Issue of enrollment in karnataka bar council

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 31 August 2017 This query is : Resolved
Hi All,

I am 52 years old and have passed out of 3 Years LL.B in Jun-2017 exams conducted by the Karnataka State Law University. Now when I went to enroll with Karnataka State Bar Council at Bengaluru, they say that there is age limit of 30 years for admission into law colleges. Since I joined when I was 49 years old, they are saying that Bar Council Meeting has to be convened and a final decision taken. Other students from my College could get enrolled and I am in a limbo now.

I saw that in the case of H.D. Sailor (Appellant) VERSUS BAR COUNCIL OF GUJARAT (Respondents), the Supreme Court quashed restriction on age limit for enrollment.
Please advice.

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Ms.Usha Kapoor (Expert) 01 September 2017

SC Stays a notification of the Bar Council of India that had fixed an age limit for

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a notification of the Bar Council of India (BCI) that had decided on an age limit for law education.

The BCI had, at its general body meeting, fixed the upper limit of 22 years for the five-year LLB course, and 45 years for the three-year graduate course.

The SC said, “You talk about promoting legal education, and on other hand, you fix age limit.”

The Court was hearing petitions filed by CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) aspirants challenging the age-limit clause introduced by the BCI.

Welcoming the move, Dr Ashok Yende, director of University of Mumbai’s Law Academy, said, “I applaud the decision of the Supreme Court to strike down the age limit for law education. Now, any person of any age can take admission to pursue law course. The decision of the BCI was arbitrary and without application of mind.”

Sachin Pawar, president of the Students’ Law Council, which had filed a petition in the Bombay High Court against the age bar, said, “This is a welcome decision. It is going to help several students of different backgrounds, who have been studying law. We hope that the Maharashtra Common Entrance Test Cell soon takes cognisance of the decision and implements it in the new admission procedure, so that students don’t suffer due to last-minute changes.”

The final hearing in this case will be in the third week of July

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 01 September 2017
Ushaji, thank you. In your last sentence, you said about final hearing in July. Now we are in September. Has the judgment been given or not ?
Also, my issue is not related to legal education, but to enrolment with Bar Council after 'LL.B'. Please advice.

R.K Nanda (Expert) 01 September 2017
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Ms.Usha Kapoor (Expert) 01 September 2017
Dear Client,
This year the Sc stayed BCI current rules of Upper age limit of LL.B courses of regular Law colleges . if you passed out from LL.B FROM A RECOGNIZED REGULAR LAW COLLEGE AND NOT THROUGH distant MODE YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ENROLLMENT IN your STATE bar COUNCIL FOR PRACTICING LAW.. Please GO THROUGH THE FOLLOWING LINK.
http://www.legallyindia.com/pre-law/all-ages-free-to-llb-again-sc-stays-bci-s-age-bar-for-now-20170303-8334