Plea before Supreme Court calls for 3-year LL.B. right after school

A public interest litigation (PIL) has been moved before the Supreme Court seeking that students be allowed to pursue three-year law courses right after school..Law courses pursued right after school are currently of five-years, while those pursued after graduation (LL.B.) are three-year courses.In his PIL, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay has sought directions to the Central government and the Bar Council of India (BCI) to form an Expert Committee to assess the feasibility of allowing three-year LL.B.s right after school."Students can easily study 15-20 subjects in 03 years i.e. 06 semesters. Therefore, the present duration of 05 years i.e. 10 semesters for Bachelor of Law Course is unreasonable and the inordinate duration is arbitrary and irrational and hence violates Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution"..The petition contends that five-year courses are not suitable for schildren."5 precious years is not proportional to study Law and fourthly, this puts excessive financial burden on the students to complete such a lengthy degree. Had there been less time of 03 years for finishing the bachelor degree, the student could have gotten 02 undisturbed years to obtain practical knowledge in Court or Law Firm or to pursue Master degree or to prepare for judicial exam."The plea makes a reference to the late jurists Fali S Nariman and Ram Jethmalani to argue that students should be allowed to start their advocacy careers by 21 years of age."If a person can become a legend of the bar by starting their law career in just 17 years, then why should the youth waste 02 additional years of their life in the 05 years integrated course and not start their career from a young age of 20-21 years? ... There are numerous examples of prodigies not being encumbered by a rigid system which focuses more on being the jack of all rather than being the master of one."Upadhyay argues that the five-year course length is at the behest of expensive colleges. It is emphasised that civil servants can start their careers right after completing their undergraduate studies."Students don’t need a Bachelor of Arts to gain preliminary knowledge or law. Then why should Students be forced to waste 2 years obtaining it? ... A student can become an IAS Officer after a simple graduation and attaining 21 years but for becoming a lawyer, he has to complete 05 years course after 12th standard, which is irrational.".The second prayer in the plea is that the Central government, the Bar Council of India and the Consortium of the National Law Universities be directed to prepare a detailed roadmap to attract the best talent in the legal field..The PIL has been filed through Advocate Ashwani Kumar Dubey.