Gujarat High Court Directs State, Universities To Clarify Student Allotment To Non-BCI Approved Law Colleges
10 months ago

Gujarat High Court Directs State, Universities To Clarify Student Allotment To Non-BCI Approved Law Colleges

Live Law  

On a plea by eight law colleges in the State seeking recognition by the Bar Council of India, the Gujarat High Court today instructed the State to file an affidavit explaining whether a law college not recognized or approved by the BCI can be allotted students by the government. The High Court also sought similar affidavits from the universities to which these eight law colleges are affiliated. In the previous hearing on May 21, 2024, the high court issued a notice to the BCI and the universities following petitions from the above mentioned eight law colleges. The petitions filed by the law colleges, underscored that, despite lacking BCI approval, universities continued to allocate students to them, jeopardising the students' futures.

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Legal Education Rules Framed By BCI Not In Consonance With Advocates Act: Law College Tells Bombay High Court In Plea Opposing Inspection
3 hours, 1 minute ago

Legal Education Rules Framed By BCI Not In Consonance With Advocates Act: Law College Tells Bombay High Court In Plea Opposing Inspection

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Monday, reserved its judgment in a petition filed by a law school against an inspection notice issued by the Bar Council of India. The petition filed in 2019 by Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University Law School challenged the notice issued by the BCI for inspection of the college. The petitioner argued that the Legal Education …

'Make Your House In Order': Madhya Pradesh HC Deprecates BCI For Granting Retrospective Recognition To Certain Colleges After 20 Yrs
2 weeks ago

'Make Your House In Order': Madhya Pradesh HC Deprecates BCI For Granting Retrospective Recognition To Certain Colleges After 20 Yrs

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has deprecated the practice of Bar Council of India in granting recognition to certain colleges even after 20 years, with retrospective effect. A division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain observed, “It is brought to the notice of this Court that in some cases the recognition has been given by …

Gujarat HC Paves Way For Two Law Graduates From Unrecognized College To Apply For Civil Judge Post, State Bar Body To Issue Provisional Certificate
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Gujarat HC Paves Way For Two Law Graduates From Unrecognized College To Apply For Civil Judge Post, State Bar Body To Issue Provisional Certificate

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Monday directed the State Bar Council to issue provisional certificate of practice to two law graduates, who completed their LL.B. 2 – Bar Council of Gujarat is directed to issue provisional certificate of practice to the petitioners and the respondent no. 13048 of 2024 alongwith the order of note for speaking to minutes dated 23.10.2024, …

Bar Council of India has mandated criminal background checks on law students by universities: BCI Vice Chairman
1 month ago

Bar Council of India has mandated criminal background checks on law students by universities: BCI Vice Chairman

The Hindu  

The Bar Council of India is in a pro-active mode to address the concerns about about any criminal antecedents of practicing and prospective lawyers. That’s why the Bar Council issued circulars in September 2024 making it mandatory for law students to declare their criminal antecedents, if any, while making the concerned legal education institutions equally accountable to check the background …

DU, BCI may evolve online classes mechanism for law students, says HC
1 month, 1 week ago

DU, BCI may evolve online classes mechanism for law students, says HC

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has said that the Delhi University and the Bar Council of India may evolve a mechanism to enable the Bachelor of Laws students to attend classes online with the appropriate safeguards and conditions. The court, in its order passed on February 11, said it was “conscious of the fact that in professional courses, physical attendance carries …

Bombay High Court Pulls Up BCI, BCMG For Suspending Female Lawyer's Licence Without Following Principles Of Natural Justice
2 months ago

Bombay High Court Pulls Up BCI, BCMG For Suspending Female Lawyer's Licence Without Following Principles Of Natural Justice

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently stayed an order passed by the Bar Council of India by which it had suspended the licence of a Mumbai-based female advocate over a complaint by few members of the Advocate Association of Western India A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Advait Sethna questioned the manner in which both the BCI and the …

Karnataka High Court allows Bangalore varsity to hold exams of B.Com course as per schedule from January 13
2 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka High Court allows Bangalore varsity to hold exams of B.Com course as per schedule from January 13

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka, in a special sitting held on Sunday has given a go ahead for the Bangalore University to hold exams for the first, third and fifth semesters of B.Com course as per the schedule, from January 13, 2025. A division bench comprising Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice M. I. Arun passed the interim order while staying …

Delhi HC: Mandatory attendance baseline in law courses could be lesser
3 months, 1 week ago

