Mumbai University making mockery of legal education: HC

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday questioned Mumbai University on its decision to conduct law examinations at college level and to implement the 60-40 marking system.
A bench of Justices Bhushan Gavai and Makarand Karnik heard petitions by advocate Deepak Chattopadhyay, also a part-time law professor and Parthsarthi Saraf, a student of G J Advani Law College.

Chattopadhyay challenged the May 18 circular stating first and second year exams of the three-year LLB course and first to fourth year exams of the five-year LLB course would be conducted by colleges.

Saraf's petition challenged two circulars, including one dated August 24 directing implementation of 60-40 system and an August 29 circular implementing 75-25 system for BBA-LLB.

Advocate Uday Warunjikar, representing both, said after the online assessment mess last year, the MU had taken a decision "which is worse than earlier."

The judges questioned how 40 marks could be given for internal assessment and wondered what if a student scored 40/40. The bench remarked the university was making a "mockery" of the legal education.

University's advocate Rui Rodrigues sought time to get instructions.

The judges issued notices to Advani College and the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa seeking their responses.