Gujarat HC Rejects Challenge To Levy Of Increased Enrollment Fee By Bar Council [Read Judgment]
4 years, 11 months ago

Gujarat HC Rejects Challenge To Levy Of Increased Enrollment Fee By Bar Council [Read Judgment]

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The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a writ petition which challenged the right of the Bar Council of India and Bar Council of Gujarat to levy as well as increase the fee for enrollment of advocates and issuance of Certificate of Practice as stipulated under the Advocates Act, 1961 and Bar Council of India Rules, 1975. Whether pre-enrollment training in terms of Bar Council of India Training Rules, 1995 framed under Section 24 of the Advocates Act, 1961 could be validly prescribed by the Bar Council of India, and if so, whether the decision of this Court in Sudeer v. Bar Council of India & Anr requires reconsideration. 1 and 2 are answered in the negative, whether a post-enrollment examination can be validly prescribed by the Bar Council of India in terms of Section 49 of the Advocates Act, 1961. "Section 24 of the Act of 1961 was amended by the Bar Council of India in 1972 adding the conditions of payment of stamp duty and it was further amended in 1993 increasing rate of enrollment fees and payment of part thereof to the Bar Council of India.

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Advocates Act | BCI Cannot Entertain Appeal Against Order Of State Bar Council's Disciplinary Committee When Probe Is Pending: Punjab & Haryana HC
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Advocates Act | BCI Cannot Entertain Appeal Against Order Of State Bar Council's Disciplinary Committee When Probe Is Pending: Punjab & Haryana HC

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The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that Bar Council Of India cannot entertain appeal from interim order of the State Bar Council's disciplinary committee when the probe is pending and no punishment is imposed. Perusing Section 37 of the Advocate's Act, the Court noted that any person aggrieved by an order of the Disciplinary Committee of …

Gujarat HC Paves Way For Two Law Graduates From Unrecognized College To Apply For Civil Judge Post, State Bar Body To Issue Provisional Certificate
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Gujarat HC Paves Way For Two Law Graduates From Unrecognized College To Apply For Civil Judge Post, State Bar Body To Issue Provisional Certificate

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The Gujarat High Court on Monday directed the State Bar Council to issue provisional certificate of practice to two law graduates, who completed their LL.B. 2 – Bar Council of Gujarat is directed to issue provisional certificate of practice to the petitioners and the respondent no. 13048 of 2024 alongwith the order of note for speaking to minutes dated 23.10.2024, …

Bar Council Of India Approaches Supreme Court Seeking Enhancement Of Enrollment Fees To Rs.25,000
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bar Council Of India Approaches Supreme Court Seeking Enhancement Of Enrollment Fees To Rs.25,000

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The Bar Council of India has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking directions to enhance the enrollment fee, which is presently capped at Rs 750 by virtue of a judgment, to Rs 25,000.The application has been filed in the case Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India, in which the Supreme Court, by its judgment in July 2024, held …

Bar Councils Cannot Charge Fees To Verify Certificates Of Enrollment Applicants : Kerala High Court
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bar Councils Cannot Charge Fees To Verify Certificates Of Enrollment Applicants : Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court held that the Bar Council of Kerala cannot collect money from applicants to get their certificates verified from the Universities and Examination Boards. The petitioner challenged an order of the Single Bench of the High Court which permitted him to be enrolled in the next enrollment to be conducted by the Bar Council of Kerala subject …

Supreme Court Disposes Of Petition Challenging Enrolment Fees Of UP Bar Council In Light Of Its Recent Decision
4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Disposes Of Petition Challenging Enrolment Fees Of UP Bar Council In Light Of Its Recent Decision

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The Supreme Court today disposed of a petition filed by a law graduate, challenging the enrollment fee charged by the Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council, in light of its July 30, 2024 decision wherein it was observed that the enrolment fee cannot exceed Rs.750 for advocates belonging to the general category and Rs.125 for advocates belonging to SC/ST categories as …

Can State Bar Councils Collect More Than Rs 600 As Enrollment Fee? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment
11 months ago

Can State Bar Councils Collect More Than Rs 600 As Enrollment Fee? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment

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The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the enrollment fees charged by different State Bar Councils as exorbitant.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandracuhd and Justice JB Pardiwala heard the matter. The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the enrollment fees charged by different State Bar …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Law Graduate's Petition Challenging Enrollment Fee Charged By UP Bar Council
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Law Graduate's Petition Challenging Enrollment Fee Charged By UP Bar Council

