Law colleges or universities can’t bar students from taking examinations due to lack of prescribed minimum attendance, the Delhi High Court ruled on Monday, directing the Bar Council of India to re-evaluate the mandatory attendance norms.

“No student enrolled in any recognised law college, university or institution in India shall be detained from taking examinations or be prevented from further academic pursuits or career progression on the grounds of lack of minimum attendance,” a Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma said.

“No law college, university or institution shall be permitted to mandate attendance norms over and above the minimum percentage prescribed by the BCI under the Legal Education Rules,” it ordered.

The BCI, which regulates legal education and profe

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