India, March 16 -- The Supreme Court on Monday expressed reluctance to intervene in the debate over the duration of the five-year integrated LLB course, saying such policy matters cannot be decided by courts, even as it underscored the importance of strengthening the quality of legal education.

Hearing a plea seeking the reduction of the course duration to four years, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that while legal education is a critical issue, decisions on the structure and length of professional programmes require wider consultation among academic institutions, regulators, and other stakeholders.

"Legal education should be taught to children so that they know what are t...