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Delhi HC: Mandatory attendance baseline in law courses could be lesser

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Monday favoured a reduction in the mandatory baseline attendance requirement of 70 per cent for law courses and sought the stand of the Bar Council of India. Delhi HC: Mandatory attendance baseline in law courses could be lesser A bench comprising Justices Prathiba M Singh and Amit Sharma observed it was usual for …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Advocate Cannot Do Full-Time Journalism : Bar Council Of India Tells Supreme Court

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The Bar Council of India informed the Supreme Court that a practicing advocate cannot work simultaneously as a full-time journalist. This is due to the bar under Rule 49 of the BCI Rules of Conduct, which provides an advocate must not engage in full-time salaried employment while practicing law.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Manmohan was told …

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2 weeks ago

AAP legal cell chief challenges BCI ouster in Delhi HC

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The controversy surrounding Advocate Sanjeev Nasiar, AAP Legal Cell chief and former vice chairman of the Bar Council of Delhi, escalated on Monday as he moved the HC challenging his removal by Bar Council of India. Nasiar’s petition, filed through Senior Advocate Ramesh Gupta, was urgently mentioned before a bench led by Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru. In …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Allahabad HC Comes To Aid Of Visually Impaired Candidate Who Couldn't Fill AIBE Form Due To Error In LLB Results

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The Allahabad High Court last week came to the aid of a visually impaired candidate who could not apply for the All-India Bar Examination -XIX in time, admittedly due to an error in his 5th-semester examination result caused by his University. Though the University rectified the error and declared the candidate passed, the petitioner, due to the said error, could …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Madras HC suggests BCI to frame guidelines for advocates in matrimonial cases

New Indian Express

MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently suggested the Bar Council of India to frame guidelines for advocates to follow while resolving matrimonial disputes. A bench comprising Justices V Bhavani Subbaroyan and KK Ramakrishnan made the suggestion while dismissing an appeal filed by a woman to set aside an order passed by the Family Court in Madurai …

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3 months, 1 week ago

AIBE : Supreme Court Seeks BCI's Response On Plea To Allow Final Year Law Students To Appear In All India Bar Exam

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The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Bar Council of India on a petition challenging the BCI's decision to prevent final-year law students from appearing in the All India Bar Examination.The Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing a writ petition challenging the recent notification of Bar Council. The …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Most Colleges Yet to Take Permission for Offering Law Courses: BCI to HC

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Senior counsel L. Ravichander, representing the Bar Council of India, on Monday informed the Telangana High Court that only 19 of the 32 colleges spread across the state had taken accreditation from the BCI to impart law courses, while other colleges have been declared as defaulters. He also informed the court that the Nalsar University of Law and the …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

State bar councils cannot charge exorbitant fees for enrolling lawyers: SC

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, State bar councils cannot charge exorbitant fees for enrolling law graduates as lawyers as it perpetuates "systemic discrimination" against marginalised and economically weaker sections, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. State bar councils cannot charge exorbitant fees for enrolling lawyers: SC Stating that "dignity is crucial to substantive equality", the bench observed that state bar councils and the …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: July 2023

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Judgment/Orders Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Teesta Setalvad For 7 Days ; Stays HC Order After Special Night Sitting Case title- Teesta Atul Setalvad v. State of Gujarat Citation-SLP Diary No. Order 41 Rule 22 CPC - Cross Objections Have All Trappings Of Regular Appeal ; Must Be Considered In Full : Supreme Court Case title: Dheeraj Singh vs …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Can't Collect High Enrolment Fee For 'Welfare Scheme', Supreme Court Says While Issuing Notice On BCI's Transfer Petition

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on a transfer petition filed by the Bar Council of India seeking to transfer to the Top Court the petitions pending in the High Courts of Kerala, Madras and Bombay challenging the enrolment fee charged by State Bar Councils.However, the bench led by Chief Justice of India orally expressed concerns at the enrolment …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Bar Council Of India Can Prescribe That Only Graduates From Recognized Law Colleges Can Enrol As Advocates : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court on Friday set aside an Orissa High Court order which had held that the Bar Council of India cannot impose a condition that a person must have graduated from a recognized law college to enrol as an advocate. Relying on the recent Constitution judgement in Bar Council of India vs. Bonnie Foi Law College & Ors, a …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Delhi High Court Quashes BCI's Decision Refusing Enrolment To South Korean Citizen As Advocate With BCD, Orders Processing Of Application

