Kerala High Court Directs State To Make Immediate Permanent Appointments In Government Law Colleges, Says Faculty Strength Not Being Met

The Kerala High Court recently directed the state government to take immediate steps to create posts and make permanent appointments in Government Law Colleges across the state in order to satisfy the requirements of faculty strength for the academic year 2023- 2024 in accordance with the Rules of Legal Education, 2008 framed by Bar the Council of India and the Advocates Act, 1961.A single. The Kerala High Court recently directed the state government to take immediate steps to create posts and make permanent appointments in Government Law Colleges across the state in order to satisfy the requirements of faculty strength for the academic year 2023- 2024 in accordance with the Rules of Legal Education, 2008 framed by Bar the Council of India and the Advocates Act, 1961. The students had approached the court to not permit the Government Law Colleges in the state to commence their courses without having sufficient permanent faculties as prescribed by the Bar Council of India in the 2008 Rules. The court while issuing directions to the state government remarked that if steps are not taken immediately students are likely to suffer: “Since the mandate of the Bar Council of India is liable to be implemented by the State Government and the respective Universities, the State Government is duty bound to take adequate steps immediately so as to create posts and make permanent appointments in the Government Law Colleges within the State, failing which the students are likely to suffer, especially taking into account Exhibit P3 letter issued by the Bar Council of India expressing concern over the attitude of the Government and the University to take adequate steps to maintain the faculty strength.” The petitioners had brought to the notice of the court, a letter of the Bar Council of India sent to Registrar of the Mahatma Gandhi University and the Principal, Government Law College, Ernakulam in 2019 in response to their letter for extension of approval of affiliation for the 3 year and 5 year LLB courses.