Islamabad, June 25, 2025: In a major reform move, the Supreme Court has ordered that the duration of the LLB program be reduced from five years to four years.
A five-member constitutional bench headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan heard the legal education reforms case. During the proceedings, the court also directed that the C-Law test—previously mandatory for law graduates from foreign institutions—be abolished.
Ch. Tahir Nasrullah Warraich, Vice-Chairman, Pakistan Bar Council, has appreciated today’s decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of Pakistan, whereby the Constitutional Bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court accepted the application of Pakistan Bar Council to suspend the Special Equivalence Examination (SEE-LAW) for Law Graduates of foreign universities, whose applications are pending for enrolment, as the same was discriminatory and added an extra burden on foreign law degree holders as they already have appear for LAW-GAT.
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He further expressed that the Hon’ble Supreme Court of Pakistan has also approved the request of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), Directorate of Legal Education (DLE) and Higher Education Commission, to reduce the duration of LL.B. programme from five to four years in line with all other undergraduate degrees.
Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar remarked that instead of shutting down historical institutions like S.M. Law College, efforts should be made to improve their standards. He noted that S.M. Law College existed even before the creation of Pakistan.
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The constitutional bench has adjourned the hearing indefinitely.
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