Melgiri Memorial National Law Library
The Narayan Rao Melgiri Memorial National Law Library at NLSIU is the largest law library in the country, housing a collection of over 40,000 bound volumes in addition to periodical holdings.
The Melgiri Library was inaugurated by Chief Justice of India R.C. Lahoti on August 27, 2005. The library was built through generous contributions from the University Grants Commission (India), New Delhi and Chairwoman Sudha Murthy of the Infosys Foundation.
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