SC to Hear PIL for 4-Year LL.B After Class 12, Seeks Legal Education Reform

• Supreme Court to hear a PIL in April seeking a 4-year LL.B course instead of the current 5-year program after Class 12.
• Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay filed the PIL, also requesting a Legal Education Commission for syllabus reform.
• Upadhyay argues the 5-year course lacks practical knowledge, unlike 4-year programs in other countries.
• CJI Surya Kant noted the PIL is good but highlighted the need for practical learning and broader stakeholder deliberation.
• The PIL contends the current 5-year integrated law program fails to attract the best talent and needs structural reforms.