Kerala HC grants breather to younger legislation graduates from paying excessive enrolment charges

Kochi, Feb 16: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted interim reduction to 10 legislation graduates who moved the Court difficult the enrolment charges of Rs 15,900 mounted by the Bar Council of Kerala (BCK).

Justice Shaji P. Chaly directed the Bar Council to simply accept the purposes from the petitioners topic to cost of a charge of Rs 750 prescribed underneath legislation, and to not gather something greater than that in the interim.

“I think it is only appropriate that the Bar Council is directed to receive applications for enrolment without insisting for any additional fee other than Rs 750 prescribed under law..There will be a direction to the respondent Bar Council to receive applications from the petitioners with a fee of Rs 750, which will be subject to the result of this writ petition,” the order learn.

The petitioners, ten legislation graduates of the 2019-22 batch of the Government Law College in Ernakulam, approached the Court stating that the enrolment charges set by the BCK is a giant monetary hurdle for them and lots of others.

The plea alleged that the BCK was performing past the scope of its rule-making energy by framing guidelines to levy an quantity greater than Rs 750 prescribed by the Advocates Act.

“Despite the law clearly stipulating the amount of enrolment fee that can be charged, the first respondent (Bar Council of Kerala) is presently levying an amount of Rs 15,900 (or Rs 15,400 in the case of SC/ST applicants) from law graduates who seek to enter the noble profession of law,” the plea mentioned.

The petitioners additionally delivered to the eye that the High Court had in a 2017 held that the State Bar Council can’t repair enrolment charges in extra of ARs 750 as per the Advocates Act and the apex courtroom had dismissed the enchantment filed towards the judgment.

Kerala HC grants breather to younger legislation graduates from paying ‘excessive’ enrolment charges IANS 16 February 2023 Post Your Comments

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