Delhi HC: Mandatory attendance baseline in law courses could be lesser

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Monday favoured a reduction in the mandatory baseline attendance requirement of 70 per cent for law courses and sought the stand of the Bar Council of India. Delhi HC: Mandatory attendance baseline in law courses could be lesser A bench comprising Justices Prathiba M Singh and Amit Sharma observed it was usual for …

AIBE : Supreme Court Seeks BCI's Response On Plea To Allow Final Year Law Students To Appear In All India Bar Exam
6 months, 1 week ago

AIBE : Supreme Court Seeks BCI's Response On Plea To Allow Final Year Law Students To Appear In All India Bar Exam

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Bar Council of India on a petition challenging the BCI's decision to prevent final-year law students from appearing in the All India Bar Examination.The Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing a writ petition challenging the recent notification of Bar Council. The …

AIBE : Plea In Supreme Court Against BCI Notification Barring Final Year Law Students From All India Bar Examination
6 months, 1 week ago

AIBE : Plea In Supreme Court Against BCI Notification Barring Final Year Law Students From All India Bar Examination

Live Law  

A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the recent notification of Bar Council of India regarding eligibility for the All-India Bar Examination which prohibits final year law students from registering for and appearing in the upcoming AIBE-XIX scheduled for November 24, 2024. The plea is filed 9 final year law students of the 3-year. The plea …

Most Colleges Yet to Take Permission for Offering Law Courses: BCI to HC
7 months, 1 week ago

Most Colleges Yet to Take Permission for Offering Law Courses: BCI to HC

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Senior counsel L. Ravichander, representing the Bar Council of India, on Monday informed the Telangana High Court that only 19 of the 32 colleges spread across the state had taken accreditation from the BCI to impart law courses, while other colleges have been declared as defaulters. He also informed the court that the Nalsar University of Law and the …

Karnataka High Court Declines Law Students' Plea Challenging Debarment From Writing Ninth-Semester Exams Due To Attendance Shortage
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court Declines Law Students' Plea Challenging Debarment From Writing Ninth-Semester Exams Due To Attendance Shortage

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has rejected petitions filed by 9th-semester law students seeking directions on the Karnataka State Law University to permit them to write their examinations, which they were not allowed to do since they did not meet the required attendance criteria. Integrated Degree Course in Law, read with Regulation 15 would permit them to pursue the 10th Semester, …

Telangana HC Sets Deadline for BCI on Law College Admissions
8 months ago

Telangana HC Sets Deadline for BCI on Law College Admissions

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday took on record an undertaking of the Bar Council of India that it would ensure listing of all eligible colleges to make admissions to law courses in the state by August 4. The panel comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J Anil Kumar is hearing a PIL filed by A. Bhasker Reddy. …

Gujarat High Court Halts Admissions At Eight Law Colleges Lacking BCI Approval
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Gujarat High Court Halts Admissions At Eight Law Colleges Lacking BCI Approval

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has halted the admission process for LLB courses at eight law colleges in the state that have not received approval from the Bar Council of India. Justice Vimal K Vyas, presiding over the case, noted, “Considering the provisions of Rules 2008 and considering the judgment of the Apex Court in case of Bar Council of India …

BCI Mandates Immediate Implementation Of New Legal Education Guidelines, Including Mediation And New Criminal Laws From 2024-25 Onwards
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BCI Mandates Immediate Implementation Of New Legal Education Guidelines, Including Mediation And New Criminal Laws From 2024-25 Onwards

Live Law  

The Bar Council of India has issued a circular instructing centers of legal education nationwide to promptly implement its various guidelines, including making mediation a compulsory subject. The circular has been issued in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "transformative vision" for legal education and the shared enthusiasm of the judiciary and the government for incorporating new subjects into legal …

Provide Current Status Of Affiliation Of Law Universities/Colleges On Website: Karnataka High Court To BCI
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Provide Current Status Of Affiliation Of Law Universities/Colleges On Website: Karnataka High Court To BCI

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Bar Council of India, to provide details regarding the current status of affiliation of universities, college names etc on its website. A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj said “The Bar Council of India is directed to add the following columns, the date on which an application for extension of affiliation is …

Bar Council urges higher education institutes, state governments to uphold sanctity of legal education
11 months, 1 week ago

Bar Council urges higher education institutes, state governments to uphold sanctity of legal education

