tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post6842581624272605109..comments2023-09-21T16:17:51.838+05:30Comments on Law and Other Things: Indian Legal Academia: Evolution of Phase 3?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09348738084817273397noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-39676812185059003902008-12-21T21:18:00.000+05:302008-12-21T21:18:00.000+05:30ThanksThanksShamnad Basheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152989743112178836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-47679901578071927422008-12-11T01:24:00.000+05:302008-12-11T01:24:00.000+05:30Thanks Sridip.Thanks Sridip.Shamnad Basheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152989743112178836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-41855287079427377002008-12-08T12:05:00.000+05:302008-12-08T12:05:00.000+05:30The case which Raman mentions is Anees Ahmed v. Un...The case which Raman mentions is Anees Ahmed v. University of Delhi, AIR 2002 Delhi 440.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-55200620456263852952008-12-07T22:47:00.000+05:302008-12-07T22:47:00.000+05:30Dear Raman,Thanks so much for these insights. We m...Dear Raman,<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for these insights. We must definitely work towards scrapping these rules. Do you have these case names and citations by any chance?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Thanks so muchShamnad Basheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152989743112178836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-25193084001406598652008-12-06T00:02:00.000+05:302008-12-06T00:02:00.000+05:30Hi Shamnad,Nice to have read. You can compare lega...Hi Shamnad,<BR/><BR/>Nice to have read. You can compare legal education with medical education as well. <BR/>We can't imagine a professor teaching surgery without ever having operated on someone. We always have a hospital attached to a medical college. But unfortunately in India, legal education has been divorced from legal practice. I think it is necessary and would enrich the quality if we add practical angles to our legal education, which I believe could be done in a number of ways and one of them is participation by law professors in law practice which again could be achieved in a number of ways. <BR/><BR/>There was, a few years ago, a case decided by Delhi HC about the right of DU Law professors to practice in courts, as some of them (now us) used to go to courts. It was decided against those who were and wanted to continue with practice. Further back, in P&H HC the Law Fac. of PU had filed a case for allowing them to practice. In fact, they wanted non-practiceing allowance like doctors.--They got neither.<BR/><BR/>There remains much to be desired and improved in the field of legal education. But I think things can only be remedied if persons like you jump into the mire.<BR/><BR/>Good luck to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-59479343180717710102008-12-05T23:35:00.000+05:302008-12-05T23:35:00.000+05:30Great to hear from you Sandeep,Would be great to c...Great to hear from you Sandeep,<BR/><BR/>Would be great to compare legal education with management education (IIM etc) at some stage.Shamnad Basheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152989743112178836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-71225359996338489052008-12-04T19:30:00.000+05:302008-12-04T19:30:00.000+05:30Thanks Tarun, Still trying to fix some missing lin...Thanks Tarun,<BR/> Still trying to fix some missing links in my stories. will put them up once i have a slightly more coherent analysis.Shamnad Basheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152989743112178836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-10363590732042368902008-12-04T19:29:00.000+05:302008-12-04T19:29:00.000+05:30Thanks Harsh,My query was more the other way round...Thanks Harsh,<BR/><BR/>My query was more the other way round: i.e. restrictions against law professors appearing in court or practicing law. I understand that the general prohibition comes from a rule framed under section 49 of AA, which states that "An advocate shall not be a full-time salaried employee of any person, government, firm, corporation or concern, so long as he continues to practise, and shall, on taking up any such employment, intimate the fact to the Bar Council on whose roll his name appears and shall thereupon cease to practise as an advocate so long as he continues in such employment."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Apart from this general rule, do you know of any other rule that is applicable to such a situation. I.e. has the Bar Council come up with something similar to what you refer, albeit the other way round. i.e. "law teachers can practice, provided they limit the number of hours per week to 10" or some such thing.Shamnad Basheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152989743112178836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-26978316835231357332008-12-04T01:33:00.000+05:302008-12-04T01:33:00.000+05:30The Central Government in exercise of the powers c...The Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 49-A of the Advocates Act framed the Advocates (Right To Take Up Law Teaching) Rules, 1979. As per Rule 3 of the said Rules, a practicing Advocate has a right to take up teaching of law in any educational institution affiliated to university so long as teaching of law does not exceed three hours a day and such employment may be deemed to be a part time employment.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>HarshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-39097765512815344982008-12-03T21:46:00.000+05:302008-12-03T21:46:00.000+05:30interesting piece shamnad. look forward to the oth...interesting piece shamnad. look forward to the other two instalments.Tarunabh Khaitanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07234574402062317396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-47429369653284023922008-12-03T19:13:00.000+05:302008-12-03T19:13:00.000+05:30Thanks,Do you perchance know the fate of this BCI ...Thanks,<BR/><BR/>Do you perchance know the fate of this BCI rule--is it still in force? Or has it been removed?Shamnad Basheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152989743112178836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-4227862228823199012008-12-03T05:01:00.000+05:302008-12-03T05:01:00.000+05:30You make a very good point that there is a serious...You make a very good point that there is a serious shortage of good law profs in law schools. <BR/>Most profs seem to get down to teaching law more so as a passion and not allowed to practice in court as per the BCI. <BR/>This is an interesting point as most profs abroad argue and practice in Court . Alan Dershowitz for example. That is something we need to look into further. <BR/><BR/>Good luck on your stint at NUJS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-24664460571888501312008-12-02T11:08:00.000+05:302008-12-02T11:08:00.000+05:30Welcome to academia.Sandeep ParekhIIM,AWelcome to academia.<BR/>Sandeep Parekh<BR/>IIM,ASandeep Parekhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08840653819247769331noreply@blogger.com