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The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a writ petition filed by a law graduate challenging the enrollment fee charged by the Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council. The petitioner, appearing as party-in-person, told a Bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra that the present fee cited by the State Bar Council is Rs. The …

LLB Admissions: Telangana High Court Asks State Bar Council To Furnish List Of Aggrieved Aspirants Graduated Via Distant Or Regular Mode
1 year, 7 months ago

LLB Admissions: Telangana High Court Asks State Bar Council To Furnish List Of Aggrieved Aspirants Graduated Via Distant Or Regular Mode

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Telangana High Court has ordered the State Bar Council to file, in a tabular format, the modes in which various students have completed their +2/graduation education to determine whether the students are eligible for LLB qualification and subsequently to enrol as an advocate. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice T Vinod Kumar was hearing a batch …

All India Lawyers Association For Justice Urges BCI To Limit Enrolment Fees To Rs 750 Until Courts Take Final Decision
1 year, 8 months ago

All India Lawyers Association For Justice Urges BCI To Limit Enrolment Fees To Rs 750 Until Courts Take Final Decision

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The All India Lawyers' Association for Justice has written a letter to the Bar Council of India and Bar Council of Delhi, urging them to promptly take measures to ensure that all State Bar Councils limit the enrollment fees to Rs. AILAJ said exorbitant enrolment fees being charged by various State Bar Councils acts as a hurdle for students from …

Kerala High Court Directs Bar Council Of Kerala To Collect Only Rs 750 As Enrollment Fee Until Uniform Fee Structure Is Fixed By BCI
1 year, 9 months ago

Kerala High Court Directs Bar Council Of Kerala To Collect Only Rs 750 As Enrollment Fee Until Uniform Fee Structure Is Fixed By BCI

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The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the Bar Council of Kerala to collect only Rs.750/- as enrolment fee from law graduates wishing to enroll, while the Bar Council of India considers a uniform fee structure as directed by the Supreme Court.The order was passed by a division bench of Chief Justice S V N Bhatti and Justice Basant Balaji …

Supreme Court seeks Bar Council of India’s reply on plea challenging ‘exorbitant’ enrolment fees for aspiring lawyers
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court seeks Bar Council of India’s reply on plea challenging ‘exorbitant’ enrolment fees for aspiring lawyers

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The Supreme Court on April 10 sought a response from the Bar Council of India in a petition challenging the “exorbitant and oppressive” fees charged by State Bar Councils for “young and aspiring” lawyers to register with them as legal professionals. “Financially poor young lawyers find it difficult to pay the enrolment fee which run into thousands of Rupees,” Mr. …

Will Soon Take Appropriate Decision: BCI To Punjab and Haryana High Court On Charging Of 'Exorbitant' Enrollment Fees By State Bar Councils
1 year, 11 months ago

Will Soon Take Appropriate Decision: BCI To Punjab and Haryana High Court On Charging Of 'Exorbitant' Enrollment Fees By State Bar Councils

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The Bar Council of India has told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that it will soon take a decision on the issue of exorbitant enrollment fee being charged by the state bar councils. The submission was made before the bench of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha and Justice Vikas Bahl during the hearing of a petition alleging that the …

Will Take Decision on Revising Enrollment Fee After Meeting of State Bar Councils For Unifying Fees: Bar Council of Kerala Informs High Court
2 years ago

Will Take Decision on Revising Enrollment Fee After Meeting of State Bar Councils For Unifying Fees: Bar Council of Kerala Informs High Court

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The Bar Council of Kerala on Thursday informed the High Court that the matter of revising the enrollment fee was being considered by it and that the Bar Council of India had convened a meeting of all state bar councils, on the direction of the Supreme Court, for fixing a uniform fee for enrollment across India. A division bench comprising …

Bar Council of Kerala Appeals Against Interim Order That Restricted Enrollment Fee For Advocates To Rs 750
2 years ago

Bar Council of Kerala Appeals Against Interim Order That Restricted Enrollment Fee For Advocates To Rs 750

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The Bar Council of Kerala has appealed to a division bench of the Kerala High Court against the interim order of a single judge which directed the BCK to not collect more than Rs 750 as enrollment fees from prospective advocates who had petitioned the Court. It is also contended in the petition that: “The power of the State Bar …

