Complaint Before BCI Raises Questions Over RRU Law School’s Academic Facilities and Compliance with Norms

Gandhinagar, September 2, 2026: A student has filed a complaint before the Bar Council of India (BCI) concerning the law school at Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU), raising serious concerns over faculty appointments, classrooms, the law library, moot court facilities and legal aid arrangements.

The complaint was submitted on August 31, 2026, to the Secretary, Joint Secretaries and the Legal Education Committee of the BCI. It alleges that certain prescribed requirements under the BCI Rules of Legal Education, 2008 are not being fully complied with at the institution.

Several Conditions Were Prescribed in Previous BCI Approval 

The concerned law school at Rashtriya Raksha University has been approved by the BCI’s Legal Education Committee and is included in the list of approved Centres of Legal Education for 2026–27. However, the complaint refers to the BCI’s approval issued in December 2023 and alleges that several compliance conditions were prescribed for the institution at that time.

These conditions reportedly included the appointment of full-time teachers with the minimum LL.M. qualification and salaries in accordance with UGC pay scales, shifting the law library to the School of Law building, and adding new reference books worth at least Rs. 5 lakh.

The conditions also reportedly included improvements to the moot court facility, establishment of a Legal Aid Clinic in collaboration with the District Legal Services Authority, and provision of additional classrooms with a capacity of at least 60 students.

Complaint Raises Concerns Over Full-Time Faculty

The student’s complaint claims that the current teaching arrangement does not have full-time law teachers and that the entire teaching unit is working on a contractual basis. It further alleges that no Professor or Senior Professor of Law has been appointed.

Questions have also been raised regarding the availability of specialised faculty for Honours subjects. According to the complainant, the required number of full-time teachers prescribed by the BCI is not available for the relevant subjects.

Objections Raised Over Classrooms and Library Facilities 

The complaint alleges that some classes are being conducted in facilities such as the moot court and seminar hall instead of regular classrooms. It also claims that classes for two batches are being conducted in temporary structures described as tin-shed facilities.

With regard to the law library, the complaint refers to alleged deficiencies in textbooks, updated AIR manuals and case-law database facilities.

Questions Over Legal Aid Clinic and Moot Court

The complaint also alleges that the expected coordination with the District Legal Services Authority has not been established. It consequently raises questions over the effective functioning of the Legal Aid Clinic and the provision of pro bono legal services.

Concerns have also been raised about the moot court facility. The complainant alleges that there is no supervision by a senior law teacher or practising advocate and that records relating to moot court activities are not available.

Complaint Also Questions Change in School's Name

Another significant objection concerns the name of the institution. According to the complainant, the school previously operated as the School of National Security and Law (SNSL) before being renamed the School of Criminal Law and Military Law (SCLML), but approval for the change was allegedly not obtained from the BCI.

The current official website of Rashtriya Raksha University lists the institution as the School of Criminal Law and Military Law and identifies Sunil Kavishwar as Director (I/c), SCLML. The university website lists his educational qualification as a Bachelor of Civil Engineering.

The complaint has raised questions regarding this position and its compliance with the BCI’s standards governing legal education.

Complaint Seeks BCI Intervention 

The complainant has urged the BCI and its Legal Education Committee to intervene in the matter and issue necessary directions to safeguard the interests and rights of law students.

At present, the available information is limited to the allegations and objections raised in the complaint. These allegations should therefore not be treated as conclusively established facts. The position may become clearer if the BCI initiates an inquiry, issues an order or takes any other action in the matter.