The circular issued by the Karnataka State Law University (KSLU), Hubli, barring students who have obtained postgraduate degree in Law through distance education, correspondence course or any universities other than the KSLU and National Law School of India University (NLSIU) from being hired as teachers has been condemned by the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha, State unit of the Samata Sainik Dal and Republican Party of India and AHINDA.
Leaders of these organisations have urged the State government, and Governor and Chancellor of Universities in Karnataka H.R. Bhardwaj to intervene in the matter.
Direction to principals
The KSLU, in its circular, has asked principals of all affiliated law colleges not to appoint as teacher any candidate with postgraduate degree in law through distance education, correspondence course or any varsity or institute or centre in Karnataka other than the KSLU and National Law School of University India after 2011. If any affiliated colleges have already appointed such a candidate for teaching law, the services of such persons should be withdrawn, the circular said.
Speaking to presspersons here on Wednesday, Lolaksha, working president of the AHINDA, said: “If there is any ambiguity in interpreting the provisions of law, students should not be made to suffer,” and if there are any administrative issues it should be amended without affecting the interests of the students, postgraduates in law and candidates who have already joined as faculty members in law colleges.
KRRS State president Kodihalli Chandrashekar and RPI and SSD State president M. Venkataswamy spoke.
