While considering a Public Interest Litigation filed by the students of National Law School of India University, seeking to scrap the maximum age limit criteria for appearing the Common Law Admission Test, Jaipur Bench of Rajasthan High Court, passed an interim order directing Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, to accept applications without any age discrimination.
In this regard, court further directed Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, to update their software system, where the applications are accepted online, so that, no applications will be rejected on the basis of maximum age limit.
While issuing the interim order, court observed that, the Bar Council of India, itself withdrawn the Clause 28 of Schedule III, Rule 11 of Bar Council of India Legal Education Rules, 2008 on the ground that, introduction of discriminatory classification of students by prescribing an age limit is in violation of the provisions of the Advocates Act, 1961. Court, further considering the candidates from rural areas said that, fixing maximum age limit will not serve the purpose of conducting Common Law Admission Test.
Read Full Judgment of Kshitij Sharma v. Bar Council of India (04-03-2015, Rajasthan HC) OR Search for D.B. Writ (PIL) Petition No.2497/2015 at Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench
Earlier, in a similar case, Allahabad High Court also scraped the upper age limit for appearing CLAT Exam. Read more on “No upper age limit for appearing CLAT exam”, on the ground that, the same is in violation of Article 19 of Indian Constitution.