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Reduction in seats will lead to flight of students: Bar Council

By Our Staff Reporter

CHENNAI, JUNE 24. The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu (BCT) has expressed "dissatisfaction" over the government decision to reduce the number of seats in three-year and five-year regular law courses in Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College here.

The two courses, scrapped in 2002 following the launch of a five-year B.L. (Honours) course by Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, are being re-introduced this year following a Supreme Court direction. However, the government by a June 9, 2004 order said the three-year and five-year courses would have a combined intake of only 160 as against the original 562.

The BCT Chairman, R. Dhanapal Raj, wrote to the Law Minister, saying, the reduction from this year would "lead to an increase in the number of students from Tamil Nadu going to other States to do law courses." Besides restoring status quo ante, the government must "explore the possibility of starting more law colleges".

Referring to the plight of second and third year students, studying in various law colleges for non-availability of courses in Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College here, the Chairman said they should now be considered for transfer back to Chennai.

The government move to start honours courses was welcomed by the entire lawyer community, but the existing courses should never be abolished to the detriment of aspiring students.

Mr. Dhanapal Raj also wanted the government to provide on priority proper hostels in all law colleges. On the poor infrastructure in the newly-started government law college at Chengalpattu, he said, it required better academic amenities, including hostels.

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