The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre, Bar Council of India (BCI), UGC, and the Law Commission on a PIL seeking the creation of a Legal Education Commission.
The petition, filed by Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, calls for an expert body to review and reform LLB and LLM curricula nationwide.
Upadhyay argued that the current five-year law courses are too long, financially burdensome, and inconsistent with the NEP 2020.
The plea highlights that many subjects in integrated courses are non-legal, adding unnecessary load and discouraging aspiring students, especially from weaker sections. The court has directed that all related pending matters be consolidated and heard together on September 9.