LLB graduates must pass a test to make it to the bar in Karnataka
Bangalore: Students who have appeared for the just-concluded final year examination of their LLB courses, will have to brace up for a frustrating wait before they can realise their dream of donning the black coat and appearing in court.
Beginning from this year, LLB graduates will have to pass an examination conducted by the Bar Council of India (BCI) to qualify for enrolling themselves as advocates.
The Karnataka State Bar Council last week received a communication from the BCI that the new rule should be enforced with immediate effect.
LLB students who had appeared in the May 2010 exam were hoping to enroll themselves in the bar once the results were announced as scheduled in July.
Adding to their woes is the BCI announcement that the qualifying examination for aspiring advocates would be held on December 5, 2010. With the results of this exam not expected before January 2011, LLB graduates will have to wait for some time before they can be termed advocates.
Ashoka, who wrote his final exam in May, told DNA: “I had hopes of beginning my profession in August. Now I don’t know what to do till December. But the authorities could have been clear and removed all confusion.”
Muraliprasad of Sarvodaya College questioned, “This is sheer injustice and discrimination. While no such entrance exams are conducted for BE and MBBS graduates, why should we be singled out?"
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