Kishinchand Chellaram Law College, popularly known as KC Law College, is a law institution located at

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. The institution was established in 1955 by

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(HSNC Board). It is affiliated with the

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. The college is located in the same campus as

Kishinchand Chellaram College Kishinchand Chellaram College (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Kiśinacaṁda Cēllārāma Kôlēja''), commonly known as KC College, is a higher educational Autonomous institution in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is affiliated to the HSNC University.It wa ...

and the H.R. College of Commerce and Economics.

Workshops and conferences

23 July 2019

A workshop on the Magic of Forgiveness was organized in collaboration with Sadhu Vaswani Mission. A team from Sadhu Vaswani Mission consisting of Mrs. Neelam Deissiza, Ms. Asha Kripalani and Mr. Hitesh Mulchandani conducted the program.

9 August 2019

A workshop on the Draft of National Education Policy was organized at K. C. Law College to recommend the changes in the education which has been forwarded to the

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. In the said workshop the teaching staff of

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Campus Colleges of H.S.N.C. Board i.e. K. C. College, H.R. College, Bombay Teachers Training College and Prin. K. M. Kudnani,

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were involved in drafting the recommendations. Prin. Dinesh Panjwani, Secretary, H.S.N.C. Board conducted the workshop.

15 January 2020

The Department of Law,

and K. C. Law College jointly organized a Workshop on Self Defense for female students. Dr. Rajeshri Varhadi, Head of the Department of Law, and Prin. Dr. Kavita Lalchandani emphasized the need for such workshops for

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and their importance for women during the time of need. The trainer was Shri Shivaji Pawar who gave demonstrations along with his assistants. Many female students voluntarily participated in the workshop.

16 January 2020

A workshop was organized on digital literacy for women by Maharashtra State Commission for Women in collaboration with Kishinchand Chellaram Law College for study of

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. The workshop was attended by more than 200 women participants from both rural and urban areas. The workshop was inaugurated by Principal Dr. Kavita Lalchandani and Ms. Rupali Kapse, Trainer on behalf of MSCW. The trainer started her session with the role and function of State Commission for women. She further explained the various applications which the

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has started for digitalization of various things i.e. banking, complaints, etc.

Facilities

The institution is able to offer a number of facilities to the students and others. Some of such facilities include the following;

Smart Class Board Room

All classrooms are AV classrooms with smart boards. This helps in making learning more interesting, effective and enjoyable.

Moot Court Room

This helps in simulating the court room experience. The college hosts the Annual National Moot Court Competition every year.

Computer Lab

The KCLC campus has computer labs.

Alumni Association Room

The KCLC campus has Alumni Association Room for the

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of college. Also alumni have the chance to stay in contact with their college and with former fellow students.

College Administration Office

The KCLC Administration Office helps the students for all administrative work.

Canteen

The two canteens, "Butterfly" and "Kool Cafeteria", in the compound offer hygienic mini meals, snacks, tea, coffee, cold drinks, etc.

Indoor Games and Sports

The college provides facility to play

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, and other similar games.

Courses

The college offers a three-year

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course and also various other certificate courses on intellectual property rights, world trade laws and

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Notable alumni

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, Indian politician and

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*Justice A.M Khanwilkar, Judge,

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*Justice P.B Colabavala, Judge,

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*Justice Aloysius Aguiar, Additional Judge,

* Arif Bookvala, Senior Counsel,

* Sanjay Hegde, Senior Advocate,

*Karan Mehta, Barrister,

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, Indian politician & Cabinet Minister in

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References

External links

Official website
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