The finding in All India Judges Association v. Union of India [2025] GCtR 1064 (SC) also says that "All the High Courts and the State Governments in the country shall amend the relevant service Rules to the effect that the quota of reservation for LDCE for promotion from the cadre of Civil Judge (Senior Division) to the Higher Judicial Service is increased to 25%".

It also says that "All the High Courts and the State Governments in the country shall amend the relevant service rules to the effect that candidates desirous of appearing in the examination for the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) must have practiced for a minimum period of 3 years to be eligible for the said examination. To fulfill the said requirement, the Rules shall mandate that the candidate produces a certificate to that effect duly certified either by the Principal Judicial Officer of that Court or by an advocate of that Court having a minimum standing of 10 years duly endorsed by the Principal Judicial Officer of such a District or a Principal Judicial Officer at such a station." (page no. 60)

No. Experience in corporate law firm does not count. But one can easily find a way to get the certificate of practice endorsed by principal civil judge, if practicing in a district court or in case of practicing at HC, by an advocate of atleast 10 years of standing at bar. And without to court you can be eligible for the examination and will also clear mains. But the panel will definitely catch you with your balls when you'll be unable to answer their questions which would be solely based on practical experience of courts.

Concerning the Supreme Court's ruling today that 3 year practice as advocates be necessary for those appearing for judiciary, I wanted to know if law firm experience (including those other than in disputes teams) would count towards the same, since we would also clear the AIBE & enrol with the respective State Bar Councils. If anyone could shed light on this - thanks in advance :)

Honestly NLUJ is doing better in every aspect currently. They have on par corporate placements, better foreign placements, good LLM prospects, great faculty and a vibrant campus life.

The admin and faculty in NUJS has declined significantly over the last 3 years. Our domestic placements are at risk due to incompetent recruitment cell bodies with no strides in foreign placements and even fewer LLM admissions.

Mooting achievements are going worse every year and so is debating. The only area where NUJS might be doing better is ADR competitions but NLUJ isn't behind either.

Faculties are increasingly horrible with most good professors having left. Every subject has innumerable components and despite that the marks awarded suck.

The only reason why you could maybe choose NUJS is if you want a chiller academic and campus life where you can enjoy four years and be okay with an average rank and CV, ultimately getting placed somewhere mediocre. That also is no longer a guarantee the way placements have been in the last 2 years.

NLUJ will give you better infra for sure and relatively better access to Delhi and its courts. NUJS despite its problems still has better quality faculty, especially those left from its glory days, and research culture. Student life at NUJS will be a lot more chill and Kolkata provides a more diverse environment for sure. Alumni connect-wise, NUJS will be a little ahead, though NLUJ have done great too in that front. Recruitment-wise, both are great when it comes to Indian law firms. NLUJ has apparently better success with foreign firms lately, though I'm not sure about the stats. NUJS grads certainly opt for a wider range of careers including academics and policy work, besides law firms. I don't think you will regret either decision at the end of five years.

At the risk of being downvoted by my fellow noojies, I personally saw the consistent degradation in student quality between my seniors, peers, and juniors during my time at NUJS. The university's become a joke when it comes to academic quality. Horrible infrastructure, downright abysmal professor quality (the new ones, the old stalwarts are still excellent), the SJA has lost any power or authority to bring actual change.

Choose NUJS if you want an easy 5 years where you can do jackshit and hope to get a job because of your alumni's better times, choose NLUJ for a law school.

NLUJ, because:

1. NUJS has been hollowed out by political mishandling. The admin are corrupt and nothing happens properly. Academic standards in the drain, scandals rocking the institution year after year... no, not a good place anymore. Good faculty there are a legacy of a past age.

2. NLUJ will give you single rooms in hostels from an early stage.

3. In most countries, law is a subject best studied in a big city (especially if you wanna be a practicing lawyer), but you really won't get any major advantage out of studying in Kolkata which you couldn't make up for while doing internships in big cities during your university vacations.

Bro look at the level of competition also within the two streams. By the percentile of these IIT dudes, Indian law kids also end up with foreign placements and make great money too. The world is capitalist and there's a tech boom going on, what can you do about that? Also, do you know anyone from literally any other stream other than engineering making 60L etc in India as a fresher without a foreign degree?

As we reflect on the evolving identity of our beloved festival, perhaps it’s time the name reflects the values we now hold dear — merit, unity, culture, and growth.

