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On 28-6-2025, the Bar Council of India (\u2018BCI\u2019)<\/span> issued Notice on LL.M. Programmes via Online\/Distance, compliance directive<\/span>, addressed to all Law Universities\/Departments targeting LL.M. programmes<\/span> offered through online, distance, hybrid, or blended modes, declared unauthorised by BCI<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Key Points:<\/h2>\n
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  1. This Directive follows an urgent communication<\/span>, dated 25-6-2025<\/span> between Hon\u2019ble Mr. Justice Rajendra Menon<\/span>, Co-chairman, Standing Committee on Legal Education of the BCI and Registrar General of all High Courts.<\/li>\n
  2. Based on statutory power to regulate legal education, BCI issued a notice to clearly state that no Law University\/institution is permitted to offer LL.M. degrees through online-only, distance, or hybrid learning modes.<\/li>\n
  3. Offering LL.M. degrees by Universities through non-traditional means, is in strict contravention of S. 7(1)(h)<\/a> and S. 49(1)(af)<\/a> of Advocates Act, 1961<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. These courses were reportedly launched by Universities\/Institutions without any prior approvals from the Legal Education committee or BCI, thereby violating Article 141<\/a> of the Constitution of India<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  5. BCI reaffirmed its role as the exclusive authority in regulating both LL.B. and LL.M. programmes and termed these unauthorised offerings a serious breach<\/span> of the legal education framework<\/span>.<\/li>\n
  6. The directive draws on key Supreme Court decisions, specifically in Vinit Garg v. UGC<\/span> (2021) 12 SCC 416<\/a> and Odisha Lift Irrigation Corp ltd. v. Rabi Sankar Patro<\/span> (2018) 1 SCC 468<\/a>, prohibiting professional programmes through online means without prior regulatory approval.<\/li>\n
  7. Following the issuance of the notice, several Universities have withdrawn such programmes, while many have justified their programmes under National Educational Policy (\u2018NEP\u2019)<\/span> 2020.<\/li>\n
  8. BCI has firmly stated that institutional autonomy or course-level innovation cannot supersede the regulatory framework laid down by statutory authorities.<\/li>\n
  9. It has also prohibited the use of misleading nomenclature<\/span> such as \u2018LL.M. (Professional)\u2019<\/span>, \u2018Executive LL.M.\u2019<\/span>, or equivalents like \u2018M.Sc. in Cyber Law\u2019<\/span>, unless explicitly approved.<\/li>\n
  10. The Council has expressed its concern that many executive programmes are being marketed to non-law students<\/span>, undermining the fundamental purpose legal education.<\/li>\n
  11. The notice mandates that all law institutions strictly comply<\/span> with the directive and submit a formal compliance report<\/span> to the BCI.<\/li>\n
  12. As part of enforcement<\/span>, BCI has issued show-cause notices<\/span> and initiated proceedings against several leading institutions found in breach of the Legal Education Rules, including:\n
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      NLIU Bhopal<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      IIT Kharagpur<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      O.P. Jindal Global University<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      NLU Delhi<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n

    • To reinforce regulatory discipline, all High Courts have been requested to uphold BCI’s stance<\/span> by ensuring that no judicial appointment, promotion, or academic decision relies on LL.M. degrees lacking BCI approval<\/span>.<\/li>\n
    • Courts have been advised to require candidates to present official compliance verification<\/span> from BCI in accordance with the Legal Education Rules (2008 and 2020).<\/li>\n
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      The BCI, following its communication on 25-6-2025, intends to take strict regulatory actions against any violations of this directive.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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