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🔷 BCI Steps In to Regulate Legal Education Standards In a strong move aimed at maintaining the integrity of India’s legal education ecosystem, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued a formal advisory cautioning against unapproved online, distance, or hybrid LL.M. programmes . The advisory reaffirms that only the BCI has statutory authority under the Advocates Act, 1961 to regulate legal education, including postgraduate law courses across India. This advisory is significant amidst the growing number of unauthorized LL.M. degrees offered by private institutions , often under alternate designations like “LL.M. (Professional), Executive LL.M., or M.Sc. in Cyber Law”. 🔷 Who Issued the Advisory? The advisory letter was issued by Justice Rajendra Menon , former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court and Co-Chairman of the Standing Committee on Legal Education under BCI. It was addressed to: Registrar Generals of all High Courts Registrar of the Supreme Court of India U...

Balwant Singh Rajoana's Mercy Plea: A Case of Delayed Decision on Death Sentence Introduction: The Supreme Court's Latest Directive The Supreme Court of India has directed the Central Government to decide on the mercy petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana , a death-row prisoner convicted for the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995. The court has set March 18 as the deadline, warning that if no decision is taken, it will proceed to hear the matter on merits. The Assassination of Beant Singh The case stems from the August 31, 1995 , assassination of Beant Singh, orchestrated via a bomb explosion in Chandigarh. Balwant Singh Rajoana, a sympathizer of the Babbar Khalsa militant group , was convicted and sentenced to death in 2007 by a Chandigarh court. The conviction was upheld by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2010. Notably, Rajoana never filed an appeal against the High Court’s decision. Mercy Petition: Grounds and Delay Balwant Singh...