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Allahabad High Court raps BCI for delaying law course approval
The Allahabad High Court has criticised the Bar Council of India (BCI) for delaying a Lucknow college’s application to start a five-year law course, calling the failure to schedule an inspection “manifest…
The Story in Brief
The Allahabad High Court has criticised the Bar Council of India (BCI) for delaying a Lucknow college’s application to start a five-year law course, calling the failure to schedule an inspection “manifest arbitrariness”. Justice Abdesh Kumar Chaudhary said the BCI cannot force a functional college to waste an academic year because its inspection team is busy. The court directed the BCI to complete the inspection and decide on the application for the 2027-28 session within three months. Separately, the BCI has extended the deadline for law colleges to submit affiliation renewal applications to August 31, the fourth extension this year. Bar & Bench reports that several National Law Universities still lack approval for some courses.
The Indian Opinion
The BCI’s tale of two delays is instructive. On one hand, it tells a court it cannot inspect a college because 1,250 applications are pending. On the other hand, it extends the affiliation deadline for the fourth time, giving colleges one more month to submit paperwork. The narrative that the council is overworked rings hollow when the same body keeps moving goalposts. The real test is not the number of applications but whether the BCI will actually inspect the Lucknow college within the three months the court ordered. Will it, or will another extension follow?
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