A.P. University of Law Official Website - www.apulvisakha.org

A.P. University of Law 

With growing importance for quality legal education, various national law schools acquired lot of importance. To meet the requirements of students of this State, the Government of Andhra Pradesh

decided to establish a new Law University and as per the decision of the Council of Ministers meeting held on 30-06-2008 the Governor of Andhra Pradesh promulgated the Andhra Pradesh University of Law Ordinance, 2008 on 8th July 2008. Subsequently the cabinet on 04-08-2008 approved Andhra Pradesh University of Law Bill, 2008, replacing the Ordinance and this Bill was passed by the State Legislature on 28th August 2008 and became an Act after the same was assented to by the Governor on 23rd September 2008. Thus A.P. University of Law came into existence with Visakhapatnam as Main Campus and two branches at Kadapa and Nizamabad.

Now the A.P. University of Law is run in fully air-conditioned class rooms and library.

Click Below Link For Official website -http://www.apulvisakha.org

The A.P. University of Law (APUL) was set up in Visakhapatnam, India in 2008 to create a generation of able and competent lawyers who would join the Bench and prestigious law firms across the globe. It was created by an Act of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Act No. 32 of 2008) with the main campus at Visakhapatnam and two centers, one each at Kadapa and Nizamabad.[1] The University is fully residential and conducts teaching in law and allied disciplines.their main emphasis is on practical training of the students in technical skills of the profession through Moot Courts, seminars, project reports, expert lectures, work in law chambers, court visits and conducting legal aid and legal literacy camps in rural areas. The course is designed to provide the students with a macro perspective of Indian Society, its problems and needs.[2]
The object of A.P. University of Law is to build on the traditional ethos of Andhra Pradesh and create a temple of learning. It aims at imparting quality legal education and organize advanced studies and research in all branches of law. The main objectives as enumerated in the A.P. University of Law Act are:
(i) To provide quality multi-disciplinary education in legal studies, keeping in view the demands of the global economy and the needs of the domestic society;
(ii) To evolve and impart comprehensive legal education at all levels to achieve excellence;
(iii) Promote research in all branches of law;
(iv) To promote cultural, legal and ethical values with a view to promote and foster the rule of law and objectives enshrined in the Constitution of India;
(v) To promote legal awareness for achieving Social and Economic Justice for all;
(vi) To promote inter discipline study of law in relation to Management, Technology, International Cooperation and Development.
The Government appointed Prof. A. Lakshminath as Chancellor of the University. Prof. A. Lakshminath, prior to this assignment was Vice-Chancellor of Chanakya National Law University at Patna and he is a renowned scholar in law. This towering personality as the First Chancellor is entrusted with the leadership responsibilities in successfully establishing and strengthening the A. P. University of Law.
The Government appointed Prof. Y. Satyanarayana as the First Vice-Chancellor of the A.P. University of Law. Yet another giant in the teaching profession with about 30 years of teaching and research experience in law, Prof. Y. Satyanarayana was formerly Principal of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College of Law of Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.
The Government appointed Prof. Amancherla Subrahmanyam as the first Registrar of the A.P. University of Law he has been teaching law in Acharya Nagarjuna University for the past 29 years before he assumed charge as the First Registrar of A.P. University of Law, Visakhapatnam.