Hindustan Times  

The Bar Council of India has issued a circular to the vice-chancellors and departments of higher education across the country to help the top lawyers' body in its "endeavour to uphold the sanctity and quality" of legal education. The Bar Council of India has urged all state governments and universities to help the top lawyers' body in its "endeavour to …

BCI Raises Concerns About Rise In Low Quality Law Colleges, Appeals To Universities To Grant NOCs Only After Proper Evaluation
11 months, 1 week ago

BCI Raises Concerns About Rise In Low Quality Law Colleges, Appeals To Universities To Grant NOCs Only After Proper Evaluation

Live Law  

The BCI's letter stated that despite its collective efforts, the Council continues to face significant challenges posed by the 'mushroom growth and proliferation of substandard law colleges.' This concerning trend highlights the urgent need for stricter adherence to regulatory measures in order to curb the unchecked proliferation of law colleges across the country.” The Bar Council of India again, by …

Supreme Court Transfers To Itself Petition Challenging BCI's Election Code Of Conduct Rules 2023 Before Karnataka High Court
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Transfers To Itself Petition Challenging BCI's Election Code Of Conduct Rules 2023 Before Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday transferred to itself a pending petition before the Karnataka High Court challenging the Bar Council Of India Rules 2023 on grounds that similar cases with identical issues of conducting free and fair state bar. The Supreme Court on Monday transferred to itself a pending petition before the Karnataka High Court challenging the Bar Council Of …

Contradictory Information On Eligibility For LLB, Bombay High Court Grants Relief To Law Aspirant
1 year, 1 month ago

Contradictory Information On Eligibility For LLB, Bombay High Court Grants Relief To Law Aspirant

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court today set aside the University of Mumbai's decision to deny admission to a law aspirant over confusion regarding the grading system of the International Baccalaureate students to the LLB program. "There appears to be some contradiction and confusion between what is stated in the AIU procedure and what is stated in the Circular issued by the …

Gujarat High Court Stays Admissions In Gujarat University-Affiliated Law Colleges Till June 28
1 year, 8 months ago

Gujarat High Court Stays Admissions In Gujarat University-Affiliated Law Colleges Till June 28

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has stayed admissions in eight government grant-in-aid law colleges in the city and Gandhinagar in response to the Bar Council of India's recent cancellation of recognition for these institutions. Three grant-in-aid law colleges under the Gujarat Law Society : LA Shah Law College, IM Nanavati Law College, and MN Nanavati Law College, have approached the court. …

Delhi High Court Directs BCI To Constitute Special Expert Teams For Conducting Surprise Visits To Law Colleges Lacking Minimum Infra, Adequate Facilitates
2 years, 6 months ago

Delhi High Court Directs BCI To Constitute Special Expert Teams For Conducting Surprise Visits To Law Colleges Lacking Minimum Infra, Adequate Facilitates

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Bar Council of India to constitute special expert teams to conduct surprise visits of law colleges that lack minimum infrastructure and adequate facilities. The Court was dealing with a bunch of pleas seeking a direction to the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University to allocate 110 seats to the Ideal Institute of Management …

Conducting Exams For LLB Admissions- University Rules Prevails Over Bar Council Of India Rules: Gujarat High Court
2 years, 9 months ago

Conducting Exams For LLB Admissions- University Rules Prevails Over Bar Council Of India Rules: Gujarat High Court

Live Law  

A single-judge bench of Justice Vaibhavi D. Nanavati of the Gujarat High Court held that in terms of conduction of examination and results for admission to LLB course, the rules of a University would prevail over the Rules of Bar Council of India. In this case, the High Court upheld Saurashtra University rules that prohibited admission for an LLB course …

BCI Earmarked 500 Law Colleges As 'Sub-Standard'; Those Found Lacking During Surprise Inspections Will Be Closed: Law Ministry
2 years, 11 months ago

BCI Earmarked 500 Law Colleges As 'Sub-Standard'; Those Found Lacking During Surprise Inspections Will Be Closed: Law Ministry

Live Law  

The Bar Council of India has earmarked 500 Institutions throughout the country that are sub-standard and a team led by some former Judge/Senior Advocate and noted academicians plans to conduct surprise visits of such Institutions. Chowdary in the Rajya Sabha, asking whether BCI, being the apex regulatory body, is taking measures to tighten yardstick in examinations, exercise stringent control at …

Karnataka High Court Permits KSLU To Conduct Intermediate Semester Examination For LLB Students
3 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka High Court Permits KSLU To Conduct Intermediate Semester Examination For LLB Students

