The Bombay High Court upheld the Bar Council of India’s Rules of Legal Education, 2008, affirming its authority to inspect law colleges and maintain educational standards. The court dismissed the petition from SNDT Women’s University Law School, reinforcing that the Advocates Act, 1961, supersedes other educational legislation regarding legal education oversight.
The Gujarat High Court has barred universities and the state from assigning students to law colleges without recognition from the Bar Council of India (BCI). Justice Vimal K. Vyas instructed the BCI to promptly inspect and report on unrecognised colleges by June 15, 2024. The court granted interim relief to a specific law college until the next hearing scheduled for June 20, 2024.