Delhi University's Law faculty today assured its students that their prospects of practising as advocates would not be hampered in the wake of the Bar Council of India (BCI) derecognising the course.
"We are in communication with BCI on this matter and the students' practice won't be hampered. The matter will be resolved soon," said Law Faculty Dean, Ashwini Kumar Bansal.
In an unprecedented move, BCI, the apex regulatory body for legal education and the legal profession in India, had decided to derecognise DU's law course after it failed to seek timely extension of the affiliation of its three centres, namely Campus Law Centre, Law Centre-I and Law Centre-II.
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"BCI had sent a letter to DU on Sept. 3 saying that the students admitted to the Law Faculty in the sessions from 2011-12 onwards and who pass out from the academic year 2014-15 onwards are not eligible for enrolment as advocates," Bansal said.
"However, on Sept. 22, BCI again sent a letter citing a typo error and clarified that the notice is only for students who passed out in 2013-2014," he added.
Bansal, however, said that BCI had granted them time till Dec. 31 of this year to apply for approval.
"In response to BCI's letter, I have written to them reminding about the time granted to us. There is no need for the students to panic," he said.
Among the DU law faculty alumni are the likes of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, former HRD minister Kapil Sibal, Supreme Court Judge Rohington Nariman, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi.
