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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law<br />
| image = File:Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College of Law.jpg<br />
| image_size = 200<br />
| motto = Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitaha<br />
| principal = V. Vijay Lakshmi<br />
| established = {{start date and age|1945}}<br />
| campus = South Campus, Andhra University<br />
| affiliations = [[Andhra University]]<br />
| website = {{URL|https://www.andhrauniversity.edu.in/college/college-of-law/law-home.html|Official website}}<br />
| academic_staff = <br />
| type = Public<br />
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| students = <br />
| city = Visakhapatnam<br />
| state = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| country = India<br />
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'''Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law''' (formerly known as '''Andhra University College of Law''') is one of the constituent colleges of [[Andhra University]] established in 1945.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andhra University {{!}} law-home |url=https://www.andhrauniversity.edu.in/college/college-of-law/law-home.html |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=www.andhrauniversity.edu.in}}</ref> This college is recognised as an advanced center in Law by [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]. Former Vice-President of India [[Venkaiah Naidu|M. Venkaiah Naidu]], Supreme Court [[Jasti Chelameswar|Justice Jasti Chalameswar Rao]] are among its notable alumni.<br />
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==History==<br />
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]], its founding vice-chancellor.<br />
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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.<br />
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==Principals==<br />
* Prof. K.Gupteswar (14-04-1989 to 30-04-1990)<br />
* Prof. R.Jaganmohan Rao (01-05-1990 to 30-04-1993)<br />
* Prof. A.Lakshminath (01-05-1993 to 30-04-1996)<br />
* Prof. Dr.M.V.A. Naidu (01-05-1996 to 30-04-1999)<br />
* Prof. C.Rama Rao (01-05-1999 to 14-05-2002)<br />
* Prof. D.S.N.Somayajulu (15-05-2002 to 29-02-2004)<br />
* Prof. R.Venkata Rao (01-03-2004 to 28-02-2007)<br />
* Prof. Y.Satyanarayana (01-03-2007 to 17-09-2008)<br />
* Prof. A. Rajendra Prasad (18-09-2008 to present)<br />
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==Academics==<br />
* [[LL.B.]] (Three years)<br />
* [[Master of Laws|LL.M.]] (Two Years)<br />
* [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]], [[LL.B.]] (Five years)<br />
* [[Ph.D.]] (Full-Time - Two years)<br />
* Ph.D. (Part-Time - Three years)<br />
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==Luminaries==<br />
* [[K. V. Gopalaswamy]], M.A., (Oxon) Bar-at-Law, was "Interim Professor-in-charge".<br />
*Prof. S. Venkataraman,<br />
*Prof. G. C. V. Subba Rao,<br />
*Prof. V. Balasubrahmaniam,<br />
*Prof. D. Gopalakrishna Sastry,<br />
*Prof A. S. Ramachandra Rao,<br />
*Prof. V. Lakshmana Rao<br />
*Prof. B. S. Murty, <br />
*Prof. K. Gupteswar<br />
*Justice [[K. Rama Swamy]], former Judge, [[Supreme Court of India]],<br />
*Justice [[Amareswari Konamaneni]], Judge (Retd.) A.P. High Court,<br />
*Justice [[Immaneni Panduranga Rao]], Judge, A.P. High Court,<br />
*Justice [[N. D. Patnaik]], Judge, A.P. High Court,<br />
*Justice [[P. Ramakrishna Raju]], Judge, A.P. High Court,<br />
*Shri [[P. S. Rao]], Member, International Law Commission,<br />
*Shri [[R. Rangaiah]], Member, Income Tax Tribunal,<br />
*Dr. [[M. Gopalakrishna Reddy]], former Vice-Chancellor, Andhra University,<br />
*Prof. [[Y. C. Simhadri]], Vice-Chancellor, Banaras Hindu University,<br />
*Sri [[B. Krishna Mohan]], former Member UPSC and<br />
*Sri [[G. V. G. Krishna Murthy]], former Election Commissioner,<br />
*Sri [[D. V. Subba Rao]], Chairman Bar Council of India<br />
*Shri [[Yerrannaidu Kinjarapu]], former Union Minister,<br />
*Sri. [[G. M. C. Balayogi]], former Hon'ble Speaker, Lok Sabha,<br />
*Sri [[M. Venkaiah Naidu]], Hon'ble vice - president of India, former Union Minister for Rural Development and former president, Bharatiya Janata Party,<br />
*Prof Dr. R. Venkata Rao, Vice-Chancellor, National Law School of India University, Bangalore.<br />
*[[G. Rohini]], Chief justice of Delhi High Court.<br />
*Justice [[S. Ravikumar]], judge, A.P high court<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{URL|https://www.andhrauniversity.edu.in/college/college-of-law/law-home.html|AU Law College Official website}}<br />
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[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1945]]<br />
[[Category:1945 establishments in India]]<br />
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