Government Law College, Bombay
| शासकीय विधी महाविद्यालय, मुंबई | |
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| Motto | Ne Vile Fano (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Let No Evil Enter |
| Established | 1855 |
| Location | Mumbai, India |
| Affiliations | University of Mumbai, Bar Council of India |
| Website | glcmumbai.com |
Coordinates: 51°45′40″N 1°15′12″W / 51.7611°N 1.2534°W
The Government Law College, Mumbai (Marathi: शासकीय विधी महाविद्यालय, मुंबई, abbreviated as GLC), founded in 1855, is the oldest law school in Asia and the most distinguished law school in India. The college, affiliated to the University of Mumbai, is run by the Government of Maharashtra. GLC has been referred to as the "unarguable giant in Indian legal education" by the Bar Council of India. GLC has been ranked as one of the top law colleges in India by various surveys and organizations. The college celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2006.
Until the 1850s there was no formal legal education for legal officers and lawyers in India. Sir Thomas Erskine Perry, the then Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Bombay, would deliver lectures on law after court hours. These classes were held on a very informal basis and were attended only by a select group.
However, it was not till Sir Perry left for England in 1852, that a conscious effort was made to collect funds in order to institute a chair in Jurisprudence at the Elphinstone Institution, the Perry Professorship of Jurisprudence. In 1855, Dr. R. T. Reid (first Judge of the Small Causes Court, Bombay) was appointed as the first Perry Professor of Jurisprudence and the Government Law School, as it was then called, was established at the Elphinstone Institution. The Government Law School has been affiliated with the University of Bombay since 1860. Government Law College, Mumbai is one of the premier law institutes of India.
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