More than 100 graduates still awaiting law licence from supreme court
Some hundred graduates who have been waiting on a law license for more than a year had their hopes dashed Wednesday when the DJA cancelled an award ceremony at the last minute
06 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
Some hundred graduates who have been waiting on a law licence for more than a year had their hopes dashed Wednesday when the Department of Judicial Administration cancelled an award ceremony at the last minute.
Faisal Adam, the DJA spokesman, said the ceremony was postponed to allow more graduates to apply for the licences.
Applications were opened in November last year, and extended because the department has received requests for more time, he claimed. A committee selected by the supreme court has now approved licences for 132 out of 160 applicants, he said.
“We first extended the deadline till July. The committee held a meeting on September 1, and the ceremony was set to be held on October 5. However, we received further calls asking to receive their licences and requests to change the date. The committee will meet again and go through more applications soon and set a date for the ceremony as soon as possible,” Faisal said.
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