Siddharth College of Law, Mumbai

18°55′51.5″N 72°49′50.2″E Siddharth College of Law was founded in Mumbai in 1956.[1] It is run by the People's Education Society which was formed by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on 8 July 1945. The college is affiliated to the University of Mumbai.[2] The college was formed with a vision to spread legal education amongst all sections of society. The college is housed at the Anand Bhavan which has been declared as a heritage structure by the Heritage society of the MMRDA.[3]

Siddharth College of Law, Mumbai

Building of Dr. Ambedkar's Siddhartha College, Mumbai in 1956
Established	1956; 69 years ago (1956)
Academic affiliation	University of Mumbai
Location	Anand Bhuvan, Fort, Mumbai
Website	siddharthcollegeoflaw.com//

Courses offered

Currently the college offers the three years LL.B. course and the five years B.S.L., LL.B course. The college also offers masters in law with specialisation in Criminal as well as Business law. There are also Post Graduate Diploma and Certification courses being conducted by the college.

Library

The Library of the college is said to have a huge collection of books on law. The college is also home to some rare books from Dr. Ambedkar’s personal collection, which were used as reference for drafting the Constitution of India.[4]

Visits and events

In the past the college has been visited by several personalities such as Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike. The events hosted by the college have seen visits by Judges of the Bombay High Court like Justice P. B. Majumdar,[5] Justice Roshan Dalvi[6] and many other legal luminaries. The students of the college were allowed to attend the Mumbai terror attack trial of Qasab, which was otherwise restricted to the general public.[7]

Notable people associated with the college

• Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
• Justice R.A. Jahagirdar (High Court at Bombay)[8]
• M. C. Setalvad^[citation needed]
• Manohar Joshi^[citation needed]
• Justice M. C. Chagla^[citation needed]
• Farooq Sheikh[9]^[citation needed]
• Adv. K. P. Pawar (Court appointed defence lawyer for Mumbai terror trial)[10]
• Suresh Saraiya (Noted radio commentator on cricket)[11]
• Shantaram Naik[12]
• Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar, Politician^[citation needed]
• Hitesh Singh, Eminent Jurist^[citation needed]
• Gerald Pereira, Indian freedom fighter, author, lawyer and trade unionist from Goa.

References

1. "Ambedkarmission". Ambedkarmission.org. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
2. "Affiliation : University Affiliated Colleges > Law > Colleges". Mu.ac.in. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
3. "DIRECTORY OF BEST COLLEGES 2015: RANKS.JSP | IndiaToday". www.indiatoday.in.
4. "Rare draft of constitution falling apart in city college". Mumbai Mirror.
5. "Judges should have perfect character: Justice Majmudar". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
6. "Today". Afternonndc.in. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
7. "'We wanted to throw a shoe at Qasab'". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
8. "The Radical Humanist - NEWS-Justice R.A. Jahagirdar is no more!". Theradicalhumanist.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
9. "Farooq Shaikh". IMDb.
10. "'Unassuming' Pawar takes the hot seat - Times Of India". archive.is. 3 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
11. "Suresh Saraiya, one of the best-loved radio commentators". Rediff. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
12. "Shantaram Laxman Naik". PRSIndia. 25 October 2016.