processes, services, technologies, and ideas for delivering justice, empowering common citizens to achieve their full potential.

(iii) Centre for the Promotion of International Law
The Centre for Promotion of International Law is dedicated to promoting excellence in research and teaching of International Law, a field that has gained unprecedented significance in today’s world. Additionally, the Centre operates an E-Journal, which features original work focusing on contemporary issues in International Law.

(iv) Centre for Maritime Law
The Centre for Maritime Law is dedicated to promoting the study, debate, discussion, and research in admiralty and maritime law. The Centre recognizes that matters pertaining to the jurisdiction of courts and procedural and substantive law of admiralty and maritime matters in India are yet to develop in line with international trends. Therefore, the Centre’s research efforts focus on bridging this gap and contributing to the

development of this field in India. The Centre assumes tremendous significance considering that in Tamil Nadu, including Chennai there are many major ports and the Madras High Court is vested with Admiralty Jurisdiction.

Five Year Integrated Law

 * B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)
 * B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)
 * B. Com. LL.B. (Hons.)

Three Year Law

 * LL.B. (Hons.)

Faculty Members
The faculty members of VMLS are from 31 different national universities, including 5 NLUs, OP JGU, IIT, etc., and international universities like Queen Mary, University of London, University of Oxford, University of East London, Stanford University, ISDE Law and Business School &

Football Club Barcelona, Stansfield School of Business, University of Tel Aviv, and University of Melbourne.

Dr. Ananth Padmanabhan

Chesha P. Chellappan

Dr. A. Pandiaraj

Krishna Kishore Padala

Sphurthi Krishna

[https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanga-mithra-ph-d-54956212b/details/experience/ Dr. Gnana Sanga Mithra. S.]

Aarthy G.

Nishant Sheokand

Suhasini Rao

Edhaya Chandran

Anand Shrivas

Samudyata Sreenath

Sinjini Sen

Dr. Debdulal Thakur

Nabeela Siddique

Gunjan Saxena

Saravanan R

Shambhavi Thakur

Ananyo Mitra

Dr. Fowmina