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Kirubakaran, J., gave the following directions to the Government and Bar Council of India (BCI)-<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><!--endif--><span lang=\"EN-US\">The BCI must abolish the 3-year law degree course and retain the 5-year degree course. Furthermore, the BCI <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">is to reduce the number of seats in law colleges and the number of law colleges as well. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00b7\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><!--endif--><span lang=\"EN-US\">Bar Council of India shall not conduct the next Bar Council election in 2016, without prescribing minimum qualification like &#8220;20 years standing in the Bar or a senior counsel, who does not have any criminal background&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><!--endif--><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Government must make suitable amendments in S. 24A so as to prevent the entry of persons with criminal antecedents in the legal profession. The Union of India must also consider <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">to entrust the functions of the BCI to an expert body, headed by a retired Supreme Court Judge permanently or till The Advocates&#8217; Act and the Bar Council Rules are revised and amended, as the BCI has so far failed to recruit competent persons as its members, thereby making the Council inefficient.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">The BCI must direct the State Bar Councils to compulsorily verify the antecedents of law students from their native place. Further the BCI must direct all the law colleges to obtain police verification certificates of the candidates who are to be admitted to the law degree course.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The petitioners in the present case through Peter Ramesh Kumar argued that persons with criminal background exploit the legislative loopholes to obtain degrees thereby undermining the sanctity of the profession. Assisting the Court, <i>Amicus Curiae<\/i> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">K.K. Ramakrishnan stated that the word \u2018person\u2019 as used in S. 24 of the Advocates Act needs revision keeping in mind the present degradation of the profession. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Court explicitly stated that &#8220;<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">competent advocates with integrity, high moral values, ethics and commitment to the society are the requirements of the Constitution&#8221;. The Court even raised a question mark over the competency of the BCI in dealing with the menace. Terming the criminalisation of legal profession as \u2018wildfire destroying the prestige of the profession\u2019, the Court expressed its hope that this noble profession sustains and comes back stronger to repel and prevent the criminal elements from taking over, issuing a caution that the &#8220;Neethi Devathai&#8221; (Goddess of Justice) might not be considerate enough to forgive the stake holder of justice delivery system. [<i>S.M. Anantha Murugan <\/i>v<i>. 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