The candidates who are going to take part in the Common law Admission Test (ClAT) for taking admission in various prestigious law institutes across the country have got good news for them as the Madhya Pradesh High Court has abolished the clause of upper age limit for applying and appearing for the same.
According to the Division Bench consisting of Justice Rajendra Mennon and Justice Alok Aradhe, when the Bar Council of India has abolished the upper age limit for getting admission in law courses, then no university in the country should have the right to fix the upper age limit for any entrance examination related to law courses. The verdict came in response to the petition filed by the Chhindwara resident Anuj Rai.
Sixteen law universities across the country organises ClAT on a rotational basis and for this year the lucknow based Ram Manohar lohia Noational law University has got the chance to organise the entrance test. The petition was filed against the university’s decision to set an upper age limit of 20 years for the candidates who would like to appear for the entrance examination.
Despite the fact that the Bar Council of India has abolished upper age limit back in 2013, the university has kept the limit, making it tough for candidates to apply. The advocates representing the petitioner Anurag Shivhare and Manish Angaria said in the petition that the criterion set by the varsity on the issue was arbitrary and illegal as the Bar Council of India had itself abolished the limit a couple of years back.
The important points of the Madhya Pradesh High Court order are that it has abolished the clause of upper age limit for applying and appearing for ClAT examination. No university in the country should have the right to fix the upper age limit for any entrance examination related to law courses.