Rajiv K. Luthra Foundation

Rajiv K Luthra Academic Wing, NLSIU Bangalore

Hon'ble Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud laid the foundation stone for the Rajiv K Luthra Academic Wing at the National Law School of India University in Bengaluru on the 22nd of September, 2024.

Present on the occasion were several distinguished guests and dignitaries, including Hon'ble Attorney General of India, R. Venkataramani; Chairman of Bar Council of India, Manan Mishra; Chairperson of Rajiv K. Luthra Foundation, Gayatri Luthra; Managing Partner of Luthra & Luthra Law Offices, Harry Chawla; and Managing Partner of Luthra and Luthra Chartered Accountants, Mr. Amit Luthra.

National Law School of India University has been India's top ranked institution for legal education since the last two decades and the Rajiv K Luthra Foundation's grant will be used to redevelop the Academic Wing by redesigning existing, and building new, classrooms and seminar rooms. The foundation has also instituted two annual gold medals in the memory of Rajiv K Luthra - to be awarded to meritorious students. Further, the grant will be used to organise an annual lecture series in honour of Rajiv Luthra, on contemporary legal and social issues.

In a significant step towards strengthening disability inclusion and accessible legal education, the Rajiv K. Luthra Foundation and National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Rajiv K. Luthra-NLUJ Accessibility Lab on the university campus. The Lab will serve as a multi-functional space equipped with assistive devices, accessible digital repositories, and training modules tailored for persons with disabilities.

Designed to support students across visual, auditory, locomotor, learning, and other disabilities through both academic and infrastructural assistance - the facility will be a state-of-the-art dedicated accessibility hub. The Lab will focus on enhancing access to learning resources through assistive technologies while also fostering research and policy initiatives in the field of disability rights and accessibility.

As part of the collaboration, two students with disabilities from NLUJ will be offered annual internship opportunities at Luthra and Luthra Law Offices, one of India’s leading law firms. This initiative aims to create tangible professional exposure and promote stronger representation of persons with disabilities within the legal profession.

The Rajiv K. Luthra – NLUJ Accessibility Lab, one of the first institutionalised accessibility facilities of this scale and vision in India’s higher education ecosystem, will be fully functional by February 2026.