India, May 14 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea challenging the Delhi High Court verdict, which had said that no law college or university can bar students from appearing in examinations due to a lack of minimum attendance.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi observed that if such a position were to be accepted, the hostels of the National Law University and law colleges could become "just boarding and lodging facilities".

The top court, however, refused to stay the High Court's November 3 verdict and said it would hear the matter and decide it.

The bench sought responses from the Bar Council of India (BCI) and others on the plea challenging the High Court's verdict, which had also ask...