Our Mission

To contribute to the development of the full spectrum of the new legal order in India.

To promote, foster, and maintain legal thought through the betterment of legal, judicial and social infrastructure, promotion of discourse on legal and judicial education and reform, judicial impact assessment and judicial conscientiousness.

To bolster a comprehensive understanding of legal principles in professionals, and nurture the present and future generations of the legal profession.

To contribute to positive efforts that effect a long-lasting difference in the field of Law.

Our Vision

In 1981, Advocate Ajay Kumar Tripathi as he then was, returned to Bihar, after completing his legal education at Campus Law Centre, Delhi University. Overcoming challenges and with minimal support, he established himself as a first-generation lawyer, who rose to judgeship at the Patna High Court.

Understanding that the conventional legal system was not future ready, Justice Tripathi envisioned strengthening the justice delivery system of the State of Bihar. He foresaw that the legal and judicial sector would witness a paradigm shift, and change will become imperative in every domain.

Justice Tripathi’s beacon and inspiration was the eminent former professor of Law at Delhi Law Faculty, late Prof. (Dr.) N.R. Madhava Menon, the father of modern legal education. Under Prof. Menon’s pupillage, and as part of the Indian legal system for over four decades, Justice Tripathi constantly drew courage and vision from his mentor. He echoed Prof. Menon’s far-sightedness and often discussed the exponential pace of change legal knowledge requires, with the unified market driven economies, globally.

A person of discerning intellect and integrity, he played a crucial role in the evolution and development of several institutions of learning.

He was determined that Law will not serve as a last resort of the ill-starred idealist anymore! It must generate respect and the right kind of interest and curiosity amongst the young generation.

As part of the Bar and on the Bench, Justice Tripathi professed and believed that the profession should reflect the overall thrust as well as the consequences of its work, for the development of legal education; building legal institutions; strengthening the judicial system; improving the skills of advocates; law reform; and policy development. In furtherance to this belief, Justice Tripathi mentored a new generation of talents in the legal field. He drew strength from his immense moral authority, empathy, unwavering honesty, and a remarkable hope for people and their institutions.

Of late, he often reflected that the legal and judicial systems are being exposed to many challenging facets of our times, necessitating a need for change and a departure from the conventional and the long-established modes of working. He constantly vocalised that the key to keeping pace with the present day changes is the ability to grasp and acquire new skills; coupled with an appetite, and a drive for lifelong learning.

Our Objectives

  • Promote legal thought towards legal and judicial education, reform, and judicial impact assessment through talks, lectures, interactions by eminent and learned personalities in the field of Law, Judiciary, Public Affairs, Social Services and others.
  • Promote discourse amongst lawyers and senior advocates; Hon’ble Judges; experts; legal professionals; academics; champions; and law students through discussion and network alliances.
  • Conduct Memorial Lecture Series in memory of Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi at distinguished institutions of learning.
  • Institution of Awards and Honours in recognition of and to promote legal academic knowledge.
  • Support research in areas of legal and judicial education, legal and judicial reform, and judicial impact assessment.
  • Undertake, organise, conduct and facilitate academic events centred around research initiatives by the Foundation.
  • Publication of books and material that commemorate and honour the spirit of the Law and in support of the objectives of Foundation.
  • Promote training of young advocates with a view to indicate a spirit of service to the society and with the objective of producing dedicated lawyers who in turn could serve the society professionally in the years to come, as members of the Bar, Bench, and academia.
  • Designing and development of legal and judicial education and related studies at the schools and colleges, to promote early interest in the legal profession.
  • Supporting young and unrecognised bright talent in schools and colleges, who hail from indigent families or are underprivileged, with interventions from Foundation.
  • Raise funds through voluntary means to further the objectives of the Foundation and promote aspiring students with humble means and backgrounds to pursue a career in the legal profession.
  • To pioneer works towards Human Resource development through education, training and upgrading skills to aid and assist the able functioning of the Courts.