The court grants representative status to petitioners for advocating uniform enrolment fees for aspiring advocates.

1. We have heard learned counsel Sri. Sreekumar .G, Sri. Pranoy K. Kottaram and Sivaraman P.L. for Bar Council, senior counsel Sri.Maitreyi Sachidananda Hegde, Sri.Santhosh Mathew, Sri.Praveen K.Joy, Sri.Amal Amir Ali, Sri.Nirmal V.Nair, and Smt.Uttara P.V. for petitioners.

2. Our attention is drawn to the order dated 16.03.2023 in the subsequent matter and stated that under the aegis of Bar Council of India, steps have been initiated to ensure a uniform fee structure at the time of enrolment of BL Graduates as advocates under the Advocates Act. Upon such a decision being taken by the Apex Body, the decision is placed before the Hon'ble Supreme Court. It is suggested that instant appeals can be considered by this court at a later point of time.

3. To a pointed query from the Court, learned senior counsel appearing for the Bar Council of Kerala has stated that so far as the petitioners are concerned by accepting Rs.750/- enrolment fee, the enrolment of respective petitioners has been completed. In the fitness of things in the exercise of our jurisdiction, by according to the petitioners herein, the representative status to agitate the grievance for and on behalf of similarly situated graduates, who would be interested in getting enrolled on the rolls of the Bar Council of Kerala, we extend the same benefit to such of the aspirants as well. Such a course would avoid a series of individual cases by the aspirants.

4. Post after two months.