Published on : 09 Oct 2025, 11:35 am 3 min read

The Kerala High Court on Thursday urged the Bar Council of India (BCI) to consider taking steps to ensure the reservation of some seats in law colleges for transgender law students [ Esai Clara v State of Kerala & Ors ].

The Court was hearing a petition seeking such reservation and a separate rank list for transgender candidates in Government Law Colleges across Kerala.

In today's hearing, Justice N Nagaresh observed that such reservations are already in place in various other educational institutes. He questioned why a similar measure cannot be introduced in law colleges.

" If in engineering and medical colleges, reservation can be given, why not for law colleges?" the judge asked.

The BCI's standing counsel, meanwhile,

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