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday permitted Karnataka State Law University, to hold the intermediate semester examination for LLB students. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum while hearing an intra-court appeal filed by the University challenging the interim order passed on November 12, whereby, as an interim measure, the Single Judge stayed …

NLSIU : Supreme Court Stays Karnataka High Court Direction To Promote Student
3 years, 8 months ago

NLSIU : Supreme Court Stays Karnataka High Court Direction To Promote Student

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a special leave petition filed by the National Law School of India University against an order of the Karnataka High Court which directed the promotion of a student to next academic year.The Supreme Court also stayed the order of the High Court, which had set aside the decision of NLSIU to deny …

Gujarat High Court Issues Notice On Law Students' Plea Against Gujarat University 's Decision To Conduct Offline Exams
3 years, 9 months ago

Gujarat High Court Issues Notice On Law Students' Plea Against Gujarat University 's Decision To Conduct Offline Exams

Live Law  

Gujarat High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging Gujarat University's decision to conduct offline examination to law students.The writ petition has been filed in the Gujarat High Court seeking to conduct online exams amidst the ongoing Covid-19 situation by Digvijay Bisht, Aman Pandey, Rushik Kapadia, Priyanshi Patel and Darshil Patel, a group of law students enrolled in the. …

Delhi High Court Issues Notice to Bar Council Of India and Faculty of Law, DU in Petition seeking Cancellation of Pending Exams
3 years, 9 months ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice to Bar Council Of India and Faculty of Law, DU in Petition seeking Cancellation of Pending Exams

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court issued Notice on a petition filed by students of Faculty of Law, University of Delhi seeking cancellation of the pending 4th semester exams for final year students, and evaluation in alternative mode as per the UGC Guidelines dated 29.4.2020. However, BCI Press Release dated 1.11.2020, diverting from the UGC Guidelines, stated that law students will have …

Surge In Covid-19: Plea In Gujarat High Court Seeks Cancellation Of Semester End Examinations At 'Institute Of Law, Nirma University'
3 years, 10 months ago

Surge In Covid-19: Plea In Gujarat High Court Seeks Cancellation Of Semester End Examinations At 'Institute Of Law, Nirma University'

Live Law  

A student of Nirma Law University has moved the Gujarat High Court seeking cancellation of semester end examinations and viva voce in view of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases. "Due to the hardships faced by the petitioner students, due to lack of medical facilities and utilities and death of the close relatives, it is inhumane to force or make …

UP Bar Council Vs BCI- Dispute Settled Amicably, Adverse Remarks Against BCI Expunged: Delhi High Court Disposes Of Plea
3 years, 10 months ago

UP Bar Council Vs BCI- Dispute Settled Amicably, Adverse Remarks Against BCI Expunged: Delhi High Court Disposes Of Plea

Live Law  

Taking note of the submission made by the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh that a meeting was held with the Bar Council of India and that an amicable resolution had been reached between the parties, the Delhi High Court last week disposed of a plea filed by the State Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh, alleging that BCI was attempting to …

Lack Of Faculties, Infrastructure: Patna High Court Stays Fresh Admissions In Law Colleges In Bihar
3 years, 11 months ago

Lack Of Faculties, Infrastructure: Patna High Court Stays Fresh Admissions In Law Colleges In Bihar

Live Law  

In a significant development, the Patna High Court last week stayed new admissions in Government and Private law colleges in the State of Bihar till further orders. It may be noted that the Patna High Court was hearing the plea filed by one Kunal Kaushal, who had prayed before the court that posts of permanent teaching faculties in the law …

Mushrooming Of Law Colleges- Need To Ensure That Quality Isn't Compromised In The Guise Of Creating Opportunities : Madras High Court
3 years, 11 months ago

Mushrooming Of Law Colleges- Need To Ensure That Quality Isn't Compromised In The Guise Of Creating Opportunities : Madras High Court

Live Law  

Dealing with a plea seeking framing of rules to reduce the upcoming new private law colleges, the Madras High Court on Tuesday observed that it is to be seen that the quality is not compromised in course of more law colleges being born and in the guise of opportunities being created. To this, the Court remarked, "There is a substance …

Order Quashing KSLU, BCI Decision On Offline Exams For 5 Year LLB Applicable To 3 Yr LLB Courses Too : Karnataka High Court
4 years ago

