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{{Short description|Private law college in Kerala, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox college
| name = The Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram
| established = {{Start date and age|1967|10|21|df=yes}}
| coordinates ={{coord|8.5395|76.966|type:landmark|display=inline, title}}
| city = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Kerala]]
| type = [[Government]] Aided [[Legal education|Law college]]
| affiliation = [[University of Kerala]]
| website ={{url|www.keralalawacademy.in/}}
}}

'''Kerala Law Academy''' ('''KLA'''), also referred to as the '''Kerala Law Academy Law College''', is a self-financing [[Legal education|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.<ref>{{cite news|title=In the name of law|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/edu/2004/12/28/stories/2004122800050100.htm|access-date=13 April 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> It is accredited by the [[Bar Council of India]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.barcouncilofindia.org/approved-law-colleges.doc |title=Bar Council of India: List of Approved Institutions |access-date=29 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704200324/https://www.barcouncilofindia.org/approved-law-colleges.doc |archive-date=4 July 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 clinic|legal aid clinic]] to provide legal assistance to members of the underprivileged sections of the society.<ref>https://students.indlaw.com/display.aspx?2776{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|title=History {{!}} Kerala Law Academy|url=https://keralalawacademy.in/about/history/|website=www.keralalawacademy.org|access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
* [[Kurian Joseph]], Judge, [[Supreme Court of India]]
* [[K. Vinod Chandran]], Judge, [[Supreme Court of India]]
* [[P. V. Kunhikrishnan]], Judge, [[Kerala High Court|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 (Malayalam actor)|Murali]], Indian actor
* [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]], Indian actor, [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|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, Former Minister
* [[A. A. Rahim (politician, born 1980)|A. A. Rahim]], Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
* [[V. D. Satheesan]], MLA, Leader of the Opposition, Kerala Legislative Assembly
* [[Devi Ajith]], Indian actress
* [[Mithun Ramesh]], Indian actor, radio jockey and TV anchor
* [[K. N. Balagopal]], Finance Minister State of Kerala
* [[Anil Panachooran]], Lyricist, Poet
* [[K. Rajan (politician)|K. Rajan]], Revenue Minister, State of Kerala
* [[Binoy Viswam]], Former MP, Former Forest & Wildlife Minister, Government of Kerala
* [[G. R. Anil]], 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]], Former Minister State of Kerala
* [[V. S. Sunil Kumar]], Former Agriculture Minister Govt of Kerala
* [[V. K. Prasanth]], MLA
* [[Simon Britto Rodrigues]], Former MLA, Writer
* [[Shanimol Usman]], MLA
* [[V. S. Sivakumar]], Former Health & Devaswam Minister State of Kerala
* [[K. Suresh Kurup]], Former MP, MLA
* [[M. Vincent]], MLA
* [[A. M. Ariff]], Member of Parliament
* [[V. Sivankutty]], Education Minister of Kerala
* [[K. P. Rajendran]], Former Revenue Minister Government of Kerala
* [[Thomas Unniyadan]], Former MLA, Chief Whip Kerala Legislative Assembly
* [[Eldhose Kunnappilly]], MLA
* [[Joy Thomas]], Politician
* [[Parvathi T.|Maala Parvathi]], Indian actress
* [[Shanimol Usman]], Former MLA
* [[K. S. Sabarinadhan]], Former MLA

==See also==
*[[Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram]]
*[[List of colleges in Thiruvananthapuram]]
*[[List of institutions of higher education in Kerala]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Law schools in Kerala]]
[[Category:Colleges in Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1967]]
[[Category:1967 establishments in Kerala]]

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