Let Final Year Students Take AIBE, Ensure Enrolment Fee Doesn't Become Oppressive : Supreme Court To Bar Council Of India
2 years, 1 month ago

Let Final Year Students Take AIBE, Ensure Enrolment Fee Doesn't Become Oppressive : Supreme Court To Bar Council Of India

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Final semester law students, on the production of eligibility proof, should be allowed to take the All-India Bar Examination, although the result would be subject to the student passing all the components of the college examination, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Friday said, while upholding the power of the Bar Council of India to require law graduates …

AIBE Challenge: Pre-Enrolment Exam Is The Most Appropriate: AG KK Venugopal And Amicus Curiae KV Vishwanathan Tell Supreme Court
2 years, 5 months ago

AIBE Challenge: Pre-Enrolment Exam Is The Most Appropriate: AG KK Venugopal And Amicus Curiae KV Vishwanathan Tell Supreme Court

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A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the All-India Bar Examination. BCI Chairman and Senior Advocate Manan Kumar Mishra, and Vice-Chairman, S. Prabakaran, appearing on behalf of the Bar Council of India, agreed with the recommendation to conduct the bar examination before enrolment. Justice Thakur's Bench, in Bar …

Conducting Exams For LLB Admissions- University Rules Prevails Over Bar Council Of India Rules: Gujarat High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Conducting Exams For LLB Admissions- University Rules Prevails Over Bar Council Of India Rules: Gujarat High Court

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A single-judge bench of Justice Vaibhavi D. Nanavati of the Gujarat High Court held that in terms of conduction of examination and results for admission to LLB course, the rules of a University would prevail over the Rules of Bar Council of India. In this case, the High Court upheld Saurashtra University rules that prohibited admission for an LLB course …

'Effective Education Not Imparted Amid Covid': Karnataka HC Quashes KSLU Notif For Conducting Intermediate Sem Exams For 3-Yr LLB Course
3 years, 3 months ago

'Effective Education Not Imparted Amid Covid': Karnataka HC Quashes KSLU Notif For Conducting Intermediate Sem Exams For 3-Yr LLB Course

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The Karnataka High Court on December 14, quashed the notification issued by Karnataka State Law University, by which it was to conduct offline examinations for the students of 2nd and 4th semester of three year LLB course. oing by data collected by the University which indicate the majority of the students did not possess the laptop/desktop and also do not …

Law Graduate's Application For Enrolment Pending With Bar Council Of Gujarat For Over A Year: High Court Issues Notice
4 years, 3 months ago

Law Graduate's Application For Enrolment Pending With Bar Council Of Gujarat For Over A Year: High Court Issues Notice

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The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a petition filed by a law graduate, whose application for enrolment with the Bar Council of Gujarat has been kept pending for over a year, thereby depriving her from the opportunity of appearing in the All India Bar Examination. The petition has been filed by one Shivi Ravi Agrawal, stating that …

Gujarat High Court Allows Persons Having Full Time/Part Time Jobs Having Law Degree To Get Enrolled, Enrolment Certificate Shall Be Withheld
4 years, 4 months ago

Gujarat High Court Allows Persons Having Full Time/Part Time Jobs Having Law Degree To Get Enrolled, Enrolment Certificate Shall Be Withheld

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The Gujarat High Court on Friday watered down Rules 1 and 2 of the Bar Council of Gujarat Rules paving way for other professionals having LLB degree to get enrolled with the Bar. The Bench ordered, "We read down Rules 1 and 2 respectively of the Bar Council of Gujarat Rules so as to read that a person may be …

Delhi HC To Hear Plea Seeking BCI To Conduct All India Bar Exam Through Online Mode
4 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC To Hear Plea Seeking BCI To Conduct All India Bar Exam Through Online Mode

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A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to be issued to the Bar Council of India to conduct the All India Bar Examination through online mode. 'Bar Council of India is totally ignorant about the well being of young lawyers holding provisionally enrolled Certificate and also violates their rights under the Constitution', the Petitioner …

Calcutta HC To Hear Letter Petition On Assistance To Needy Advocates Amid Lockdown
4 years, 11 months ago

Calcutta HC To Hear Letter Petition On Assistance To Needy Advocates Amid Lockdown

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The Calcutta High Court has decided to hear a letter petition seeking a direction to the Bar Council of West Bengal to provide financial assistance to needy lawyers who have been adversely affected due to suspension of court work amid the lockdown, reports PTI The PIL has been registered based on a letter addressed to it by the Calcutta High …