Order Quashing KSLU, BCI Decision On Offline Exams For 5 Year LLB Applicable To 3 Yr LLB Courses Too : Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Monday clarified that its February 8 order quashing the Karnataka State Law University circular and Bar Council of India decision to conduct end semester physical examination for 5-year LLB course will also be applicable to the 3-year LLB course. While passing the order on February 8, the court had noted that order was limited to …

Karnataka High Court Quashes Decision Of Bar Council, Karnataka Law University To Conduct Offline Intermediate Semester LLB Exam
4 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes Decision Of Bar Council, Karnataka Law University To Conduct Offline Intermediate Semester LLB Exam

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Monday quashed and set aside the decision of the Bar Council of India and subsequent circular issued by the Karnataka State Law University thereby imposing an examination on the intermediate semester law students.A Single judge bench of Justice R Devdas said: "Having regard to the grievance raised in the petition and decision of Supreme Court …

Examining The Validity Of The Notification Of BCI Abolishing One Year LL.M
4 years, 2 months ago

Examining The Validity Of The Notification Of BCI Abolishing One Year LL.M

Live Law  

Recently the Bar Council of India passed a notification on 2.01.2020 inter alia abolishing the one year LL.M course and introducing the two year LL.M course shocking the conscience of many in the legal solidarity and law student's fraternity. However, the BCI never passed any such notification governing the higher legal education while using the aforesaid provisions of the Advocates …

Punjab & Haryana HC Sets Aside Moratorium Imposed By Bar Council Of India On Opening Of New Law Colleges
4 years, 3 months ago

Punjab & Haryana HC Sets Aside Moratorium Imposed By Bar Council Of India On Opening Of New Law Colleges

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the three-year moratorium imposed by the Bar Council of India on opening of new law colleges as ultra vires the Indian Constitution. A Single Bench of Justice Rekha Mittal, in a verdict rendered on 4th December 2020, held that the BCI cannot impose a complete ban on opening of new law …

Gujarat High Court Allows Persons Having Full Time/Part Time Jobs Having Law Degree To Get Enrolled, Enrolment Certificate Shall Be Withheld
4 years, 4 months ago

Gujarat High Court Allows Persons Having Full Time/Part Time Jobs Having Law Degree To Get Enrolled, Enrolment Certificate Shall Be Withheld

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Friday watered down Rules 1 and 2 of the Bar Council of Gujarat Rules paving way for other professionals having LLB degree to get enrolled with the Bar. The Bench ordered, "We read down Rules 1 and 2 respectively of the Bar Council of Gujarat Rules so as to read that a person may be …

Law universities can conduct physical examinations: Bar Council of India
4 years, 4 months ago

Law universities can conduct physical examinations: Bar Council of India

India Today  

The Bar Council of India has allowed the law universities across the country to conduct physical examinations provided they offer the students who cannot appear due to the Covid-19 pandemic an option to appear for the exams at a later date when it is feasible for them. BCI also issued an official press release regarding the conduction of physical examinations …

BCI Allows Law Universities to Conduct Physical Exams for Those Unable to Appear Due to Covid-19 Pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

BCI Allows Law Universities to Conduct Physical Exams for Those Unable to Appear Due to Covid-19 Pandemic

News 18  

The Bar Council of India has allowed law universities to conduct physical examination by giving an option to students, who are unable or unwilling to appear till the COVID-19 pandemic is averted, to take the exam again after physical reopening of the varsities. “It is observed by the Council that if physical exams as contemplated by the University is held …

Law Students Move Chhattisgarh HC Against BCI Guidelines For Mandatory Semester Exams After Reopening Of Colleges
4 years, 5 months ago

Law Students Move Chhattisgarh HC Against BCI Guidelines For Mandatory Semester Exams After Reopening Of Colleges

Live Law  

Four law students from Amity University, Chhattisgarh have moved the High Court against the BCI's direction to all the law Universities to conduct intermediate semester exams, within a month of reopening of the institution, despite UGC's decision to promote all students on the basis of previous performance. The Petitioners have entered the seventh semester of their 5-yrs integrated law course …

Law Student Withdraws Plea In Karnataka HC Challenging University Decision Of University To Hold Examinations
4 years, 7 months ago

Law Student Withdraws Plea In Karnataka HC Challenging University Decision Of University To Hold Examinations

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday allowed a 3rd year law student of the Karnataka State Law University to withdraw his petition challenging the decision of the University to hold intermediate semester examinations from October, 2020. A division bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice Ravi V Hosmani raised preliminary objection as regards to the maintainability of the petition …

