Supreme Court to Review Gujarat HC’s Interim Order Allowing Law Graduates from Unrecognised Institutions to Appear for Judiciary Exams
Last Updated on February 27, 2025 by Srijan Raj
The Supreme Court is set to hear a challenge to the Gujarat High Court’s interim order allowing two law graduates from unrecognised institutions to appear for civil judge examinations. The High Court, led by Justice Nirzar S Desai, directed the State Bar Council to issue provisional certificates of practice to two law graduates who completed their LL.B. from an unrecognized institution to participate in the recruitment process for the post of civil judge.
The matter was discussed with Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih, who asked the counsel to file an interim application for hearing on March 4. The counsel stated that they cannot change the qualification by an interim order.The petitioner’s case was that the institute from where they completed their LL.B. is not considered a recognized institution, and this institution had filed a petition before the high court last year. The court was informed that there are other such petitions preferred by at least 20 colleges or their students.
The court found that the certificate of practice is required to ascertain whether a person is a practising advocate or not, as all that is required is that a person needs to state since how long they are practising.The court found that the petitioners who studied from a college facing the issue related to recognition and for which the relief is granted should also be considered for the grant of relief. The reason being that the petitioners only seek participation in the recruitment process and until the issue about recognition is decided, they shall not claim appointment on the post even if they are selected.
