All India Law Students' Association
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| Abbreviation | AILSA |
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| Motto | "Justice to all" |
| Formation | 16 August 2008 |
| Type | Student organisation |
| Purpose | To contribute to legal education and foster mutual understanding and to promote social responsibility among law students and young lawyers; also providing legal aid to the needy |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
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Region served | India |
Official language | English, Hindi |
President | Apoorv Agarwal |
Main organ | Executive Council of AILSA |
Parent organization | All India Bar Association[1] |
| Website | http://www.lawstudents.org.in |
| Remarks | AILSA is the india's largest independent, non-political and non-profit making law students association |
All India Law Students Association (AILSA or अखिल भारतीय विधि छात्र संघ) is a non-profit association of students and lawyers who are dedicated to the promotion of welfare of law students all over India. AILSA provides students with opportunities to interact with legal professionals in an international arena. The organization's activities include academic conferences, publications, the global coordination of student organizations, seminars, providing free legal aid. etc.[2][3]
Presidents
Presidents of the Association are selected by the AILSA Executive Council. Recently, the Executive Council passed a unanimous resolution selecting Mr. Apoorv Agarwal as the President of the national body against the resignation of Mr. Manas Dowlani.
| Year | Name | University |
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| 2008–2009 | Neha Gupta | Bhartiya Vidyapeeth University (Pune) |
| 2009–2011 | Suresh Sharma | Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia (New Delhi) |
| 2011–2012 | Siddharth Nayak | NALSAR University of Law (Hyderabad) |
| 2013–2014 | Manas Dowlani | Government Law College (Mumbai) |
| 2014- [4] | Apoorv Agarwal* | NUJS (Kolkata) |
[*Incumbent]
Patron
Dr. Adish Aggarwala, President, International Council of Jurists;[5] Chairman, All India Bar Association; Special Counsel, Government of India; Ex. Vice - Chairman, Bar Council of India is the patron of the organisation. Mr. Suresh Sharma, Lawyer & former legal consultant to ministry of Home Affairs and former President of All India Law Students' Association was nominated as permanent Advisor to the Association.