The Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla was established bythe Himachal Pradesh National Law University Act, 2016 (16 of 2016) inSeptember, 2016. The University started functioning from 5th October,2016.
The HPNLU campus is situated at Ghandal, on Shimla-Mandi National Highway, Shimla (H.P.) which is about 22 km from Shimla.
The University has acquired approval of the Bar Council of India. The University has got registered with the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, under Section 2(f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. The HPNLU Shimla is regular member of Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi and several other prestigious National and International Institutions/organizations.