Kerala Law Academy

The Kerala Law Academy Law College (KLA) is a self-financing law college in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Founded in 1967, it is the first, and was for many years the only, self-financing law institution in the state. It is accredited by the Bar Council of India 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 have 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. 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. Notable alumni V. D. Satheesan 13th Chief minister of Kerala Kurian Joseph, Judge, Supreme Court of India K. Vinod Chandran, Judge, Supreme Court of India P. V. Kunhikrishnan, Judge, High Court of Kerala K. Balakrishnan Nair, Judge, High Court of Kerala Raja Vijayaraghavan V., Judge, High Court of Kerala V. G. Arun, Judge, High Court of Kerala Basant Balaji, Judge, High Court of Kerala Anil K. Narendran, Judge, High Court of Kerala Murali, Indian actor Mukesh, Indian actor, Ex Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly Balachandra Menon, Indian actor M. Swaraj, Former MLA John Brittas, Indian journalist and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha C. S. Sujatha, Former Member of Parliament K. Muraleedharan, Politician, Health Minister, Kerala A. A. Rahim, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha Devi Ajith, Indian actress Mithun Ramesh, Indian actor, radio jockey and TV anchor K. N. Balagopal, MLA, former Finance Minister State of Kerala Anil Panachooran, Lyricist, Poet K. Rajan, Former Revenue Minister, State of Kerala, Member of Legislative Assembly Binoy Viswam, Former MP, Former Forest & Wildlife Minister, Government of Kerala G. R. Anil,MLA, Former Civil Supplies Minister, Government of Kerala K. K. Ragesh, former Member of Parliament Prabha Varma, Writer, Journalist Kadannappalli Ramachandran, former Minister, Government of Kerala Anoop Jacob, Minister State of Kerala V. S. Sunil Kumar, Former Agriculture Minister Govt of Kerala V. K. Prasanth, Ex MLA Simon Britto Rodrigues, Former MLA, Writer P. Santhosh Kumar, MP Rajya Sabha Shanimol Usman, MLA & Deputy speaker of Kerala Assembly V. S. Sivakumar, Former Health & Devaswam Minister State of Kerala K. Suresh Kurup, Former MP, MLA M. Vincent, MLA A. M. Ariff, Former Member of Parliament V. Sivankutty, Former Education Minister of Kerala K. P. Rajendran, Former Revenue Minister Government of Kerala Thomas Unniyadan, MLA Kerala Legislative Assembly Former Chief Whip, Kerala Legislative Assembly Eldhose Kunnappilly, Former MLA Joy Thomas, Politician Maala Parvathi, Indian actress K. S. Sabarinadhan, Former MLA & Ward councilor Abin Varkey Kodiyattu, MLA See also Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram List of colleges in Thiruvananthapuram List of institutions of higher education in Kerala References