[Breaking]All Law Students Except In The Final Semester Will Be Promoted On The Basis Of Marks Received On Previous Years And Internal Marks This Year : BCI
4 years, 9 months ago

[Breaking]All Law Students Except In The Final Semester Will Be Promoted On The Basis Of Marks Received On Previous Years And Internal Marks This Year : BCI

Live Law  

In view of the ongoing pandemic, the General Council of the Bar Council of India recently issued certain guidelines with regard to conducting of online Examinations by Universities.Final Year StudentsFinal year students of 3 Years LL.B and 5 Years LL.B courses may be allowed to appear for online examinationsAlternatively, for Final year LL.B students as mentioned above, the Universities may. …

Existing And Proposed Centres Of Legal Education Shall Get 'Regular Approval' From BCI: Bombay HC Upholds Rule 2(xxiv) Of Rules Of Legal Education [Read Judgment]
4 years, 11 months ago

Existing And Proposed Centres Of Legal Education Shall Get 'Regular Approval' From BCI: Bombay HC Upholds Rule 2(xxiv) Of Rules Of Legal Education [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has upheld the Rule 2 of the Rules of Legal Education, 2008 which prevents Centres of Legal Education from imparting education without obtaining approval of the Bar Council of India. The bench of Justices Amit Borkar and AS Chandurkar observed that unless regular approval as contemplated under the Rules of 2008 is received by a Centre …

Students Of DU Law Faculty Are Protesting Against Non Recognition Of Degree By Bar Council
5 years, 1 month ago

Students Of DU Law Faculty Are Protesting Against Non Recognition Of Degree By Bar Council

Live Law  

Students of the Faculty of Law, Delhi University, are protesting against non-approval of their LL.B degree for the last five days. The students are also demanding that the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi should comply with UGC regulations and BCI's rules of legal education. According to a list published by the Bar Council of India in compliance of the …

Bar Council seeks de-recognition of 25 law colleges
5 years, 3 months ago

Bar Council seeks de-recognition of 25 law colleges

Hindustan Times  

A Bar Council of India panel has recommended de-recognition of 25 law colleges after it found that they were enrolling students without proper teaching staff in violation of the University of Grants Commission guidelines, according to aware of the developments. The BCI, which is the regulator for legal education in the country, has also directed all law colleges to transfer …

Rules Of BCI And Govt. On Granting Approvals To Law Colleges Have To Be Harmoniously Interpreted: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 7 months ago

Rules Of BCI And Govt. On Granting Approvals To Law Colleges Have To Be Harmoniously Interpreted: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has held that the Rules of Bar Council of India regarding approval of Colleges and the Rules/Policy laid down by the Directorate of Higher Education have to be read in harmony. The Petitioner also submitted that it is settled law that in the case of a possible conflict between the rules and regulations for granting approval, prescribed …

BCI imposes 3-year ban on opening of new law colleges
5 years, 7 months ago

BCI imposes 3-year ban on opening of new law colleges

India TV News  

Taking note of mushrooming of law colleges in the country, the Bar Council of India has imposed a three-year moratorium on the opening of new institutions barring national law universities, if proposed by a state. In its resolution, BCI has said that there are about 1,500 law colleges in the country and due to the "lethargic" attitude of universities and …

BCI Approves 3 Year Moratorium On Sanctioning New Law Colleges In The Country [Read Press Release]
5 years, 7 months ago

BCI Approves 3 Year Moratorium On Sanctioning New Law Colleges In The Country [Read Press Release]

Live Law  

The Bar Council of India has unanimously approved the proposal of BCI member Ved Prakash Sharma to put moratorium for three years with effect from academic year 2020-21 on approval of affiliation of new law colleges in the country except State run National Law Universities.In a press release, the BCI said "The Council has observed that at present there are …

Bombay HC Grants Relief To Lawyer Whose Registration From BCI Was Suspended For Submitting ‘Fake Degree’ [Read Order]
6 years, 3 months ago

Bombay HC Grants Relief To Lawyer Whose Registration From BCI Was Suspended For Submitting ‘Fake Degree’ [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently came to the rescue of Advocate Mahendra Kachawale, whose registration with the Bar Council of India was at first suspended and then kept pending even though Kachawale had obtained another degree from ILS, Pune.A division bench of Justice BP Dharmadhikari and Justice SV Kotwal directed BCI to look into Kachawale’s application for re-registration and. The …

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