THE UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA & ORS. SANDIP DASGUPTA vs BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA & ORS. — WPA/5394/2020

Next hearing: 23rd June 2026.

Next hearing 23-Jun-2026

CNR: WBCHCA0138642020

Filing Number

WPA/13864/2020

Filing Date

09-May-2020

Registration No

WPA/5394/2020

Registration Date

09-May-2020

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

GROUP A (WRIT MATTERS) ( 1 )

Sub-Category

RECOGNITION/DE-RECOGNITION OF UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE/SCHOOL/MADRASAH ( 1 )

Judicial Branch

MANDAMUS SECTION

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA & ORS. SANDIP DASGUPTA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA & ORS.

Case History

  1. 23-Jun-2026

    Next hearingPending

  2. 23-Jun-2026

    Assigned Hearing

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury

  3. 05-May-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

    WPA 5394/2020 - Summary The case was adjourned for compliance. The court accepted Bar Council of India's conditional approval letters for Surendranath Law College and South Calcutta Law College to conduct 5-year B.A. LL.B. courses for 2026-27 with regularization from 2014-15 to 2025-26. The court directed both colleges to file affidavits confirming compliance with Legal Education Rules 2008 and Bar Council directives, with next hearing scheduled for June 23, 2026. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 05-May-2026

    To Be Mentioned

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury

  5. 31-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  6. 31-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  7. 31-Mar-2026

    Assigned Hearing

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury

  8. 27-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  9. 27-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  10. 20-Mar-2026

    Assigned Hearing

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury

  11. 06-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  12. 27-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  13. 27-Feb-2026

    Assigned Hearing

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury

  14. 20-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  15. 20-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  16. 20-Feb-2026

    Assigned Hearing

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury

  17. 13-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  18. 13-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  19. 13-Feb-2026

    Assigned Hearing

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury

  20. 11-Feb-2026

    Assigned Hearing

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury

  21. 21-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  22. 14-Jan-2026

    Assigned Hearing

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury

  23. 16-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  24. 16-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  25. 16-Dec-2025

    Assigned Hearing

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury

  26. 02-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  27. 02-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  28. 02-Dec-2025

    Assigned Hearing

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury

  29. 26-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  30. 26-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  31. 26-Nov-2025

    Assigned Hearing

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury

  32. 25-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  33. 25-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  34. 18-Nov-2025

    Assigned Hearing

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury

  35. 11-Nov-2025

    Assigned Hearing

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury

  36. 07-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  37. 07-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Raja Basu ChowdhuryView PDF

  38. 09-Apr-2021

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj

  39. 26-Mar-2021

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj

  40. 19-Feb-2021

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj

  41. 12-Feb-2021

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj

  42. 29-Jan-2021

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj

  43. 22-Jan-2021

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj

  44. 18-Jan-2021

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj

  45. 15-Jan-2021

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  46. 09-May-2020

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPA/5394/2020

casestatus.in Summary

WPA 5394/2020 - Summary The case was adjourned for compliance. The court accepted Bar Council of India's conditional approval letters for Surendranath Law College and South Calcutta Law College to conduct 5-year B.A. LL.B. courses for 2026-27 with regularization from 2014-15 to 2025-26. The court directed both colleges to file affidavits confirming compliance with Legal Education Rules 2008 and Bar Council directives, with next hearing scheduled for June 23, 2026. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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