Bar Council Drops Age Limit for 3- and 5-Year Law Courses
The Bar Council of India has withdrawn its age limit for three-year and five-year law courses. The Supreme Court then closed a petition that had challenged that age restriction. The top court had earlier stayed the Bar Council's rule back in March 2017.
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Context: The Bar Council of India is the national regulator for lawyers, and it sets the age rules for entry into law degrees. Students who were kept out by such limits have often gone to court, so changes like this affect many aspiring lawyers.
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