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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
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
- 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 (Three years)
- LLM (Two Years)
- Ph.D. (Full-Time - Two years)
- Ph.D. (Part-Time - Three years)
- LLB(five 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,
- 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