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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday quashed the Bar Council of India’s decision refusing to consider a South Korean citizen as eligible for enrolment as an advocate with Bar Council of Delhi. "While the proviso to Section 24 of the Act permits nationals of other countries to be enrolled as advocates on a State roll if their country of origin …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Bar council urges Supreme Court not to hear same-sex marriage case

Hindustan Times

The Bar Council of India on Sunday implored the Supreme Court to desist from ruling upon the same-sex marriage case, contending that any indulgence by the top court will result in “destabilising the social structure of the country” and it would be “catastrophic” to overhaul something as fundamental as the conception of marriage by the court. In a resolution issued …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Push UOI To Shut Down Websites Offering Online Law Courses Sans BCI’s Approval, Take Action Against Erring Persons: Allahabad HC To BCI

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Bar Council Of India to take against the persons hosting websites which offer online law course without the approval of BCI. The bench of Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker and Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh also asked the BCI to make appropriate recommendations to the Union of India to ensure that appropriate actions are taken …

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1 year, 10 months ago

AIBE XVII: Revised Answer Key Released By Bar Council Of India

Live Law

The Bar Council Of India has released the revised answer key of the All India Bar Examination XVII for Sets A, B, C, and D. The Answer Key for the AIBE 17 was released on Feb 5 after the exam was conducted, however the same was removed later on, reportedly because the key contained incorrect answers. The Bar Council of …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Back to work or out': Supreme Court raps Odisha lawyers boycotting court proceedings

India Today

While noting that lawyers abstaining from work has led to loss of working hours, bringing the judicial system to a standstill, the Supreme Court of India on Monday came down heavily on lawyers' associations in Odisha who have been boycotting court proceedings seeking the establishment of another HC Bench in Western Odisha. On being informed that many office bearers and …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: October 3 To October 9, 2022

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JUDGMENTS Terms Of Invitation To Tender Are Not Open To Judicial Scrutiny Unless They Are Arbitrary, Discriminatory Or Mala Fide : Supreme Court Observing that the terms of invitation to tender are not open to judicial scrutiny, the Supreme Court set aside a Delhi High Court's order which had quashed the Airport Authority of India's tender conditions for selecting Ground …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Rajasthan HC Stays BCI Decision Halting Elections Of High Court Bar Association At Jaipur

Live Law

The Rajasthan High Court today stayed a direction passed by the Bar Council of India halting the elections of the High Court Bar Association at Jaipur, after the Council was moved to implement the principle of "One Bar One Vote" in the State. The single bench of Justice Mahendra Goyal has issued notices to BCI, Bar Council of Rajasthan and …

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2 years, 8 months ago

BCI May Allow Persons With Other Jobs To Provisionally Enrol As Advocates On Undertaking To Resign From Job Within 6 Months After Clearing AIBE : Supreme Court

Live Law

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, accepted the suggestion made by Amicus Curiae Senior Advocate KV Vishwanathan that persons engaged in other employments can be permitted to provisionally enrol with the concerned Bar Council and to appear in the All India Bar Examination, and that upon clearing the AIBE, they can be given a period of 6 months to decide whether …

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2 years, 8 months ago

BCI Earmarked 500 Law Colleges As 'Sub-Standard'; Those Found Lacking During Surprise Inspections Will Be Closed: Law Ministry

Live Law

The Bar Council of India has earmarked 500 Institutions throughout the country that are sub-standard and a team led by some former Judge/Senior Advocate and noted academicians plans to conduct surprise visits of such Institutions. Chowdary in the Rajya Sabha, asking whether BCI, being the apex regulatory body, is taking measures to tighten yardstick in examinations, exercise stringent control at …

