Kerala High Court Invokes Advocates Act To Safeguard Law Graduates’ Enrollment

The Kerala High Court invoked its powers under Section 58(1)  of the Advocates Act, 1961, to safeguard the enrollment process of law graduates in Kerala.

Law graduate Stephen V. Thomas highlighted conflicting Division Bench decisions and the Bar Council of Kerala's failure to constitute a valid quorum.

Justice N. Nagaresh observed that the State Bar Council isn’t functioning and directed the Bar Council of India’s Enrollment Committee to step in.

As an interim measure, the committee has been asked to schedule and conduct enrollments and report back. Additional hearings are set for one month later.

[Stephen Thomas v Bar Council of India]