Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law (formerly known as Andhra University College of Law) is one of the constituent colleges of

Andhra University Andhra University (IAST: ''Āndhra Vișvakalāpariṣhat'') is a public university located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established in 1926. History King Vikram Deo Verma, the Maharaja of Jeypore was one of the biggest do ...

established in 1945. This college is recognised as an advanced center in Law by University Grants Commission. Former Vice-President of India

M. Venkaiah Naidu Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu (born 1 July 1949) is an Indian politician who served as the 13th vice president of India from 2017 to 2022. He is the first Indian vice president born in independent India. He has also served as the Ministry of Housin ...

, Supreme Court Justice Jasti Chalameswar Rao are among its notable alumni.

History

The college was established on 4 July 1945. Initially it started functioning in a private building at Machilipatnam, due to exigencies of Second World War. The College was shifted to University campus in the year 1949. It owes its genesis to Dr.

C. R. Reddy Sir Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy (10 December 1880 – 24 February 1951), also popularly known as Sir C. R. Reddy, was an educationist and political thinker, essayist and economist, poet and literary critic. He was a prominent member of the Justi ...

, its founding vice-chancellor. The college was part of the Department of Arts, Commerce and Law College from the beginning, but was reconstructed as a separate college of law on 14 April 1989. The college was renamed as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law to honour Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar on 10 May 1991.

Principals

* Prof. K.Gupteswar (14-04-1989 to 30-04-1990) * Prof. R.Jaganmohan Rao (01-05-1990 to 30-04-1993) * Prof. A.Lakshminath (01-05-1993 to 30-04-1996) * Prof. Dr.M.V.A. Naidu (01-05-1996 to 30-04-1999) * Prof. C.Rama Rao (01-05-1999 to 14-05-2002) * Prof. D.S.N.Somayajulu (15-05-2002 to 29-02-2004) * Prof. R.Venkata Rao (01-03-2004 to 28-02-2007) * Prof. Y.Satyanarayana (01-03-2007 to 17-09-2008) * Prof. A. Rajendra Prasad (18-09-2008 to present)

Academics

LLB Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the China, People's Republic ...

(Three years) *

LLM A Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin: ' or ') is an advanced postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in a related subject. In mos ...

(Two Years) * B.A.,

(Five years) *

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is a ...

(Full-Time - Two years) * Ph.D. (Part-Time - Three years)

Luminaries

* K. V. Gopalaswamy, M.A., (Oxon) Bar-at-Law, was "Interim Professor-in-charge". *Prof. S. Venkataraman, *Prof. G. C. V. Subba Rao, *Prof. V. Balasubrahmaniam, *Prof. D. Gopalakrishna Sastry, *Prof A. S. Ramachandra Rao, *Prof. V. Lakshmana Rao *Prof. B. S. Murty, *Prof. K. Gupteswar *Justice K. Rama Swamy, former Judge,

Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India ( IAST: ) is the supreme judicial authority of India and is the highest court of the Republic of India under the constitution. It is the most senior constitutional court, has the final decision in all legal matters ...

, *Justice Amareswari Konamaneni, Judge (Retd.) A.P. High Court, *Justice Immaneni Panduranga Rao, Judge, A.P. High Court, *Justice N. D. Patnaik, Judge, A.P. High Court, *Justice P. Ramakrishna Raju, Judge, A.P. High Court, *Shri P. S. Rao, Member, International Law Commission, *Shri R. Rangaiah, Member, Income Tax Tribunal, *Dr. M. Gopalakrishna Reddy, former Vice-Chancellor, Andhra University, *Prof.

Y. C. Simhadri Yedla C. Simhadri (1941 – 22 May 2021) was an Indian academician and administrator. He has been the vice-chancellor of many Indian universities including Banaras Hindu University, Patna University, Andhra University, and Acharya Nagarjuna Unive ...

, Vice-Chancellor, Banaras Hindu University, *Sri B. Krishna Mohan, former Member UPSC and *Sri G. V. G. Krishna Murthy, former Election Commissioner, *Sri D. V. Subba Rao, Chairman Bar Council of India *Shri

Yerrannaidu Kinjarapu Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu (23 February 1957 – 2 November 2012) was an Indian politician. Early life Yerran Naidu was born on 23 February 1957, in a farmer's family in Nimmada, a remote village in the Srikakulam district of north coastal Andh ...

, former Union Minister, *Sri.

G. M. C. Balayogi Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi (; 1 October 1951 – 3 March 2002) was an Indian lawyer and politician. Growing up in a small Village, Balayogi had to travel to G.Vemavaram village for his primary education. He received his Post Graduate in Kaki ...

, former Hon'ble Speaker, Lok Sabha, *Sri

, Hon'ble vice - president of India, former Union Minister for Rural Development and former president, Bharatiya Janata Party, *Prof Dr. R. Venkata Rao, Vice-Chancellor, National Law School of India University, Bangalore. *

G. Rohini Gorla Rohini (born 14 April 1955) is a former Indian judge and currently head of a government commission investigating categories of Other Backward Classes in India. She was the first female Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court and also served ...

, Chief justice of Delhi High Court. *Justice S. Ravikumar, judge, A.P high court

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andhra University College Of Law Law schools in Andhra Pradesh Educational institutions established in 1945 1945 establishments in India Colleges affiliated to Andhra University