A few humble suggestions:

- Merit Mela
- Vikas Utsav
- Dharma Jam
-New India Nights
- Sanskar Sessions

Let’s align our celebration with the spirit of the nation — inclusive, aspirational, rooted.
#Rebrand #CulturalRenaissance #OneNationOneFestival

So, I am BO’25 student, graduating from a state law university by July-August. I have been offered an internship with a firm, with their up and coming capital markets team. Is it advisable to take up that internship and then ask the team for an assessment internship or maybe a traineeship or an offer!

I am really clueless and any advice would be helpful

Bump. Can someone who has previously worked with KCO, Bangalore please give a more specific reason for the high attrition rates? As far as I understand, the culture is not toxic (in terms of personal insults etc.) and the work provides a good learning experience. Is it because everyone feels that they are not valued? Have people who quit joined better teams and felt success there?

Freshly out of 12th, I've always been after corporate law, but having a breakdown in the middle of CLAT 2025 has resulted in an atrocious rank and mark, ending any prospects I may have had with the 5 year BALLB at a government college. I have a whole lot of career paths planned, however I understand that I'm being really naive, and just need a little support in choosing what to do now:

Option 1 : BA (Hons.) + 3 Year LLB from NLSIU

* The BA is a new program started by NLSIU, and honestly the only reason I'm looking towards it is because of the connections I can gather from the NLSIU outreach as well as an increased chance of me doing a 3 year LLB from there as well, as a few seats for the program will be kept for students who've graduated from the BA (Hons.) program.

* Do a qualification like the CS or CFA during both my degrees at a good pace, intern like hell during the LLB, and then basically kiss all the asses I need to in order to secure a PPO in the 6 years I will be in college.

* Risky, but unfortunately one of the few I have.

Option 2: Drop/ Partial Drop, try CLAT again

* dont need to delve into this years CLAT fiasco, and I dont really prefer this because I'm afraid of it happening once more.

* If i score well, all good. if not, i go to a reputed private uni's BA LLB (ahem Christ) and basically just start a year behind.
* Or combine this path with option 1, make it so that I can do a partial drop while studying the BA from NLS, and if CLAT 2026 goes to shit, I have option 1 to fall back on.

I want to build my life in India, but I dont want to close any doors which may allow me to practice in the UK in the future.

Havent been able to sleep most nights, petrified by the irregularity of my future when compared to my peers.

I know its a tall ask, but please help a brother out

India's previous generation of lawyers, everyone - whose only way of responding to arguments is to try and bully the person making them. I present to you... a representative specimen of that generation, who have left our country and our legal profession in the mess it is in now.

You could have responded to the argument constructively by pointing out the flaws in the OP's understanding, but you chose not to, instead making snied remarks. Why don't I give you a taste of your own medicine? Why don't you go and climb into a bin? And once you do, please stay there. It will do you some good.

Go for it. Lower your budget and pick up a model with higher depreciation. Keep 3-4L for preventive maintenance (timing chain, turbo etc.) at a great garage. The annual maintenance is not as scary as people say it is. You get a vastly superior car than buying a Creta new.

PS.. I own a second hand German for two years now. Zero regrets.

T2 to T1 isn’t particularly hard but switching to a B&F role in Bangalore is tough considering such role or team does not exist in Bangalore at even a fraction of the numbers it does in Mumbai.

If you aren’t in the B&F team it depends on the value of your team and partner if it is still t2 then switching is not hard. If you’re referring to Wadia or some firm of that nature not known at all for gen corp/ transactions then well that isn’t a t2 for you it’s t4 and it’s a different story.

I just hate my batchmates and don’t keep in touch with them. I was unlucky to be in a batch full of fake, toxic people. My college years weren’t memorable at all. I have managed to make some new friends (non-lawyers) after graduating. But it’s still very hard to make new friends, especially for introverted people. I’ve met people who wish to get married simply to cure boredom lol.

I would say political volunteering. If you meet someone at a political internship or even a rally, you are already of the same ideology. This is a huge deal, because these days friendships break easily because of political differences. In fact, Swara Bhaskar met her husband at an anti-CAA rally.

So instead of ranting against the BJP on Insta, just show up at your local Congress office and offer to volunteer.

It is already happening, with the greater integration of technology and forensic sciences with legal education. That's the future. Humanities students generally forget that science and math wire the brain in a way that makes science students 'smarter' - more relevant, and future-ready.