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16th April 2011 LE Minutes
16th April 2011 LE Minutes
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members is condoned.
Shri Zafar Ahmed Khan, Member, Bar Council of India was not
present on 16.04.2011 and Dr. N. L. Mitra, Member, Legal
Education Committee was not present on 17.04.2011. The absence
of the members is condoned.
Agenda
Action Taken
the
Legal
Report
and
discussed
by
the
foreign
Universities.
2010.
Committee
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is
is
Equivalence
requested
to
consider
the
note
on
Agenda
Action Taken
would
the
be placed
Equivalence
And
Equivalence
requested
the
is
next
meeting.
LPC/BVC
as
an
consider
the
the
Legal
Education
Continuing
Legal
Education
with
the
various
Agenda
Action Taken
preferably
would
the
lawyers.
Council
purpose
of
Similarly,
of
India
training
the
Bar
would
also
workshops
decided
by
would
the
be
Honble
B.
Coutinho,
Director,
decided
that
the
purely
by
way
of
Agenda
Action Taken
by way of approval.
consider
the
proposal
to The
Directorate
of
Legal
CBSE curriculum.
namely
Constitutional
Legal
and
History
and
places
appreciation
of
on
record
the
efforts
consider
standardizing
recognition
degrees
Nationals.
note
conditions
of
obtained
foreign
by
that
inspection
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basis.
When
committees
go
the
to
Agenda
Action Taken
for
the
purpose
of
evaluation.
Item No.9/2011A (LE)
Proposal
to
standardize
the All
the
Registrars
of
the
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Item No.10/2011B (LE)
After deliberation, the House deferred the matter for the next
meeting.
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supplementary
examination
during
the
upcoming
instead
of
Family
law
and
Company
law
instead
of
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concerned
including
the
leading
Law
Schools/
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placed upon all the universities as per the Act and the Rules and
the universities must be asked to comply with all the provisions in
the rules. If rules are not complied with, despite adequate
opportunity being given, the committee will consider recommending
to the Council suitable measures including steps for derecognizing
the degrees conferred by defaulting universities.
17.04.2011
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This
institutions.
All
procedure
existing
will
apply
colleges
henceforward
must
henceforth
to
all
make
and
Secretary,
Ministry
of
Human
Resource
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d.
e.
f.
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h.
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j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r.
whether
the
university
actually
undertakes
foolproof
t.
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t.
u.
A.
will
be
entertained
from
the
competent
B.
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Item No.14/2011B (LE)
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The Council directs that all institutions in Sr. No. 1-12 will go
through step (a) and step (b) process.
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The Council directs that all institutions except for new law colleges
will abide by step (a) and step (b) process mentioned above. For the
time being step (a) to be done away with for new law colleges
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Temporary approval
b.
Regular approval
Council nor does the House ever intend to be in any discord with
the roles which have to be played by the State Bar Council as would
be seen. The Council is associating with the State Bar Councils on
an incremental scale with reference to matters of legal education.
The aims of maintaining a high quality of legal education is bound
to be a common purpose between the Bar Council of India and the
State Bar Council duly constituted under the Advocates Act, 1961.
Thus, the Council does not consider that the regulation of legal
education ought to be viewed as an appropriation of territorial
sphere allocable to any statutory body under the Act, but must be
one where common purpose and common intention must sub-serve
the spirit of maintenance of the highest standard of legal education.
Keeping the aforesaid in view, the Council is of the opinion that the
concept of permanent/deemed affiliation/recognition/approval was
rightfully withdrawn as stated in the resolution dated 26.05.2010.
This was to ensure that permanent college, enduring institutions
must still satisfy criteria from time to time.
We may also inform the State Bar Council that after elaborate
consideration of the various issues involving legal education
including the administration/mal administration of the university/
centers of legal education, that we have considered it appropriate
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that the rules framed by the Bar Council of India (Part IV) namely
Rules of Legal Education, 2008 must be strictly implemented. The
scheme of these rules contemplate that it is the university which
confers a law degree which must play a primary role of satisfying
the Bar Council of India that its degree entitles the holder of the
degree for enrolment at the bar.
(a)
(b)
In this regard, we
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Item No.18/2011B (LE)
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Item No.19/2011B (LE)
Let the
b.
c.
d.
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Item No.20/2011B (LE)
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The Council orders for Step (a) and step (b) process to be done
forthwith subject to Supreme Court order.
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Dated: 19.04.2011
New Delhi
(J. R. Sharma)
Officiating Secretary
Bar Council of India
Typed By
Mr. Sanjeev/Deepak
Corrected By
Checked By
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