Government of India
Ministry of Law & Justice
Department of Legal Affairs
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LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 379
ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 03 rd FEBRUARY, 2023
Use of Regional Language in Law Courses
379. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:
Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the feedback received during consultations with the vice-
chancellors of the various National Law Universities on UGC’s proposal to offer
law courses in regional languages;
(b) whether given that National and International law firms arethe foremost
recruiters of law graduates from the National Law Universities, the Government
has considered its likely impact on the recruitment and career opportunities for
students and if so,the details thereof; and
(c) whether these National Law Universities and other Universities that have
been consulted on this proposal have sufficient library and educational resources
in regional languages and faculty with proficiency to teach law subjects in
regionallanguages and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE
(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)
(a) No such consultation with Vice-Chancellors of National Law Universities
has been carried out by this Department.
(b) National and International Law Firms recruit law graduates of National
Law Universities (NLUs) on the basis of merits and marks and follow
their own criteria/standards for recruiting of law graduates and the
Government has no role in such recruitment.
(c) NLUs are creation of State Legislations and enjoy considerable autonomy
in the matters of administration and recruitment of faculty members. The
Central Government has no role in such matters. Similarly, proficiency of
faculties in regional languages for imparting legal education and
enrichment of library of NLUs with regional language resources are
matters mainly concerned with respective NLUs and not the Central
Government.
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