Govt. Law College, Ernakulam
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His Highness the Maharajas Law College |
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| Motto |
Fiat Justitia Ruat Caelum (Let justice be done though the heavens fall) |
| Established | 1874 |
| Principal | Dr. Bijukumar B.Sc, LL.M, Ph.D Phone : 0484 235 2020 , 2353915 |
| Location | Kochi, Kerala, 682011, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.glcekm.com |
The Government Law College, Ernakulam (full name: His Highness the Maharajas Government Law College, Ernakulam) is an prestigious institution for undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate legal education in Kerala, India. It is situated in the heart of Kochi City. Founded in 1874, it is the first law college in state of Kerala.The college is affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam. The College is a recognised Research Centre in Law under the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam since 2010. The college, which is a premier institution of legal education in Kerala, has a prestigious list of alumni including K.G. Balakrishnan (the former Chief Justice of India), Mammootty (Noted South Indian Actor), A K Antony (Former Union Defence Minister of India) and Oommen Chandy (former Chief Ministers of Kerala). It is popularly known as എറണാകുളം ലോ കോളേജ് or Maharajas Law College.
Government Law College's history began in 1874 when legal education was started in Kerala by the Maharajah of Travancore sanctioning the organisation of a law class in connection with His Highness College Thiruvananthapuram (now University College Trivandrum). This was intended to enable candidates from Travancore to present themselves for the law examination of Madras University. Those law classes continued until 1894 when the institution was reorganised entirely. The college was 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 by the Maharajah of Travancore from the start and managed until 1909, when it was placed under the Direction of the Public Instruction. In 1910, the college came under the High Court of Travancore. With the inauguration of the Travancore University in 1938, the college was transferred to the control of the university. In 1957, the Kerala University was formed and the college came under it. In 1983, with the establishment of Mahathma Gandhi University at Kottayam, the college became a constituent college of that university and is now affiliated to it.
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