No age bar for Legal education

https://theprint.in/opinion/bar-council-of-indias-discriminatory-age-cap-on-study-of-law-is-nonsensical/215186/ 

“The Supreme Court has asked the Bar Council of India to reconsider its rule on age limit for admission into law courses. The court said that there is no age to acquire education.
Three years ago, the Bar Council of India (BCI) decided to impose an ageist bar on the study of law. Under this nonsensical norm, only those under 20 years of age were eligible to be admitted for the five-year integrated LLB programme and those under 30 years for the three-year post graduate LLB programme. The matter is now listed in the court for this week.

Problems with age bar

Age bars are problematic for more reasons than one. First, the limit is arbitrary. Why 20? Why not 21 or 25 for that matter? Indeed, the sheer arbitrariness is evidenced by the fact that the BCI itself yo-yoed on this count. It first indicated that the cut-off was 20 years for the five-year BA LLB course. And, then changed it to 22 for no rhyme or reason.
Second and more egregious, age bars discriminate against those hailing from underprivileged backgrounds”

First of all stop discriminating on the basis of caste secondly, I think there should not be any age criteria for LLB for that matter. Knowledge should not have any restraint at any point or at any age. Yes, if BCI want age for registration can be limited..........In fact government should promote free legal education rather  to establish ‘Rule of Law’ in the society. 

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