The Legal Education - Law Commission of India

75High Court or Supreme Court or became senior counsel in the High Courtsor Supreme Court, have rendered yeoman service as part-time lecturers.That system has practically been discontinued with the abolition ofmorning or evening colleges or part-time courses.7.11 Taking into account the experience in USA and also the reality thatwill obtain in law schools once the ‘legal skills’ subjects are proposed to beintroduced in the curriculum, it becomes necessary for the Bar Council ofIndia to seriously consider this option and have a rethinking in the matterof permitting lawyers and retired judges to become part of an ‘adjunctfaculty’ so far as the teaching of legal skills is concerned. TheCommission is of the view that there is an overwhelming need toreintroduce lawyers and retired Judges to take up classes in the ‘practicalskills’ as part of the curriculum.7.12 We, therefore, recommend amendment of clause (h) in sec. 7(1)enabling the Bar Council of India to lay down procedure and conditions forappointment of Adjunct teachers who are to be appointed from amongmembers of the Bar and the retired Judges. This has to be done inconsultation with the State Bar Councils and the Legal EducationCommittee of the Bar Council of India and the Legal Education Committeeof the UGC.