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Don't let law colleges conduct exams, it will stir up corruption: Advocate Dipak Chattopadhyay

City-based advocate files PIL in high court stating decision would engender bias, malpractice

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An MU official said the move will ultimately ‘work better’ for students
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Mumbai University's decision last month to allow colleges to conduct all LLB exams barring for the last two semesters has attracted criticism, with a PIL filed in the Bombay High Court seeking to scrap the decision.

Advocate Dipak Chattopadhyay, who works as a law teacher at a varsity college, filed the plea citing that the decision would lead to "malpractice, corruption, and prejudices", and is against the Bar Council of India's norms.

"In the absence any approval from the Bar Council of India, and the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, issuing such an illegal vexatious impugned circular is against the established practice... Exams being conducted by colleges themselves in the absence of university guidance would increase the risk of corruption which is rampant among law colleges throughout the State of Maharashtra and the Republic of India,' state the public interest litigation.

"The decision is dangerous for the future of lakhs of students," Chattopadhyay said, adding that bribes could be sought in exchnage for good grades.

"It won't take long for a situation to arrive at wherein a genuine hardworking student would be asked to deposit an insanely high sum of money as 'unauthorised fees' amount towards the Law Colleges to pass the examination or to receive a good grade," said Chattopadhyay.

Sachin Pawar, president, Student Law Council, said, "We are also planning to file a PIL against this unfair step. The university cannot shirk its responsibility at the cost of student's future."

Last month, the university released a circular allowing all the affiliated law colleges under it to conduct exams for semesters 5 to 8 in the five-year law course, and semesters 1 to 4 for the three-year law course at college level.

An official from the university said on the condition of anonymity that the decision was taken to ensure smooth conduct of examinations. "In any case, colleges will need to abide by the conditions laid down by the university. Students need not panic as the new system would in fact work better for them," he said.

'DANGEROUS MOVE'

  • The PIL was filed by Advocate Dipak Chattopadhyay, who works as a law teacher at a varsity college.   
     
  • It states that the decision is against the norms laid down by the Bar Council of India, and Maharashhra & Goa 
     
  • Chattopadhyay also said the move would prove dangerous to the future of lakhs of students.
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