New Delhi: The Bar Council of India has issued a circular to Vice-Chancellors and higher education departments across the country to help the top lawyers' organization in its "efforts to maintain the sanctity and quality" of legal education.
The representation issued by Bar Council of India (BCI) secretary Srimanto Se said that the General Council of the top lawyers' body passed a resolution in June 2015 banning the issuance of No Objection Certificates (NOC) from all state governments and universities. Was requested to install it. Opening new law institutes they get affiliation for three years.
The circular is dated April 15, "Despite this firm decision and the subsequent issuance of circulars to this effect, it is regrettable to note that more than 300 NOCs were issued by the state governments, and affiliations were granted by the universities. "
It said, “This worrying trend highlights the urgent need for strict adherence to regulatory measures to prevent uncontrolled proliferation of law colleges across the country.,
Listing “suggested guidelines” for the grant of NOC, including financial viability of the proposed law institute and compliance with all regulatory standards, the circular said, “Our responsibility to prevent the growth and proliferation of substandard law colleges is not absolute.” Kind of on the shoulders of BCI."
It said that while BCI is in its regulatory role, active participation and cooperation of universities and government bodies is indispensable to achieve the goal of maintaining the highest standards of legal education.
“It is important to recognize the important roles played by both the state government and universities in addressing the rapidly increasing proliferation of substandard law colleges.
The representation said, “The foundation of dealing with this issue lies in the ground work done by the higher education department of the state government and the universities, which serve as grassroots level institutions responsible for regulating education standards. "
It outlined three phases of establishment of a law college.One, obtaining NOC from the state government; Two, provides relevant university affiliation; And thirdly, approval by BCI.
“By carefully following these steps, the state government, higher education departments and universities can collectively reduce the prevalence of substandard law colleges,” the representation said.
It added, “We appeal to the universities and the Ministry of Education in each state to join hands with BCI in our endeavor to maintain the sanctity and quality of LIGA education in India."
The representation issued by Bar Council of India (BCI) secretary Srimanto Se said that the General Council of the top lawyers' body passed a resolution in June 2015 banning the issuance of No Objection Certificates (NOC) from all state governments and universities. Was requested to install it. Opening new law institutes they get affiliation for three years.
The circular is dated April 15, "Despite this firm decision and the subsequent issuance of circulars to this effect, it is regrettable to note that more than 300 NOCs were issued by the state governments, and affiliations were granted by the universities. "
It said, “This worrying trend highlights the urgent need for strict adherence to regulatory measures to prevent uncontrolled proliferation of law colleges across the country.,
Listing “suggested guidelines” for the grant of NOC, including financial viability of the proposed law institute and compliance with all regulatory standards, the circular said, “Our responsibility to prevent the growth and proliferation of substandard law colleges is not absolute.” Kind of on the shoulders of BCI."
It said that while BCI is in its regulatory role, active participation and cooperation of universities and government bodies is indispensable to achieve the goal of maintaining the highest standards of legal education.
“It is important to recognize the important roles played by both the state government and universities in addressing the rapidly increasing proliferation of substandard law colleges.
The representation said, “The foundation of dealing with this issue lies in the ground work done by the higher education department of the state government and the universities, which serve as grassroots level institutions responsible for regulating education standards. "
It outlined three phases of establishment of a law college.One, obtaining NOC from the state government; Two, provides relevant university affiliation; And thirdly, approval by BCI.
“By carefully following these steps, the state government, higher education departments and universities can collectively reduce the prevalence of substandard law colleges,” the representation said.
It added, “We appeal to the universities and the Ministry of Education in each state to join hands with BCI in our endeavor to maintain the sanctity and quality of LIGA education in India."
