How BCI certified NLU Tripura without buildings, faculty: Asks SC

A plea was filed in the Supreme Court to quash directions passed by the newly established National Law University Tripura to cancel the admission process which was commenced for the Academic session 2022-23. The apex court has issued a notice to the BCI and asked how BCI certified NLU Tripura without buildings and faculty. 

There is a case going on in Supreme Court on a plea that was filed in the apex court to quash directions passed by the newly established National Law University Tripura to cancel the admission process which commenced for the Academic session 2022-23. The top court of India has issued a notice to the Bar Council of India (BCI) in this regard.

As per the live law report, a bench comprising Justice SK Kaul, Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Aravind Kumar impleaded BCI as a party to present proceedings on the basis of the fact it had granted recognition to NLU Tripura even when it does not seem to have faculty and infrastructure in place.

“We also fail to appreciate how the university was certified by BCI if neither are there any faculty nor are there any buildings. We find it appropriate to implead BCI as a party in this petition. Let notice be issued to BCI,” said the court.

Earlier, the court had issued a notification and sought a response from the Registrar of NLU Tripura, the Consortium of NLUs, the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the State of Tripura.

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