Dear All,
Government Law College, Mumbai, after 160 years, is still amongst the top 10 law schools in India.
Though it would be unfair to say that all is well with the institution, at the same time it is important to view its problems in perspective. The College has a two-fold control system, on the academic front, it is controlled by the University of Mumbai, and on the administrative front, it is controlled by the Government of Maharashtra through the Director of Higher and Technical Education, Pune. Hence, any proposal for any change in this institution has to go through the rigor of the bureaucracy in either of these two entities (MU or Govt). Unlike others, we do not enjoy the autonomy to take our own decisions on either the academic or the administrative front.
As far as lectures and professors are concerned, we have some of the best legal brains teaching us, even today. From Prof. H D Pithawala to Prof K L Daswani, to Prof. I R Punjawani to Prof S. Dalvi, and several others. This list also includes senior members of the Bombay Bar of the likes of Mr. J P Cama and T N Subramanian to Mr. Haresh Jagtiani, who take special guest lectures and share their rich experience with the students on various subjects.
As far as attending these lectures is concerned, at any point in time, the lectures of these professors are attended by large number of students, not only of that relevant batch, but even from other batches.
Admittedly, we have a severe shortage of full-time teaching faculty, but the process is marred by bureaucratic hassles at the MPSC-level and there is not much we can do about.
We also have a severe shortage of non-teaching administrative staff as a result of which there is lot of work pressure on them. But we, as students, have tried to our best to help in every way we can to reduce this pressure by helping them out.
As far as the activities of the student community goes, from orgsnizing moots to conferences to MUNs to Legal Aid and a host of other culutral and academic activities is concerned, we have proved ourselves.
The point I am trying to drive at is, that despite several odds, we, as an Institution, are trying our best and there will be a day when we shall regain our pride of place as the best Law School in this nation.