 bill no 11 of 2008 the high court of kerala (establishment of a permanent bench at thiruvananthapuram) bill, 2008 by shri ck chandrappan, mp a billto provide for the establishment of a permanent bench of the high court of kerala at thiruvananthapurambe  it enacted by parliament in the fifty-ninth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1  this act may be called the high court of kerala (establishment of a permanent bench at thiruvananthapuram) act, 200852 there shall be established a permanent bench of the high court of kerala atthiruvananthapuram, and such judges of the high court of kerala, being not less than three in number, as the chief justice of that high court may, from time to time nominate, shall sit at thiruvananthapuram in order to exercise the jurisdiction and power for the time being vested in that high court in respect of cases arising in the districts of thiruvananthapuram, kollam and pathanamthitta10establishment of a permanent bench of high court of kerala at thiruvananthapuram statement of objects and reasonsthe state of kerala was formed on november 1st, 1956 with the joining of the travancore-cochin state and malabar the seat of the kerala high court is at ernakulam since the formation of the state, there has been a demand of the people that a bench of the high court be set up at thiruvananthapuram which is also the capital cityif a bench of the kerala high court is established at thiruvananthapuram, it would greatly convenience the government, the government servants, various institutions and also the lawyers based in and around the city of thiruvananthapuram and the people at large they would be able to pursue their cases in the high court at significantly low costsince the capital of the state is in thiruvananthapuram and the high court is located at ernakulam, the state government has to face difficulties in dealing with matters connected with high court as officials have to travel to ernakulam resulting in loss of time and money it will be, therefore, appropriate if a bench of high court is established at thiruvananthapuramhence this billnew delhi;ck chandrappandecember 6, 2007———— a billto provide for the establishment of a permanent bench of the high court of kerala at thiruvananthapuram————(shri ck chandrappan, mp)mgipmrnd—221ls(s5)—13-02-2008