Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram is an institution for legal education at graduate and post-graduate levels in Kerala, India.
[1] The campus is housed in the Highland Bungalow situated in Barton Hill, which is a green space in the heart of city.
W. E. Ormsby, Barrister-at-law, then a judge of Sadur Court of Travancore was appointed Professor of Law in H. H. College.
In 1954, it was again brought to Thiruvananthapuram, leaving at Ernakulam, a sister college and was housed in the current premises in the Highland Bungalow on the Barton Hill.
[6] The Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram is housed in the Highland Bungalow of Walthew Clarance Barton (1834–1903), the first Chief Engineer of the erstwhile state of Travancore.
Being an important resource center, the library is primarily intended to provide undergraduate and postgraduate readers with the books they need for their studies.
The male students are now accommodated in a separate block at University Hostel for men at Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram.
The National Service Scheme is an Indian government-sponsored programme under the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports of the Government of India.
In 2012, Assistant Professor K. Hareendran of the college was selected as the "Best Programme Officer of NSS" for the University of Kerala.
launched Legal WRIT (Writings on Research and Innovative Topics), an annual student-edited in-house journal devised to improve the quality and the academic talents of the students aiming for the promotion of reading, writing and research among students.
[13] The National Cadet Corps (NCC) is the youth wing of the Indian Armed Forces under the Ministry of Defence.
The film Thalasthanam – directed by Shaji Khailas, scripted by Renji Panicker, and starring Suresh Gopi revolves around the politics of Government Law College Thiruvananthapuram.
Shooting also took place in Government Law College for Randam Varavu, directed by K. Madhu and starring Jayaram.