University of Lucknow's Dr R. U. Singh Memorial National Level Literary Events

About the University of Lucknow

Faculty of Law, University of Lucknow has been pioneer legal institution of India. It was established in 1921 with three teachers. Mr. Jag Mohan Nath Chak was its first Dean The real architect was Prof. RU Singh who with great zeal and enthusiasm organized teaching and research in the faculty in a systematic way. He held the office of Dean, Faculty of Law till 1956.

About Dr R. U. Singh

“Dr. Ram Ugrah Singh, is the chief architect of Indian Legal Education system. He completed his LL.B. and M.A. from the University of Allahabad in 1927. He structured the Faculty of Law, the University of Lucknow with great zeal and enthusiasm. He held the office of Dean, Faculty of Law till 1956. He also shaped the Law Faculty of Delhi and Banaras Hindu University (BHU).

The distinction goes to him for drafting the Constitution of Nepal. The University of Lucknow has named its law library after him “Dr. R.U. Singh Law Library”. He introduced subjects like Public International Law, Company Law, Legal History, Legal Remedies, Taxation, Labour Law in Faculty of Law, University of Lucknow. He also started two law journals, “The Federalist” and “The Indian Law.”Advertisements