In a pioneering development that places India at the forefront of global discourse on the regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Cyril Shroff and O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) today announced the establishment of the Cyril Shroff Centre for AI, Law & Regulation at Jindal Global Law School (JGLS), India’s top-ranked and globally reputed law school.

The Centre is being set up with the philanthropic gift of Cyril Shroff, Founder & Managing Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM), India's largest law firm, through a historic endowment.

This Centre will be India's first specific Centre of Excellence that will be specifically focused on the intricate overlap of AI, law, policy and regulation. India, being a developing digital economy, is beset by imminent challenges to respond to the ethical, legal, and policy aspects of deploying AI.

The Cyril Shroff Centre for AI, Law & Regulation will try to meet this critical requirement through creating quality research, fostering knowledge development, informing public policy, and fueling capacity building exercises. The Centre will work with legal institutions, think-tanks, government institutions, intergovernmental organisations, corporate firms, and academic communities and establish adaptable AI governance regimes in India and worldwide. The Centre seeks to become a centre of excellence to assist and co-create ethical frameworks for AI and technology with regulators and policy makers.

The Centre has set out ten core goals that will guide its work, spanning both the national and international dimensions of AI regulation. It seeks to generate state-of-the-art research on AI regulation, ethics, governance, and liability, as well as provide policy advice to Indian and international regulatory authorities.

In education, the Centre will create new courses on AI and law, as well as executive education programs specifically designed for legal professionals, policymakers, and business leaders. It aims to promote multistakeholder collaboration through working with industry, government, academia, and civil society in the development of AI governance. The Centre will engage actively with international debates around AI law and ethics, liaising with organizations like the OECD, UN, WTO, EU, and G20 AI initiatives. Major emphasis will be on AI and human rights, examining the effects of AI on basic rights, privacy, discrimination, and prejudice, and outlining ethical AI regulation mechanisms.

It will also discuss the revolutionary nature of AI in legal practice, its uses in conflict resolution, justice administration, legal research, automation, and contract management solutions. The Centre also aims to address emerging legal challenges related to AI-driven risks, such as accountability, product liability, autonomous systems, and AI-related accidents. In the financial domain, it will assess AI’s implications for banking, fintech, algorithmic trading, and risk management, and develop policy responses for AI regulation in finance and securities markets. Finally, it is dedicated to public awareness and capacity building through training programmes, lectures, conferences, and the production of educational material that is made available.

Cyril Shroff is a lawyer who belongs to the third generation, with more than four decades of experience behind him. Shroff has cultivated an art and style rooted deeply in values of legal conduct which have served as an inspiration and continue to serve as one for numerous young lawyers in the nation. Shroff has prioritized CAM with national development, a greatest indication of his patriotism towards the nation by being at its service.

Shroff advocates the potential of technology and that its application and use should be ethical and values-based. He has incorporated a lot of technological tools into his company, not only by means of maximising resources and time, but by achieving perfection, accuracy, and precision to the systems, processes, and products.

CAM marks 10 years of operations in 2025, and that is the culmination of 108 years of Amarchand Mangaldas heritage. The past decade has seen steady growth—exhibiting respect and credibility having a clear-eyed vision of the future, embracing and promoting technology. His work for CAM has been defined by an "ahead of the curve", and an innovative, creative and intellectually inquisitive culture. This is being achieved through a series of initiatives, the most important among them is the creation of the Cyril Shroff Centre for AI, Law & Regulation at JGLS.

Confirming his commitment to technology-driven development of the nation and society, Cyril Shroff said, "Artificial Intelligence is no longer a futuristic idea—it is here, deeply embedded in the way we live, work, and govern". India can seize the chance to assume a leadership position in working on ethical guidelines for policy and regulation of AI and digital technologies.

It is my pleasure to endorse the initiative to set up the Cyril Shroff Centre for AI, Law & Regulation at Jindal Global Law School. This Centre shall serve as a hub for thought leadership, systematic research, and policy interaction, assisting India in designing a balanced, ethical, and future-oriented regulatory regime for AI. This marks the decennial milestone of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, extending the firm's legacy of 108 years of Amarchand Mangaldas. The legacy and values of this Firm has been one of vision and foresight, and an 'ahead of the curve' attitude paired with character and a commitment of ethical values. Both of these concepts will be in effect at the Centre, building a future capable model for AI, but based upon ethical paradigms.

Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) Founding Vice Chancellor, says, "This is a milestone moment for JGU and Indian legal education. The Cyril Shroff Centre for AI, Law & Regulation will spearhead national and global research to comprehend and regulate AI's revolutionary effect on our societies. We are most thankful to Cyril Shroff for his visionary patronage". This Centre will not merely enhance India's thought leadership capacity in AI governance but also establish new international standards for research, scholarship, and policy engagement in this vital area.

Objectives and Vision of The Cyril Shroff Centre for AI, Law & Regulation

As India’s top-ranked law school and among the world’s top 100, JGLS offers global excellence, multidisciplinary depth, and robust research infrastructure, providing a strong foundation for the Centre. In order to achieve its vision and mission, the Centre will establish close partnerships with Indian organizations like NITI Aayog, Ministry of Electronics & IT, RBI, SEBI, and TRAI; international regulators like OECD, EU AI Act institutions, US FTC, and UK AI Safety Institute; top universities like Harvard, Oxford, Stanford, MIT, and other AI ethics and law centres; technology leaders like Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, Meta, and technology firms in India's thriving tech ecosystem.

The Centre's five-year strategic vision is to undertake inter alia initiating interdisciplinary research projects, AI integrated law programmes, and executive training programmes. It will frame an AI ethics framework for India and policy whitepapers, with significant inputs to government and regulatory authorities. Towards its mission of creating a global AI law network, it will organize an international AI law summit, and cultivate stakeholder collaborations and industry alliances.

It will also create chair professorships and research awards, and release academic publications on AI law and regulation. With an unambiguous mandate and large investments, the Cyril Shroff Centre for AI, Law & Regulation will become a research, education, and policy-making centre of international distinction. It will define India's leadership in governing AI and other emerging technologies, shaping international dialogue on ethics, law, and regulation.