IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 30TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 9TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 OP.No. 3697 of 2002(M) ---------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------------- 1. ANTONY JOSEPH, NJAVALLIL HOUSE, PIZHAKAVU P.O., PALA. 2. HARIKUMAR M.P., GITA NIVAS, THURUTHISSERY, MEKKAD P.O., ERNAKULAM. 3. MARY METHILDA, THURUTHEL HOUSE, KAROOR P.O., PALA. BY ADV. SRI.M.P.ASHOK KUMAR SRI.P.NARAYANAN SRI.SAJAN SREERAJ RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA, 21 HOUSE AVENUE, INSTITUTIONAL AREA, NEW DELHI, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. BAR COUNCIL OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, BAR COUNCIL OFFICE, HIGH COURT CAMPUS ERNAKULAM. 3. COLLEGE OF LAW, PALAI, AFFILIATED TO MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, REP. BY IT PRINCIPAL, PALAI. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN SRI.S.GOPAKUMARAN NAIR THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON CMP.No.6597/2002 IN OP.No.3697/2002-M. DISMISSED. 30.11.2007. Sd/- T.R.Ramachandran Nair, Judge. APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS:- Ext.P1:- COPY OF INTERIM ORDER PASSED BY THE DIVISION BENCH IN OP.NO.27816 OF 2000 DTD.21-1-2002. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS:- Nil. // true copy // P.A. TO JUDGE. kvs/- T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = O.P.No. 3697 of 2002-M. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 30th day of November, 2007. J U D G M E N T The petitioners herein have obtained LL.B Degree in June, 1999 after undergoing the course in the Law College, Palai, which was affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University. They have approached this Court mainly for a direction to the respondents 1 and 2 to accord sanction to the petitioners to enroll as Advocates. It appears that some objection was taken regarding the affiliation of the College in question. As per interim order dated 1.2.2002 the Bar Council was directed to enroll the petitioners provisionally pending approval of the Bar Council of India and also subject to the final outcome of the Original Petition. 2. Counsel for the petitioners brought to my notice the judgment of a Division Bench of this Court dated 5-3-2004 in OP.No.27816/2000. The petitioner therein also was a similarly affected person. It is recorded in the judgment that the College was given affiliation and in the light of the above fact the Division Bench directed that the provisional enrolment already granted will be treated as final O.P.No. 3697 of 2002-M. -: 2 :- as far as the petitioner is concerned. 3. In the light of the above judgment of the Division Bench and in view of the fact that the College was granted affiliation, the provisional enrolment already granted to the petitioners is treated as final. The Original Petition is allowed as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. kvs/-