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Bar Council of India Notifies Date for Conducting AIBE XV(28.08.2020)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has notified that the All India Bar Exam (AIBE) XV for this year will be conducted on November 8, 2020.
Tags : Bar Council of India, All India Bar Examination
SC to BCI: Give Details of Action Taken Against Bar Associations for Court Boycotts(18.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed the Bar Council of India to furnish details within two weeks of the instances where any Bar Association has called for a st.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bar Council of India, Strike, Bar Association
Del. HC: BCI Must Frame Ethical Code for Self-Represented Litigants(21.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has stated that Bar Council of India (BCI) need to frame some guidelines for establishment of ethical code for self-represented litig.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Bar Council of India, Self-Represented Litigants, Guidelines
Delhi HC to BCI: Foreign Nationals Also Entitled To Seek Enrolment(31.05.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that foreign nationals are not per se barred from being considered for enrolment on a State roll under Section 24 of .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Foreign Nationals, Bar Council of India, Enrolment, Section 24 of the Advocates Act
SC: BCI Can Impose Condition That Only Graduate from Recognized Colleges Can Enroll as Advocates(12.06.2023)
Supreme Court has held that rule framed by Bar Council of India (BCI) requiring a candidate for enrolment as an Advocate to have completed his law cou.....
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BCI: Law Students to Declare Ongoing FIR, Criminal Case before Issuance of Final Marksheets & Degree(25.09.2024)
BCI has issued a notification making it mandatory for law students to declare any ongoing FIR, criminal case, conviction, or acquittal before issuance.....
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BCI Writes Letter to CJI Suggesting Regular Evaluation of Mental Health of Judicial Officers(10.10.2024)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has written a letter to CJI suggesting regular evaluation of mental health of judicial officers so that early signs of burn.....
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BCI Issues Circular Suggesting Monthly Stipend to Advocates in Urban and Rural Areas(16.10.2024)
BCI has issued a circular making recommendation that junior advocates should be paid a monthly stipend of Rs. 20,000 in urban areas and Rs. 15,000 in .....
Tags : Bar Council of India, Monthly Stipend, Rural Areas, Urban Areas
BCI Directs Pvt. Universities to Not Use Prefixes ‘Bharatiya’, ‘National’ for Conducting Competitions(17.10.2024)
BCI has issued a direction prohibiting private law universities from using names such as "India," "National," “Bharatiya” in competitions as it is mis.....
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CIC Slams BCI for Not Following Mandatory RTI Clause(18.04.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has slammed Bar Council of India (BCI) for not following mandatory proactive disclosure clause of the Right to In.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Response of BCI on Plea to Ban Legislators from Practising Law(13.03.2018)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Bar Council of India (BCI) seeking its response on a petition seeking to restrain lawmakers from practising a.....
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SC: Advocate Acting as Real-Estate Agent for Client Amounts to Professional Misconduct(04.09.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding BCI Penalty to suspend an advocate for 5 years for gross professional misconduct, has held that advocate acting as a Rea.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bar Council of India, Advocate, Professional Misconduct
SC Invalidates MP State Bar Council Election to the Post of Representative to BCI(26.11.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld Madhya Pradesh High Court order that invalidated the election conducted by the State Bar Council in 2014 to the post of repre.....
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Bar Council of India Decides to Conduct AIBE XVI on October 31(16.09.2021)
Bar Council of India has decided to conduct the next All India Bar Examination (AIBE XVI) on October 31 and the date for registration for AIBE-16 is e.....
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Delhi HC Notices BCI over Attendance Norms Relaxation in Delhi University(26.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has sought an explanation from Bar Council of India (BCI) for its alleged action in writing to Delhi University’s Law Faculty to rela.....
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SC Dismissed Plea to Relax Lawyers’ Dress Code During Summer(26.07.2022)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain a petition seeking relaxation of dress code for lawyers during the summer season. The Court while dismissing t.....
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SC to BCI: Dispose Off Complaints Against Lawyers by December 31(03.10.2022)
Supreme Court while extending time for Bar Council of India (BCI) to dispose off complaints against advocates received by it by 31st December, has hel.....
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Supreme Court: Verify Educational Certificates of Law Grad Without Fee From BCI(02.03.2017)
Supreme Court has directed all Universities to verify educational certificates of law degree holders without charging a fee from Bar Council of India .....
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Supreme Court Annuls BCI Order Capping Age Limit For Law Courses(06.03.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed an order issued by Bar Council of India (BCI) fixing an age limit of 45 years for three-year LLB degree courses and 22 years .....
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BCI Can’t Act Like Appellate Authority Over Its Own Order While Exercising Review Powers: SC(22.02.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that Bar Council of India cannot act like an appellate authority over its own order while exercising review powers.
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Supreme Court: Can BCI’s Disciplinary Panel Members Analyse Documents In Unfamiliar Language?(23.03.2017)
Supreme Court, while setting aside a disciplinary proceedings against a lawyer, has asked ‘how Disciplinary Committee consisting of members, who were .....
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EDUCATION - Reconsider Upper Age Limit for Admission to LL.B. Courses: SC to BCI(13.03.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Bar Council of India to reconsider, after hearing various stakeholders, the upper age-limit for taking admission to five-ye.....
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EDUCATION - Reconsider Upper Age Limit for Admission to LL.B. Courses: SC to BCI(13.03.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Bar Council of India to reconsider, after hearing various stakeholders, the upper age-limit for taking admission to five-ye.....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice to Bar Council of India and Bar Council of Delhi(29.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notices on a plea challenging the levy of exorbitant enrollment and other fees by the Bar Council of Delhi and the Bar Cou.....
