India, Nov. 4 -- No law college or university can bar students from taking examinations due to lack of minimum attendance, the Delhi High Court ruled on Monday and directed the Bar Council of India to re-evaluate the mandatory attendance norms. The High Court, in the significant order, said it was of the strong view that attendance norms for education in general and legal education in particular, cannot be made so stringent that they lead to mental trauma, let alone the death of a student.

The court passed the judgment while disposing of a suo motu petition, initiated by the Supreme Court and transferred to the High Court, in relation to the death of law student Sushant Rohilla by suicide in 2016 after allegedly being barred from sitting...