Governance & Administration · India
On-site inspection compulsory before every affiliation: BCI to law colleges
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The Bar Council of India (BCI) has told universities that a law college's affiliation can no longer be granted, renewed or extended without inspecting it first, every time. A July 23 circular had only ordered a one-time inspection of every college, to be completed within 6 weeks. A fresh circular, dated August 4, follows a court order as opposed to the oral remarks that prompted the July one. On July 29, Justice Nyapathy Vijay of Andhra Pradesh High Court upheld the disaffiliation…
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