Kerala Law Academy

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The Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram
TypeLaw college
Established21 October 1967; 54 years ago (1967-10-21)
AffiliationUniversity of Kerala
Location
Thiruvananthapuram
,
Kerala
,
India

8°32′22″N 76°57′58″E / 8.5395°N 76.966°E / 8.5395; 76.966Coordinates: 8°32′22″N 76°57′58″E / 8.5395°N 76.966°E / 8.5395; 76.966
Websitewww.keralalawacademy.in

Kerala Law Academy (KLA), also referred to as the Kerala Law Academy Law College, is a private law college in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Founded in 1967, it is the first, and was for many years the only, private law institution in the state.[1] It is accredited by the Bar Council of India.[2] and affiliated to the University of Kerala.

KLA has both the three year and the five-year LL.B programs (under the graduate stream of study) and the LL.M and M.B.L programs (under the post-graduate stream of study). The college has an active Moot Court Society and students of the society has also participated in various competitions held outside India. KLA also conducts a legal aid clinic to provide legal assistance to members of the underprivileged sections of the society.[3]

History[]

Kerala Law Academy was registered as a society on 17 October 1966 and inaugurated on 21 October 1967. In 1968, the college started functioning under the University of Kerala in the same year.[4]

Controversy[]

In January 2017, students of the institute protested and launched a strike against what was described as "anomalies in the allocation of internal marks and inhuman treatment to students and even caste discrimination".[5] Matters escalated as students claimed they were denied permission to organize a solidarity protest against Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre, where a student committed suicide following alleged harassment by the college management. Protests turned violent and 15 cops were injured during a protest march.[6] The students accused principal , who is also a celebrity cook and television anchor, of not devoting enough time to the academic affairs of the college[7] and later demanded her resignation.[8] Lekshmi Nair denied all allegations in a press conference.[9] The Syndicate of Kerala University has decided to send a committee to check the situation[10] and as the committee submitted their report, the Syndicate decided to debar Lekshmi Nair from conduct of exam work for the next five years.[11] Following the committee report, both big parties in the congress decided to support the students in their struggle.[12] Soon after this, a criminal case was registered against Lekshmi Nair under the SC / ST Prevention of Atrocities Act for harassing a student by calling him by his caste name.[13] As protests entered their fourth week, the Government of Kerala ordered a probe into land utilisation issues by the college. The land owned by Kerala Law Academy a society, was allotted by the state government intended for educational purpose only. The profit gathered from the law college was used to buy a property near Kerala government secretariat trivandrum and used as residential commercial flats. NIA[clarification needed] identified gold scam concerned with Swapna Suresh and others used these flats for conspiracy. The issues came out after this incident again. [14] To appease the students, the management of the college has decided to remove Lekshmi Nair from her post,[15] but agitation continues as students demanded Lekshmi Nair's resignation.[16] Demands were made to cancel the Kerala University affiliation[17] but these were denied by the university.[18] Protests continued until the state government guaranteed the students they would not let the management reinstate Lekshmi Nair.[19] The criminal case against Lekshmi Nair was withdrawn four months later.[20]

See also[]

  • Colleges in Trivandrum
  • List of educational institutions in Kerala

References[]

  1. ^ "In the name of law". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 April 2018.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Bar Council of India: List of Approved Institutions". Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  3. ^ http://students.indlaw.com/display.aspx?2776[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "History | Kerala Law Academy". www.keralalawacademy.org. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Law Academy mgmt courts trouble as students protest". The Times of India. TNN. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  6. ^ "SFI march to Law Academy turns violent, 15 cops hurt". The Times of India. TNN. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Lekshmi Nair's Kerala Law Academy in the midst of a storm, student protest turns violent". The News Minute. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  8. ^ AK, Aditya (17 January 2017). "Kerala Law Academy students call for Dr. Lekshmi Nair resignation". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Kerala law academy principal Lekshmi Nair denies allegations against management, ABVP protests". The News Minute. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  10. ^ "KU panel to visit Kerala Law Academy Law College". The Hindu. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Syndicate debars Lekshmi Nair from exam work". The New Indian Express. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  12. ^ "CPI, BJP to intensify stir over Kerala Law Academy principal ouster". The New Indian Express. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Criminal case registered against Kerala Law Academy principal Lekshmi Nair". The New Indian Express. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Kerala Law Academy Controversy: State Government Orders Probe Into Land Issue". NDTV. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Lekshmi Nair removed as Kerala law college principal, inquiry promised against caste-discrimination allegations". The New Indian Express. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Law academy talks fail, stir to continue". The Hindu. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  17. ^ Kumar, B S Anil (4 February 2018). "BJP urges Kerala governor to take steps to cancel the affiliation of law academy". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Kerala law college to retain affiliation". The Hindu. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Kerala Law Academy protests end on 29th day, college to get new Principal". The News Minute. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  20. ^ "Student withdraws case: Kerala HC quashes case against Law Academy principal Lakshmi Nair". The New Indian Express. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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