Government Law College, Ernakulam

Government Law College, Ernakulam
Other name
GLC Kochi
Former names
His Highness The Maharajas Law College, Ernakulam
MottoFiat Justitia Ruat Caelum
(Let justice be done though the heavens fall)
Established1874; 151 years ago (1874)
AffiliationMahatma Gandhi University
Bar Council of India
PrincipalDr. Bindhu Nambiar, Ph.D[1]
Location
Kochi
,
Kerala
,
India
CampusUrban
Websitehttp://www.glcekm.com

The Government Law College, Ernakulam, also known as His Highness the Maharajas Government Law College, Ernakulam is a prestigious institution for undergraduate and post-graduate legal education in Kochi, Kerala, India. Founded in 1874, it is the first law college in the state of Kerala and one of the oldest law colleges in India.

The campus is situated on the banks of Vembanad Lake, near Marine Drive and the High Court of Kerala. Blanketed by tall and rare species of trees, the campus features a mix of old and modern architecture. The college is recognised by the Bar Council of India and is affiliated with the Faculty of Law, Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam and is considered a reputed research centre in law.

The college’s prestigious alumni include former Chief Justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan, noted Indian actor Mammootty, former Defence Minister of India A. K. Antony, and former Chief Minister of Kerala Oommen Chandy. It is popularly known as Ernakulam Law College or Maharajas Law College.[2]

History

The college's history began in 1874 when legal education was started in Kerala by the then Maharajah of Travancore sanctioning the organisation of a law class in connection with the His Highness The Maharaja's College, Thiruvananthapuram. This was intended to enable candidates from Travancore to present themselves for the law examination of Madras University. The set-up continued till 1894, when the institution was reorganised entirely with the college being raised to the status of an independent college as His Highness the Maharajah's Law College, Thiruvananthapuram, with W.T.A. Cosby, bar-at-law (judge of the High Court of Travancore, who was appointed as professor of law in 1892) as the first principal. A complete set of rules was formulated by the government for the control and regulation of work in the college. The rules prescribed the qualification for members of the teaching staff.

The college was maintained and managed by the Maharajah of Travancore until 1909, when it was placed under the Director of the Public Instruction. In 1910, the college came under the High Court of Travancore. With the inauguration of the University of Travancore (later University of Kerala) in 1938, the college was transferred to the control of the university.

In August 1949, the college was shifted to Ernakulam to fit in with the integration of the erstwhile princely states of Travancore and Cochin and the establishment of the Travancore-Cochin High Court, and was housed in the old assembly building of Cochin state. In 1954, the college was shifted back to Thiruvananthapuram, leaving a sister college at Ernakulam. In 1983, with the establishment of Mahatma Gandhi University, the college became a constituent college of that university and is now affiliated to it.

In 1967/68, the three-year LL.B. course was started and the title of the degree of M.L. was changed to LL.M. During 1968/69, the two-year B.L. degree course was abolished. A part-time course for the three-year LL.B. started during 1968/69 but was abolished in 2002.[3]

The college celebrated the centenary of legal education in 1975 and Golden Jubilee in 1999.

Courses

B.Com., LL.B (Hons)

This is a five-year integrated law course, leading to a B.Com., LL.B (Hons). Each year consist of two semesters. The student earns the integrated B.Com. LL.B. degree after completing the tenth semester, i.e., upon successful completion of five years. This course is being introduced from the academic year 2016–17.

LL.B 3 Year Degree

This is a three-year law course, leading to the award of an honours degree. The course structure is divided into six semesters over three years.[2] qualification degree.

LL.M

The LL.M. course enables students to develop their interests in many of the major areas of law to which they have been introduced in the LL.B. course, and also provides the opportunity to study important aspects of specialized areas of law in The duration of the course is two years.[2] At present, the college is offering instruction in two branches of law in the LL.M degree, Criminal Law and Commercial Law.

Campus

The Campus situated on the banks of Vembanad Lake and near to Marine Drive, Kochi and District Court Ernakulam. Blanketed by tall and rare species of trees, its campus features a mix of old and modern architecture. The main block of the law college is the grand old legislative hall of Cochin Legislative Council. In 1949, when the college was shifted from Trivandrum to Ernakulam, the legislative hall became the part of His Highness the Maharaja's Law College.

The college enrols over 700 students for the LL.B course and 30 students for the LL.M course.

In 2006, the government declared the campus a heritage site and offered Rs. 50,00,000 for its renovation which is still in progress.[4] The library building includes the computer laboratory. All classrooms are equipped with microphones and speakers for better audibility. WiFi is available for the students' use.

Library

The Government Law College, Ernakulam has one of the oldest law libraries in the country today. The institution has a full-fledged library which has more than 37,000 Volumes and 22 periodicals and is the oldest law library in the state of Kerala. The library has subscriptions to online journals such as Manupatra, CDJ Law Journal, SCC Online, Lexis Nexis (India), Lex Libraria and Hein Online. It also has offline databases of AIR Infotech and KLT Infotech.

Hostels

Government Law College, Ernakulam has both men's and women's hostels. The men's hostel which is metaphorically named House of Lords is a live and cheerful space in the city situated in Colombo Jn. on the rear side of the campus.

It often finds a mention in the dailies as a hub of creative activities and out of the box thinking. It accommodates 80 students. The women's hostel is placed adjacent to the college campus which is also a happy space where about 30 students stay.

Controversy

In 2016, in a reply to a RTI application sent by one of the student, Bar Council of India stated that the five-year integrated B.A. (Criminology) LL.B (Hons) course which started in 2011 is not recognized by UGC which means that the students will not be eligible to get enrolled as Advocates, even if they complete the course successfully.[5][6] After the university made necessary changes to the syllabus, the course was given recognition. The said course was titled as B.A., LL.B (5 year Integrated Law Degree course). The said course was replaced with five-year integrated B.Com LL.B (Hons) degree for new batches from academic year 2016–17.[7]

Notable alumni

Judiciary

Justice K. G. Balakrishnan

Government

Legislators

Malayalam Film Industry

Mammootty

Others

  • Manju Warriar starring C/O Saira Banu shooting took place in Government Law College Ernakulam where the protagonist Joshua Peter is studying (Shane Nigam)
  • Mamooty starring Puthan Panam shooting took place in Government Law College Ernakukam where in all the Court scenes are taken.
  • In the Mammotty starrer movie Bheeshma Parvam there is a mention of the college
  • The police canteen scenes for the 2023 theatrical Kannur Squad was shot in the heritage building of the college.

References

  1. ^ "news4education.com". ww38.news4education.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Mahatma Gandhi University Kerala". MG University. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. ^ Government Law College Calendar 2011–2012, Printed at the Superintendent of Government Presses at the Government Press Ernakulam (185/320/2011--1)
  4. ^ "Rs.50 lakhs for renovating Government Law College". The Hindu. 30 June 2006. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. ^ KM, Ashok. "BCI says 5 year BA LLB Course in Govt Law College, Ernakulam is not recognized". www.livelaw.in. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  6. ^ "RTI shocker: Future looks bleak for students of Law College". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Centralised Allotment Process for admission to Integrated Five Year LL.B Course 2016-17" (PDF).
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