Dayanand College of Law, Latur

Dayanand College of Law is part of Dayanand Education Society, which was established in May 1961 to bring higher education to students in the rural area around Latur, then a small town in Osmanabad District. Before the society's founding, students had to travel to cities like Hyderabad, Pune, and Mumbai for higher studies, which was often unaffordable for children of farmers, agricultural laborers, and workers. Dignitaries and businesspeople including Manikrao Sonavane, Chandrashekhar Vajpeyi, Ramgopal Rathi, and Keshavrao Sonawane founded the society to address this gap. Manikrao Sonavane convinced local farmers to contribute funds, while Keshavrao Sonawane, then Co-Operative Minister of Maharashtra, handled the necessary government formalities. The society today runs eight colleges in Latur, including Dayanand College of Commerce, Dayanand College of Arts, Dayanand Science College, Dayanand College of Pharmacy, and Dayanand College of Law itself, among others. The college was earlier affiliated with Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, but following the establishment of a university in Nanded, it is now affiliated with Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University. Education is offered in both English and Marathi mediums.