The Legal Education - Law Commission of India

105Chapter XIDerecognition of University and Disaffiliation of CollegeProvision in sec. 7(1)(i) to derecognise University to be modified as one forderecognising either the University or a particular institution/Collegeimparting legal education.11.0 Sec. 7(1)(i) of the Advocates Act, 1961 enables the Bar Council ofIndia to recognise universities whose law degrees shall be sufficientqualification for enrolment as an advocate. Now, the colleges which areimparting legal education are in large number, within every university.Today, there are also Law Universities established under statutes.11.1 Question arises as to what should be done when a particular lawcollege does not conform to the prescribed standards or violates otherdirectives of the Bar Council of India and the latter wants to de-recognise acollege. As at present clause (i) of sec. 7(1) speaks of recognizinguniversities. This impliedly includes derecognition also. Certain doubtshave been expressed whether for the fault of a single college within auniversity, the university itself of which it is a part, has to be derecognised.In such a situation, it is pointed out that it would be sufficientif the BCI should require the University concerned to withdraw itsaffiliation to the said college. Of course, in the case of a University, if itviolates any directive of the Bar Council of India, question may arise if theUniversity itself has to be derecognised.