List of the Principals
| Name | From | To | Remarks |
| Dr. David Annoussamy | Aug 1972 | Dec 1973 | Founder |
| Thiru. K. Shamsuddin | Jan 1974 | Sept 1974 | In-Charge |
| Dr. N. R. Madhava Menon | Oct 1974 | Sept 1978 | On Deputation |
| Dr. S. G. Bhat i/c | Oct 1987- | Nov 1978 | In-Charge |
| Thiru. R. Govindarajan | Nov. 1978 | July 1979 | District Judge/ In-Charge |
| Dr. S. G. Bhat | Aug 1979 | July 1993 | Regular Appointment through UPSC |
| Thiru. R. Vijayan i/c | Aug 1993 | July 1995 | In-Charge vide Dr. S. G. Bhat on deputation as Registrar to Pondicherry University |
| Dr. S. G. Bhat | Aug 1995 | May 2004 | Repatriation from Pondicherry University and retired on May 2004 |
| Thiru. Abdul Razak Kaffur Khan i/c | June 2004 | Feb 2006 | In-Charge |
| Dr. M. Ganga Devi i/c | Mar 2006 | Aug 2007 | In-Charge |
| Dr. Vani Adithan i/c/ | Sept 2007 | July 2008 | In-Charge |
| Dr. L. Solomon Raja i/c | Aug 2008 | May 2009 | In-Charge |
| Thiru. John Claude Pompei Mariadassou i/c/ | June 2009 | May 2010 | Law Secretary/ In-Charge |
| Dr. M. Ganga Devi i/c | June 2010 | Feb 2011 | In-Charge |
| Dr. L. Solomon Raja i/c | March 2011 | Jan 2013 | In-Charge |
| Dr. M. Ganga Devi i/c | Jan 2013 | Aug 2013 | In-Charge |
| Dr. Vany Adithan i/c/ | Sept 2013 | Nov 2014 | In-Charge |
| Dr. K. Vijayalakshmi i/c | Nov 2014 | May 2015 | In-Charge |
| Dr. Vincent Arputham i/c | Nov 2015 | July 2019 | Ad-hoc appointment Retired on 31 July 2019 |
| DR. S. Srinivasan i/c | Aug 2019 | Till date | In-Charge |