LIST OF THE CO-OPTED MEMBERS TO THE BAR COUNCIL OF KERALAM

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KERALA GAZETTE

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10th September 2026

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No. 2465 വാലം 15 Vol. XV

1202 ചിങം 25 25th Chingam 1202 Thiruvananthapuram, Thursday

1948 ഭാ്ദം 19 19th Bhadra 1948

BAR COUNCIL OF KERALA

NOTIFICATION

BCK/Govt./2019A/2026. 9th September, 2026.

LIST OF THE CO-OPTED MEMBERS TO THE BAR COUNCIL OF KERALAM

The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India has passed an order dated 18-11-2025 in WP(C) No. 1319/2023 (M. Vardhan v. Union of India and others) to conduct the election to the Bar Council of Keralam by constituting High Powered Election Committee. The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in WP(C) No. 581 of 2024 (Yogamaya M. G. v. Union of India and others) was pleased to direct that 30% of the total seats in the State Bar Council shall be represented by women members. Out of these, 20% be filled up by way of election and 10% by way ofco-option. In compliance to the order passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, election This is a digitally signed Gazette. Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/

2 to the Bar Council of Keralam was held on 17-4-2026 and counting process was completed on

13-5-2026. The list of 23 elected members including the 20% representation for the women candidates from the reserved list of such candidates was published in the Kerala Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 1833 dated 16-6-2026. In respect of 10% representation of Women Members by co-option, the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in its order dated 4-8-2026 in WP(C) No. 581 of 2024 and WP(C) No. 1060 of 2025 has passed an order and in pursuance of the directions contained in the order, the Hon'ble Chief Justice, High Court of Keralam, in consultation with the newly elected members of the Bar Council of Keralam, has been pleased to nominate the following two Women Members as the members of the Bar Council of Keralam by way of co-option:

1. Smt. Sumathi Dandapani, Senior Advocate (K/174/1968)

2. Smt. Girija K. Gopal, Advocate (K/723/1995)

Published under sub-rule 3 of Rule 33 of the Bar Council of Kerala Rules, 1979.

JAJU BABU K., Ex-officio Member and

Advocate General of Keralam.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PUBLISHED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF GOVERNMENT PRESSES AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 2026 This is a digitally signed Gazette. Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/