India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has informed that under the earlier Rules of Legal Education, 1989, the BCI had permitted and recognized evening LL.B. courses offered by certain universities and law colleges, including institutions in Delhi and some other States, subject to compliance with the then-prevailing standards. However, with effect from the academic year 2000-2001, the Bar Council of India, through the Rules of Legal Education, 1999 referred to that time as Standards of Legal Education and Recognition of Degrees in Law (Rules), discontinued the recognition of evening law degree courses across all States.
The Bar Council of India has consistently maintained this positio...