As Delhi University and Bar Council of India are stuck in skirmish, students of the Faculty of law are suffering the most. Though students currently pursuing the course are hopeful that the issue will be resolved soon, students from the batch of 2013-14, who graduated in July this year, are not getting enrolled in the Bar Council of Delhi. According to parents and students who flocked the Dean’s office on Friday, the BCI has told the BCD not to enrol any student from Delhi University. Due to this, students are now even considering filing writ petitions in court to get justice.
“We are just completely left nowhere. In spite of studying and getting our degrees we aren’t getting enrolled in the Bar Council. What’s the point of this educationIJ We don’t even know whom to fight against, the BCI or Delhi University,” said Preety Makkar, a student of the 2013-14 batch of law Faculty. Another student Rajesh Kumar from the same batch said that having studied in Faculty of law he doesn’t doubt the institution but this issue has got him stuck. “If we are stopped from enrolment, it will affect our entire career. law is not something that one pursues overnight. It takes years and we came to Delhi University with dreams which are being shattered now,” he said.
Students are going to wait for another week to see if the matter can be solved internally. Makkar said, “We will file a writ petition against the BCI in support of the Faculty of law if this continues. The Dean has told us his part of the story and we are going by it as we have seen documents. We will get all documents together and file the writ petition as soon as possible.”
Meanwhile, students studying in the Faculty of law were not too worried with the news. “We are sure this matter will get solved soon,” said Rishabh Gupta, a second-year student.
However, students did raise their voice about the infrastructure of the Campus. While Dean Ashwani Kumar Bansal said that their infrastructure was in good condition, students said that it was crumbling and facilities were missing. Ankit Singh, a second-year student, said, “The fans in the classrooms are few; there is one AC for a class of 80 students. The roof caves in at places. The infrastructure needs a serious overhaul. Maybe this is why the BCI derecognised the institute.”
The students were mainly worried that they shouldn’t get dragged in this scuffle. Shahrukh Ejas, another student said, “When two statutory
bodies wrangle, it’s the students who are caught in the middle. We do know the university will try and save the Faculty of law but the chances of that not
happening are even greater. Plus our goodwill has taken a severe beating.”
The students are also preparing to agitate from Saturday. Ravi Sharma, a final-year student, said that there will be an agitation against the university and BCI for putting the students on the line.