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3 years ago

Karnataka High Court Reserves Order On Plea To Quash KSLU's Decision To Hold Intermediate Semester Exams For 5 Yrs LLB Course

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The Karnataka High Court on Monday reserved its order on the petition challenging the decision of the Karnataka State Law University to hold exams for 2nd and 4th Semester students in LLB 5 years course.Filed by one KP Prabhudev and others, the plea seeks to quash KSLU's circular dated 01.12.2021. The Karnataka High Court on Monday reserved its order on …

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3 years ago

Karnataka High Court DB Refuses To Interfere With Stay On Bar Council Of India Elections

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court on Saturday refused to interfere with the interim order passed by the single judge bench, by which it has stayed the holding of elections on December 4 or to any other adjourned date to the office of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Executive Members of the Bar Council of India. The single judge has passed the order …

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3 years ago

Can A Person Enrol As Advocate Without Giving Up Other Job? Supreme Court To Examine BCI's Challenge Against Gujarat HC Judgment

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the special leave petition filed by the Bar Council of India challenging the November 2020 judgment of the Gujarat High Court which allowed persons with other employments, whether full-time or part-time, to enrol as Advocates without resigning from their jobs.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh however turned down …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Fake Accident Claim Petitions: Supreme Court Directs SIT To Share Names Of Erring Advocates To Bar Council Of India

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Earlier, the Supreme Court in an order dated 05.10.2021 had criticized the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh for its failure to take action against advocates for filing fake claim petitions under Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and Workmen Compensation Act. The Bench noted that despite its strong observations that in such a serious matter where there are allegations of filing of …

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Delhi HC: Mandatory attendance baseline in law courses could be lesser

Advocate Cannot Do Full-Time Journalism : Bar Council Of India Tells Supreme Court

AAP legal cell chief challenges BCI ouster in Delhi HC

Allahabad HC Comes To Aid Of Visually Impaired Candidate Who Couldn't Fill AIBE Form Due To Error In LLB Results

Madras HC suggests BCI to frame guidelines for advocates in matrimonial cases

AIBE : Supreme Court Seeks BCI's Response On Plea To Allow Final Year Law Students To Appear In All India Bar Exam

Most Colleges Yet to Take Permission for Offering Law Courses: BCI to HC

State bar councils cannot charge exorbitant fees for enrolling lawyers: SC

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: July 2023

Can't Collect High Enrolment Fee For 'Welfare Scheme', Supreme Court Says While Issuing Notice On BCI's Transfer Petition

Bar Council Of India Can Prescribe That Only Graduates From Recognized Law Colleges Can Enrol As Advocates : Supreme Court

Delhi High Court Quashes BCI's Decision Refusing Enrolment To South Korean Citizen As Advocate With BCD, Orders Processing Of Application

Bar council urges Supreme Court not to hear same-sex marriage case

Push UOI To Shut Down Websites Offering Online Law Courses Sans BCI’s Approval, Take Action Against Erring Persons: Allahabad HC To BCI

AIBE XVII: Revised Answer Key Released By Bar Council Of India

Back to work or out': Supreme Court raps Odisha lawyers boycotting court proceedings

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: October 3 To October 9, 2022

Rajasthan HC Stays BCI Decision Halting Elections Of High Court Bar Association At Jaipur

BCI May Allow Persons With Other Jobs To Provisionally Enrol As Advocates On Undertaking To Resign From Job Within 6 Months After Clearing AIBE : Supreme Court

BCI Earmarked 500 Law Colleges As 'Sub-Standard'; Those Found Lacking During Surprise Inspections Will Be Closed: Law Ministry

Karnataka High Court Reserves Order On Plea To Quash KSLU's Decision To Hold Intermediate Semester Exams For 5 Yrs LLB Course

Karnataka High Court DB Refuses To Interfere With Stay On Bar Council Of India Elections

Can A Person Enrol As Advocate Without Giving Up Other Job? Supreme Court To Examine BCI's Challenge Against Gujarat HC Judgment

Fake Accident Claim Petitions: Supreme Court Directs SIT To Share Names Of Erring Advocates To Bar Council Of India