Recently, the Bar Council of India (BCI) enforced a ban on several law colleges for admitting students for the academic year 2024-2025 and beyond, pending further notice across the country, a significant development in legal education. This decision reflects concerns about declining standards and the quality of law graduates.
As the apex regulatory body for legal education and the legal profession in India, the BCI plays a crucial role in maintaining standards. The ban affects multiple law colleges that allegedly failed to meet the BCI's criteria for infrastructure, faculty qualifications, and educational standards.
These measures aim to uphold the credibility and competence of future lawyers, thus safeguarding the legal profession and society at large. This action underscores the importance of adherence to regulatory standards in educational institutions, especially in professional fields like law, where the quality of training directly impacts the delivery of justice and legal services.
Affected College are as follows:-
- H. S. Law College, Agra Road, Etah, Uttar Pradesh (Affiliated from Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Paliwal Park, Agra – 282004, Uttar Pradesh)
- Master Somnath Law College, 5 KM Stone from Saras Circle, NH-11, Agra Road, Bharatpur – 321001 (Raj.) (Affiliated from Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University, Ground Floor, RUSA Building, Dr. Radhakrishnan Shiksha Sankul, J.L.N. Marg, Jaipur – 302015, Rajasthan)
- Shri Krishna College of Law, Vill – Johnmani, P.O. Daula, Baghpat-Meerut Road, Distt. Baghpat, (U.P) (Affiliated from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh)
- Sri Eshwar Reddy College of Law, 47/1A Anjimedu, Yerpedu Mandal, Tirupathi District 517619, Andhra Pradesh. (Affiliated from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati – 517502 Andhra Pradesh)
- Sri Shirdi Sai Vidya Parishad, Sri Shirdi Sai Law College, MSSR Complex, Main Road, Gavarapalem, Anakapalli – 2 Andhra Pradesh (Affiliated from Andhra University, Waltair Junction, Visakhapatnam – 530003, Andhra Pradesh)
- S. S. College of Law, Village Manpur Kalan Khair, Gata Number 276, PO Madanpur, Tehsil Khair, District-Aligarh (U.P) (Affiliated from Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra (Formerly Agra University))
- Teju Singh Memorial Law College, Shabaipur, Gajraula, J. P. Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. (Affiliated from Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly – 243006 Uttar Pradesh)
- NIILM School of Law, NIILM University, NH-152, Ambala Road, Haryana 136027 AND 9 M Milestone, Ambala Road, NH – 65, Kaithal – 136027, Haryana.
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