Four Days Before The All India Bar Exam, Bombay HC Grants Relief To 5 Final Year Law Students [Read Order]
5 years, 6 months ago

Four Days Before The All India Bar Exam, Bombay HC Grants Relief To 5 Final Year Law Students [Read Order]

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The Bombay High Court recently granted relief to five final year law students and directed Mumbai University along with the Controller of Examinations to release their marksheets and passing certificates after determining the legitimacy of their records, so that they are allowed to appear for the All India Bar Exam held on September 15, Sunday. They contended in a writ …

Both Bar Council Of India And National Testing Agency Stake Claim For Conducting CLAT Before SC [Read Affidavits]
6 years, 5 months ago

Both Bar Council Of India And National Testing Agency Stake Claim For Conducting CLAT Before SC [Read Affidavits]

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In affidavits filed in the Supreme Court in response to Prof. Shamnad Basheer’s petition for a permanent CLAT body, both, the Bar Council of India and the National Testing Agency have staked claim to the conduct of CLAT.In its affidavit, BCI has claimed that conducting entrance examination for NLUs is its “prerogative”, relying on the Advocates. In affidavits filed in …

Both Bar Council Of India And National Testing Agency Stake Claim For Conducting CLAT Before SC [Read Affidavits]
6 years, 5 months ago

Both Bar Council Of India And National Testing Agency Stake Claim For Conducting CLAT Before SC [Read Affidavits]

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In affidavits filed in the Supreme Court in response to Prof. Shamnad Basheer’s petition for a permanent CLAT body, both, the Bar Council of India and the National Testing Agency have staked claim to the conduct of CLAT.In its affidavit, BCI has claimed that conducting entrance examination for NLUs is its “prerogative”, relying on the Advocates. In affidavits filed in …

Bombay HC Refuses Relief To Final Year Law Student With Low Attendance [Read Judgment]
6 years, 8 months ago

Bombay HC Refuses Relief To Final Year Law Student With Low Attendance [Read Judgment]

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The Bombay High Court recently refused to grant any relief to a final year law student from Govind Ramnath Kare College of Law with low attendance.A bench of Justice NM Jamdar and Justice Prithviraj K Chavan was hearing the writ petition filed by the student himself.According to the petitioner, right before the sixth-semester examinations, students are required to obtain an …

Bombay HC Refuses Relief To Final Year Law Student With Low Attendance [Read Judgment]
6 years, 8 months ago

Bombay HC Refuses Relief To Final Year Law Student With Low Attendance [Read Judgment]

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The Bombay High Court recently refused to grant any relief to a final year law student from Govind Ramnath Kare College of Law with low attendance.A bench of Justice NM Jamdar and Justice Prithviraj K Chavan was hearing the writ petition filed by the student himself.According to the petitioner, right before the sixth-semester examinations, students are required to obtain an …

Practicing Chartered Accountant Cannot Enroll As A Lawyer: Gujarat HC [Read Order]
7 years, 6 months ago

Practicing Chartered Accountant Cannot Enroll As A Lawyer: Gujarat HC [Read Order]

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The Gujarat High Court, last week, upheld the denial of enrolment to a practicing Chartered Accountant.“…the person as a member of profession has to discharge his obligation and, therefore, the profession as an Advocate or Lawyer which is a full time, one cannot be permitted if he is already working as a profession like Chartered Accountant. Rule 2 of the …

No Provision For Temporary Enrollment As Advocates: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]
8 years, 2 months ago

No Provision For Temporary Enrollment As Advocates: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]

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The Gujarat High Court has held that there is no provision for grant of temporary certificate by the Bar Council for practising as an advocate. The Division Bench of Gujarat High Court headed by the Chief Justice R. Subhash Reddy made this observation while setting aside a Single Bench direction to Bar Council of Gujarat wherein it was directed to …

No Provision For Temporary Enrollment As Advocates: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]
8 years, 2 months ago

No Provision For Temporary Enrollment As Advocates: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]

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The Gujarat High Court has held that there is no provision for grant of temporary certificate by the Bar Council for practising as an advocate. The Division Bench of Gujarat High Court headed by the Chief Justice R. Subhash Reddy made this observation while setting aside a Single Bench direction to Bar Council of Gujarat wherein it was directed to …

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