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BAR Council of India (BCI)
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The Faculty of Law, Osmania University has a glorious history of
more than 100 years. The “Law class” was opened in the year 1899 to give
instruction in law to students desirous of joining legal profession along with
“Judicial Test” classes for Judicial Officers. Thus teaching of Law was in
existence even before Osmania University came into existence in the year 1918.
In the year 1923 the “law class” and “Judicial Test” classes were
abolished and Law Department was established in the Osmania University at the
Arts College with a Head and two teachers, who were supported by the part-time
lecturers to cope up with the teaching work. The University made successful
experiment of teaching law in vernacular language, namely, Urdu. At that time
Urdu was court language too. The Translation Bureau translated all the leading
textbooks into Urdu. From 1923 to 1934 there were only five papers for both the
years. But in 1935 one paper each was added to both the years. The classes were
held in the morning. Hardly there were hundred students in both years put
together.
In 1942, LL.M. course was introduced with Comparative Jurisprudence and
Comparative Constitutional Law as compulsory subjects with an option to choose
either International Law or Conflict of Laws and Muslim Law or Hindu Law.
Students of LL.M. had to submit a thesis on a subject studied by them in LL.B.
and LL.M. In view of heavy demand for admission to Law course, the Law
Department of the Arts College has been elevated into a full-fledged Law
College in the year 1950 and shifted to Saifabad Science College in the city.
The Law College used to function in the evening from 6.00 to 8.30 p.m. and the
medium of instruction was changed to English. In 1954 the college was shifted
from Saifabad Science College to Chadarghat College building situated at Tilak
Road, Hyderabad. Due to lack of accommodation, a morning session in 1956 was
started in the same building for the convenience of the students.
From 1942 to 1958 students of LL.M. had no choice of subject, as
all subjects were compulsory except the choice between Hindu Law and Muslim
Law. In 1958 LL.M. syllabus was revised and another branch viz., Constitutional
and International Law was started. Within few years, Personal Laws branch was
added. In 1966, Mercantile Law was also introduced. In 1958 University Grants
Commission sanctioned Rs.8 lakhs for constructing Law College Building. Law
College Building was constructed in the Campus and Morning session of the Law
College was shifted to the new Building.
Justice P.Jagan Mohan Reddy, the then Dean, Faculty of Law took active interest
in establishing the institution. The University College of Law was inaugurated
in 1960 by the then Chief Justice of India Sri B.P .Sinha. Prof .G.C.V .Subba
Rao was the first Principal of the College. The LL.M. Courses were shifted to
the University College of Law in the same year. Four branches of LL.M. i.e.,
Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law and international Law, Personal law and
Mercantile Law were offered by the College.
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To make this institution as a premier institution and the best among not only the traditional law colleges, but also among the corporate law colleges. |
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To produce students who become true legal professionals and who will contribute to the profession, community and the nation as a whole. |
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To make the students leaders in their chosen profession with a sense of commitment, social responsibility and highest moral fiber. |
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To achieve excellence in teaching and research in the field of law and other related disciplines |
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To inculcate a sense of true professionalism among the students and make them self- reliant |
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To ensure capacity building and character building among the students and scholars |
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To help within the institutional limits the students coming from different backgrounds to realize their own potential and to enable them to compete with the best in the society |
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To identify, document, disseminate and facilitate the protection of knowledge particularly the traditional and indigenous knowledge |
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To create a placement cell to provide good employment and placement to all the deserving students successfully completing their degree |
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To have an Alumni Association consisting of eminent alumnus to help them and the Institution grows together. |
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To foster a close working relationship between the academia, judiciary, legal professionals and the government for the betterment of the society |
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To make every effort to establish this institution socially relevant and professionally competent. |
