India, Nov. 3 -- The Delhi high court on Monday directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to review the mandatory attendance requirements for the three-year and five-year law programmes, concluding that law students should not be prevented from appearing in examinations solely because of attendance shortages.

A bench of justices Prathiba M Singh and Amit Sharma observed that legal education goes beyond rote learning or one-dimensional teaching, encompassing various facets such as understanding the law, applying it in practice, and implementing it effectively.

The order came pursuant to an alleged suicide in 2016 of a student at Amity Law University, who was barred from taking exams due to insufficient attendance

The high court asked BCI ...