Kerala Law Academy (KLA), also referred to as the Kerala Law Academy Law College, is a self financing 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. It is accredited by the Bar Council of India. 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 has also participated in various competitions held outside India. KLA also conducts a legal aid clinic to provide legal assistance to members of the underprivileged sections of the society. 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. Notable alumni K. Balakrishnan Nair Raja Vijayaraghavan V. Murali (Malayalam actor) Mukesh (actor) Balachandra Menon M. Swaraj John Brittas C. S. Sujatha K. Muraleedharan A. A. Rahim (politician) V. D. Satheesan Devi Ajith Mithun Ramesh K. N. Balagopal Anil Panachooran K. Rajan (politician) Binoy Viswam G. R. Anil K. K. Ragesh Prabha Varma Kadannappalli Ramachandran Anoop Jacob V. S. Sunil Kumar V. K. Prasanth Simon Britto Rodrigues Shanimol Usman P. V. Kunhikrishnan V. S. Sivakumar K. Suresh Kurup M. Vincent A. M. Ariff V. Sivankutty V. G. Arun Anil K. Narendran Joy Thomas K. Vinod Chandran K. P. Rajendran Thomas Unniyadan Eldhose Kunnappilly Controversy In January 2017, students of the institute protested and launched a strike against what was described as "anomalies in the allocation of internal marks and inhuman treatment to students and even caste discrimination". Matters escalated as students claimed they were denied permission to organize a solidarity protest against Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre, where a student committed suicide following alleged harassment by the college management. Protests turned violent and 15 cops were injured during a protest march. The students accused principal Lekshmi Nair, who is also a celebrity cook and television anchor, of not devoting enough time to the academic affairs of the college and later demanded her resignation. Lekshmi Nair denied all allegations in a press conference. The Syndicate of Kerala University has decided to send a committee