Rs 3 crore gift by Panjab University alumnus to its alma mater to support law education and annual academic programmes

Rs 3 crore gift by Panjab University alumnus to its alma mater to support law education and annual academic programmes

Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ December 9,2025

Panjab University (PU) alumnus and former faculty member Prof D N Jauhar has donated a plot worth Rs 3 crore to create an endowment for the Department of Laws, making it one of the most significant individual contributions to the university in recent years. The initiative, created through a one-kanal property contribution in Sector 123, Mohali, aims to support long-term academic activities and strengthen the department’s academic profile.

The endowment agreement was signed by PU Registrar Prof Y P Verma, PU Finance and Development Officer CA Dr Vikram Nayyar, and Dr Jauhar, in the presence of PU Vice Chancellor Prof Renu Vig, Dean, Faculty of Law Prof Rajinder Kaur, Chairperson Prof Vandana Arora, and members of Dr Jauhar’s family- Adarsh Jauhar; Wife of Prof Jauhar; Naseem Jauhar daughter; Ameen Jauhar Son; Pamela Daughter in law.

The plot will be managed by the university, and the proceeds from its sale will form the corpus of the Prof D N Jauhar Endowment. As per the approved structure, 60 per cent of the annual income generated from the corpus will be used for academic activities, while 40 per cent will be reinvested to ensure sustainability. The endowment will support three annual programmes: an International Law Moot Court Competition, an Annual Lecture, and an Award for Achievement.

PU Vice Chancellor Prof Renu Vig lauded Prof Jauhar for setting an important benchmark for the university’s alumni. “We thank him for this valuable endowment, which will strengthen academic work in the Department of Laws. His initiative shows the strong bond our alumni have with the university, and we hope others will also come forward to contribute to the growth of their alma mater”, she said.

Prof. Jauhar said the endowment reflects his long-standing association with Panjab University and his intention to contribute meaningfully to future generations of students and scholars in the Department of Laws.

Prof Jauhar, a distinguished PU alumnus, completed all his higher education at the university, from Matriculation to PhD, and joined the Department of Laws in 1970 as the youngest permanent faculty member after securing 501 out of 800 marks in LL M, a university record dating back to its Lahore era. His research has been cited by the Supreme Court of India and High Courts, and he served the department for 39 years before retiring as Chairperson in 2009. He later served as Vice Chancellor of Dr B R Ambedkar University, Agra, and as Dean, Faculty of Law, GNDU Amritsar.

Guided by his principle of “Learn, Earn and Return”, Prof Jauhar described the endowment as part of his commitment to societal and institutional responsibility. In 2019, he executed India’s first registered Advance Directive (Living Will), and in 2023 he formalised his decision to donate his body and organs to PGI to support medical education and research.