Barred from Law!

I just read in the news that the Bar Council of India(BCI) has introduced an age limit. Now this BCI has nothing to do with the binging bars but in fact is the body for law in India. The age limit in question is an upper age limit for admission to law courses.

Sample this -
As per the new rule adopted by the bar council, no candidate above the age of 20 would be admitted to the five-year LLB course, which students opt for after class XII. And nobody above 30 years of age can join the PG LLB course.

Now I find this ridiculous. I fail to fathom the logic behind such a move. An upper age limit shouldn't be present for any courses. Of course in a field like medicine, a late entry would make things extremely difficult for a student since the learning becomes slow with age. But for a person who is determined, that wouldn't be a deterrent.

Law I believe is among the pillars of a society. The field has to attract the most responsible citizens. Certainly it isn't a field glamorous enough to attract kids.

I believe that for such a field there could instead be a criteria with lower age limit so we can be sure the persons who enter it are committed enough and have some experience behind them that would help them to make tough choices which involve ethics and principles.