BCI Penalises DU Law Faculty, Directs to Admit Fewer Students

The Law Faculty of Delhi University is in a fresh trouble now. The Bar Council of India, also known as BCI has imposed a penalty of Rs. 30 lakh on it and directed it not to admit more than 1,440 students for the coming academic session. Last year, the Law Faculty of DU admitted 2,310 applicants. However, the varsity failed to pay the affiliation fees.

Considering the irregularity of the varsity, BCI has imposed a penalty on the Law Faculty for violating the norms. The varsity did not seek permission to teach more students than the prescribed intake. On the other hand, the Law Faculty of DU also failed to maintain the necessary infrastructure at par with the number of students. BCI warned the varsity in the year 2014 and 2015. Later, the varsity assured to fulfill all the norms. However, the varsity failed to do so in practice.

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If the varsity does not sort the issue, the admissions might be delayed this year. The Law Faculty will also have fewer seats if it does not comply with BCI norms. Last year, BCI had allowed the Law Faculty to admit 2,310 students since the varsity had initially advertised those number of seats.

The BCI issued a letter to the varsity in March 2017 indicating that the Law Faculty cannot admit more than 1,440 students. The BCI claimed that the three law centres of the varsity do not have adequate infrastructure. The BCI also pointed that the varsity failed to maintain required faculty-student ratio.

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Now, the Law Faculty of Delhi University has written a letter to BCI to waive the penalty. The letter pointed that DU is a public funded university, and it hardly receives funds from the University Grants Commission or UGC. The letter also urged BCI to allow the varsity to admit more students.