Overview

Government Law College was founded in 1855. It is recognized by Bar Council of India and affiliated to the University of Mumbai. It is the oldest college in the whole of Asia and enjoys a pre-eminent national and international reputation for excellence. The institute was converted into a full-time institute in 1938. It began work under the supervision of the then Principal Mr. A.A.A. Fyzee. The institute is the repository of knowledge in the legal firmament and has had the privilege of guidance from eminent legal intellectuals such as Dr. B.R.Ambedkar, Lokmanya Tilak, etc. Some of the courses proffered by the college are Bachelor's Law Degree, Postgraduate Diploma Course In Securities Law, Postgraduate Certificate Course In Human Rights, etc. It was called the "Perry Professorship of Jurisprudence". In 1855, Dr. R. T. Reid (LL.B Bar-at-Law & the first Judge of the Small Causes Court, Bombay) was appointed as the first Perry Professor of Jurisprudence and the Government Law School (GLS), as it was then called, was established at the Elphinstone Institution.

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Location

'A' Road, Opposite Churchgate Railway Station, Churchgate, Mumbai, Mumbai - 400020

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