{"id":7038,"date":"2025-04-26T07:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T02:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/historic-first-all-women-panel-elected-to-lead-pala-bar-association\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T17:28:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:58:50","slug":"historic-first-all-women-panel-elected-to-lead-pala-bar-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=7038","title":{"rendered":"Historic First: All-Women Panel Elected to Lead Pala Bar Association"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">In a landmark achievement for gender representation in the legal field, the Pala Bar Association in Kerala has elected an all-female executive committee, filling all 15 positions with women. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">This milestone surpasses the Supreme Court&#39;s directive mandating one-third female representation in bar associations. 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G. Vadayattu <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT\"><em>4) Remya Rose George Perekkattu <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT\"><em>5) Sanju P. S. Sreenilayam<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT\"><em>6) Solimol Sebastian Eruvelikkunnel <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT\"><em>7) Tinu Scaria Pandiyammackal<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT\"><strong>Executive Committee Member Juniors:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">1) Deepa N. G. 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