Advocate Yeshwanth Shenoy has been elected as the President of the Kerala High Court Advocates’ Association (KHCAA) for the second time. Shenoy secured 2,380 votes, defeating his closest contender advocate Shiraz Abdulla MS by 756 votes..The full list of elected members is as follows:President: Yeshwanth ShenoyVice President: Mohammed Haris KAVice President (Lady): Rema RSecretary: Nandakumar MRTreasurer: Jinish Paul PExecutive Committee Members:Asha Treesa Jose (Joint Secretary)Manju ERDhruv Kumar KVinaya V NairJayaprakash NarayananExecutive Committee (Lady Reservation): Reni James (Unopposed)..Shenoy, known for his legal activism, has been in the spotlight over the years for raising grievances concerning judicial practices and has also faced a contempt case in the Kerala High Court.Shenoy had filed a petition raising concerns about case listing practices in the High Court wherein he alleged that a limited number of cases were being listed daily before a particular judge. He sought a directive to implement uniform criteria for listing matters as per the Chief Justice's directions.His petition and subsequent appeal were dismissed.Around that same time, Justice Mary Joseph (now retired) had expressed dissatisfaction with Shenoy's courtroom conduct through a letter, leading to a suo motu contempt case against him.However, in October 2024, a bench comprising Justices Devan Ramachandran and MB Snehalatha dismissed the contempt case, citing procedural lapses.
