PIL in Supreme Court Seeks Legal Education Commission to Review LLB, LLM Structure

A PIL filed in the Supreme Court by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, a BJP Leader, seeks the creation of a Legal Education Commission to review the curriculum and duration of LL.B and LL.M courses.

The plea criticises the current five-year integrated law course as excessively long and financially burdensome, especially for students from lower and middle-income groups.

The plea argues that the structure serves private college interests rather than educational advancement. Citing examples like Ram Jethmalani and Fali Nariman, the petitioner emphasises flexibility and early career starts.

The petition urges alignment of legal education with the National Education Policy 2020 through expert committee review.