Supreme Court rethinks whether BCI should regulate law colleges
The Supreme Court is rethinking whether the Bar Council of India (BCI) should be in charge of regulating law colleges, or if that's a job better suited for legal scholars and educators.
The judges suggested the BCI might only need to step in after lawyers get their licenses, raising bigger questions about who should shape legal education in India.
Supreme Court probes BCI fund transfers
The court also looked into the BCI's links with certain trusts and new law colleges, especially around some fund transfers and rule changes.
Plus, the extended term of BCI Chair Manan Kumar Mishra is under review.
For now, any policy decisions by the BCI need to be taken in consultation with the Attorney General for India and the Solicitor General, basically to keep things transparent and above board.
The court has asked the BCI to respond within two weeks.