New Delhi, July 24 -- Citing serious concerns over the quality of legal education and the continued functioning of deficient law colleges, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has directed all universities imparting legal education to immediately conduct physical inspections of every constituent and affiliated law college under their jurisdiction.

The BCI said universities have a primary and continuing responsibility to ensure that affiliated institutions comply with the standards prescribed under the Rules of Legal Education, 2008, and that this responsibility does not end with the grant or renewal of affiliation.

In a press release issued on Friday, the BCI said all universities must complete the inspection exercise and submit a consolidate...