Every great educational institution nurtures its students by giving them roots and wings.

With a heritage spanning a century and a half, the Government Law College, Mumbai has dominated the legal landscape of India since 1855 (preceding even the Bombay High Court and Mumbai University, under whom the college is currently affiliated). It aims at imparting this rich heritage to inspire all its students and encouraging them to dream of the future.

The college alumni are a veritable who’s-who of men and women who shaped India’s destiny:

• Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Father of the Indian Constitution;

• Lokmanya Tilak, the fiery freedom fighter;

• Justice M. C. Chagla, the first Indian Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court;

• Motilal Setalvad, the first Attorney General of India 

• Mr. Harilal Kania, first Chief Justice of India

• Justice Bhagwati, Former Chief Justice of India

• Justice S.H. Kapadia, Chief Justice of India

• Her Excellency Smt. Pratibha Patil, Hon'ble President of India

• Fali S. Nariman, President of International Council for Commercial Arbitration

• Soli J. Sorabjee, Former Attorney-General of India

• Nani Palkhivala, Defender of Constitutional liberties and champion of human rights

The alumni have and continue to contribute immensely to their alma mater by encouraging its present students in all their endevours.

GLC thrives by a happy harmony of tradition and progress. Not one to bask in its past glory, the College is one of the most innovative and progressive institutions in the country today. Apart from the superior legal education, it also allows for the development of a vast spectrum of co-curricular activities, including the immensely popular Moot Court Competitions (from 1929), sports, Legal aid – jail visits, debate, essay & elocution competitions and social service.

Government Law College proudly boasts of a mix of a traditional and contemporary atmosphere of learning and healthy competitiveness. Today, GLC is at a momentous period: over 150 years of its existence. Upholding its traditions, GLC hosts its annual international moot court competition:            

D. M. Harish Memorial Government Law College International Moot Court Competition.