Government Law College, Mumbai

51°45′40″N 1°15′12″W / 51.7611°N 1.2534°W / 51.7611; -1.2534 The Government Law College, Mumbai, (GLC Mumbai), India, founded in 1855, is the oldest law school in Asia.[1] The college, affiliated to the University of Mumbai, is run by the Government of Maharashtra.[2]

Government Law College, Mumbai
शासकीय विधी महाविद्यालय, मुंबई
Other name
GLC Mumbai
MottoNe Vile Fano (Latin)
Motto in English
Let No Evil Enter
Established1855; 169 years ago (1855)
FounderHon. Jagannath Shankarseth, Sir Thomas Erskine Perry
PrincipalDr. Smt. Asmita Adwait Vaidya
Location,
AffiliationsUniversity of Mumbai
Bar Council of India
Websiteglcmumbai.com
Entrance to the college

Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Pratibha Patil, former President of India, and six Chief Justices of India, as well as several judges of the Supreme Court of India are alumni of the college.[3]

  1. ^ "Home". glcmumbai.com.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Saigal, Sonam (1 October 2018). "Fall from glory: teacher holds up a mirror to India's oldest law college". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 July 2022.