Bar &
Bench: New Delhi: Tuesday, 25 February 2020.
The
students of the Law Centre- I, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, have been
protesting against the non-approval of their LL.B degrees over the course of a
week.
According
to a list published by the Bar Council of India (BCI), in compliance with
orders of the Delhi High Court dated December 4, 2019, only those students who
have taken admission till the year 2016-17 have a valid degree in law.
Consequently,
the present batches, who have enrolled after the academic year 2016-17 and who
would be graduating this year and onward, would not obtain a valid law degree.
In
light of these facts, students are demanding that their degrees should be
immediately approved by the BCI.
It
is alleged by the students that their grievances have not been acknowledged by
the administration so far.
Students
contend that the apathetic attitude of the administration completely disregards
regulations of the University Grants Commission (UGC), which state that student
grievances should be disposed of within 15 days. Further, these regulations
also require a a report to be submitted to the students as well as the
Vice-Chancellor of the University, the students point out.
Protesting
against the present state of affairs, the students are demanding that the UGC
regulations as well as BCI’s rules of legal education be complied with by the
University.
Additional
demands made by the student protestors include, reforms in evaluation systems,
transparency in administration, compliance with the RTI Act, disclosure of
financial records, constitution of a Student’s union, other basic amenities
such as clean drinking water and a proper canteen for the students.
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