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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
NIKHIL S.KARIEL
Umesh Varjanbhai Panchal – Appellant
Versus
State Of Gujarat – Respondent
ORDER :
NIKHIL S. KARIEL, J.
1. Heard learned Advocate Mt. Mitul Shelat with learned Advocate Mr.Harsh K. Raval on behalf of the petitioners, learned Assistant Government Pleader Ms. Nirali Sarda on behalf of respondent- State , learned Advocate Mr. M.J. Mehta on behalf of respondent no. 3, learned Advocate Mr. Manan Shah on behalf of respondent no.4, learned Advocate Mr. Mrugen Purohit on behalf of respondents no. 5 to 9 and 11 to 13, learned Advocate Mr. Shivang Thacker on behalf of respondent no. 10, 15 and 17, learned Advocate Mr. Vikas Nair on behalf of respondent no. 14 and learned Advocate Mr. Anuj Trivedi on behalf of respondent no. 16.
2. While the present petitions has been preferred inter alia for a direction to the Bar Council of India ( hereinafter referred to as “BCI” for short) to grant approval and regularize all grant-in-aid colleges of Gujarat for the students who were admitted through the university till academic year 2023-2024, having heard the learned Advocates for the respective parties essentially it would appear to this Court that the grievance being voiced is that the students who have completed their LLB courses from the respective law colleges, are being de
Withholding enrollment certificates from law graduates due to institutional financial issues is unjustified; non-recognition should not penalize students.
Enrolment as Advocate – Rule framed by BCI requiring a candidate for enrolment as an Advocate to have completed his law course from a college recognized/ approved by BCI cannot be said to be invalid.
The Bar Council cannot charge fees for the verification of educational certificates as mandated by the Supreme Court.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the distinction between the Bar Council of India's functions under Section 7(1)(h) and (i) of the Advocates Act, and the prohibition of offering ce....
The court mandated the Bar Council of India to process applications for additional law school intake within a specific timeframe, asserting that existing institutions should not be hindered by a mora....
The Bar Council of India must process applications from existing law colleges for additional intake based on merit, not a blanket moratorium, ensuring compliance with infrastructural standards.
Fees charged in excess of the statutory enrolment fee under the Advocates Act, 1961, are impermissible and unconstitutional.
The charging of enrolment fees exceeding statutory limits is impermissible and violates fundamental rights under the Constitution.
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