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| Motto | Dharmo rakshita rakshitaha |
|---|---|
| Type | State University |
| Established | 1945 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Andhra Pradesh |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. P.V.G.D. Prasad Reddy |
| Rector | Prof. K. Samatha |
| Principal | Prof Sripada Sumitra |
| Undergraduates | LL.B (3 Years) & B.A., LL.B (5years) |
| Postgraduates | LL.M |
| P.hd in Law | |
| Location | , , |
| Website | https://www.andhrauniversity.edu.in/college/college-of-law/law-home.html |
Andhra University College of Law is one of the constituent colleges of Andhra University established in 1945. This college is recognised as an advanced center in Law by UGC. Vice-President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu, Supreme Court Justice Jasti Chalameswar Rao are among its notable alumni.
History[edit | edit source]
The college was established in 1945. It owes its genesis to Dr. C. R. Reddy, 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 Andhra University, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College to honor Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar on 10 May 1991.
Principals[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- LLB (Three years)
- LLM (Two Years)
- Ph.D. (Full-Time - Two years)
- Ph.D. (Part-Time - Three years)
- LLB(five years)
Luminaries[edit | edit source]
- 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,
- 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, 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, former Union Minister,
- Sri. G. M. C. Balayogi, former Hon'ble Speaker, Lok Sabha,
- Sri M. Venkaiah Naidu, 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, Chief justice of Delhi High Court.
- Justice S. Ravikumar, judge, A.P high court