Moratorium On Starting New Law Colleges Withdrawn : BCI Tells Supreme Court

The Bar Council of India today informed the Supreme Court that it has withdrawn the moratorium on the starting of new law colleges.

BCI's counsel, Advocate Radhika Gautam, informed about the decision to a bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta during the hearing of a writ petition filed by Vocational Education Foundation Society challenging the 2025 notification which imposed a 3-year moratorium on the start of new law colleges.

Recording this submission, the bench disposed of the petition allowing the petitioner to apply for 2025-26 session. Advocate Vivek Jain represented the petitioner.

Case Title: JATIN SHARMA v. BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA & ORS. | WP(C) No(s). 799/2025