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Bar Council Disallows Carrying of Study Material in Exam Hall for AIBE-XVI Onwards(15.02.2021)
Bar Council of India has notified that All India Bar Examination-XVI (AIBE-XVI) onwards, no books, notes, or study material will be allowed in the Exa.....
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SC Imposes Rs 25,000 Fine on Bar Council of India over CLAT(16.08.2016)
Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Bar Council of India, the apex body for lawyers, for failing to respond to a plea seeking setting up .....
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Bar Council of India Issues Notice for Advocates Regarding Declaration of Existence in Profession(17.01.2024)
BCI issued notice regarding Advocates Declaration of Existence in Profession under BCI Certificate and Place of Practise (Verification) Rules, 2015. T.....
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Bombay HC to Law Colleges: Complete Admission Process Without BCI's Consent, Approval(28.04.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed completion of admission process to law colleges for this academic year within stipulated time without Bar Council of In.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Bar Council of India, Law Admission
Delhi High Court: What is the Role of BCI in Maintaing Legal Education Standards?(05.06.2018)
Delhi High Court has said that it will consider the scope of powers of the Bar Council of India (BCI) and the steps that can be taken by the BCI to en.....
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Gujarat HC Demands System to Ascertain Lawyers' Competency(26.06.2019)
Gujarat High Court has directed Bar Council of India and Bar Council of Gujarat to create a mechanism for ascertaining the competency of lawyers in co.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Bar Council of India, Bar Council of Gujarat
SC to Centre and BCI: Review Rules to Ensure Lawyers Are Fit to Conduct Full Trial(14.09.2015)
SC has asked Centre and Bar Council of India (BCI) to revisit Advocates Act and pertinent rules to make certain that lawyers who start arguing a case .....
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Hyderabad HC: No Age Limit for Law Courses This Academic Year(07.11.2016)
Hyderabad High Court has said that age limits prescribed by Bar Council of India for admission into Law courses would not be applicable for admissions.....
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Karnataka High Court Refuses to Interfere With Stay on Bar Council of India Elections(06.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has refused to interfere with the interim order passed by the single judge bench, by which it has stayed the holding of elections.....
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Delhi HC: Why is LLB given Second-Hand Treatment?(29.08.2016)
Delhi HC, while hearing a plea against the Bar Council of India’s (BCI) order on change in the timing of evening classes at Delhi University’s Faculty.....
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SC: BCI Has Power to Prescribe AIBE(10.02.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has upheld the power of the Bar Council of India (BCI) to require law graduates to qualify for the All-India Bar Exam.....
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Concerns About Rise in Low-Quality Law Colleges Raised by Bar Council of India(17.04.2024)
Bar Council of India while raising concern regarding the increase in the number of substandard law colleges in India has suggested thorough inspection.....
Tags : Bar Council of India, No Objection Certificates, Guidelines
BCI Suspends Licence of 15 Lawyers(25.09.2015)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has suspended licences of 15 advocates with “mob mentality“ who created a ruckus in Madras High Court last week and barred .....
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Madras High Court Asks Bar to Retain Only 5-year Law Degree Courses(07.10.2015)
Madras High Court has asked Bar Council of India to abolish 3-year law degree courses at earliest and retain only 5-year courses in stream on par with.....
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CCI Dismisses Complaint Alleging Abuse of Dominant Position by BCI(02.02.2021)
Competition Commission of India has dismissed a complaint which alleged that the Bar Council of India was abusing its dominant position by imposing a .....
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Bar Council of India Postpones Proposed Elections to Offices of Chairman & Other Office Bearers(17.12.2021)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has informed the Karnataka High Court that it has postponed the proposed elections to the office of the Chairman, Vice-Chai.....
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BCI Allows Registration of Foreign Lawyers/Law Firms in India(15.03.2023)
Bar Council of India has notified the Bar Council of India Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India, 20.....
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BCI: End-Term Examination Mandatory in All Law Schools or Universities(10.06.2021)
Bar Council of India has notified its decision that an end-term examination is mandatory to be conducted by all Law Schools or Universities, and the U.....
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Bar Council of India Extends Last Date of Registration for All India Bar Examination XVI(14.06.2021)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has decided to extend the last date of registration for the All India Bar Exam (AIBE) XVI till 15th July, 2021. The resched.....
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BCI Issues Circular Regarding Implementation of Set of Reforms in Legal Education(24.05.2024)
BCI has issued a circular to all Centres of Legal Education regarding implementation of set of reforms in legal education that should be made effectiv.....
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Supreme Court: BCI Cannot Remand Back The Complaints Transferred To It By State Bar Councils(07.04.2017)
Apex Court has held that the Bar Council of India (BCI) cannot remand back a complaint which is transferred to it by the State Bar Council.
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BCI: Bar Associations to Refrain from Protests and Agitations Against New Criminal Laws(27.06.2024)
After receiving representations from several bar associations expressing concerns about the new criminal laws, the Bar Council of India has appealed t.....
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BCI Extends Deadline to Furnish Details of Advocates Registered with District Bar Associations(11.08.2020)
Bar Council of India has extended the deadline for submission of details of all practising Advocates registered with the concerned District and Taluka.....
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BCI Notifies Mediation with Conciliation as Compulsory Subject for LLB Courses(17.08.2020)
Bar Council of India has notified that "Mediation with Conciliation" shall be a compulsory subject to be taught with effect from the Academic Session .....
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Del HC to BCI: Consider Announcing AIBE Schedule in Advance Every Year(10.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Bar Council of India (BCI) that it should consider announcing in advance, every calendar year the months in which the AI.....
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BCI Directs SBCs to Initiate Discipl. Action Against Advocates Soliciting Work Through Online Portal(09.07.2024)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued directions to State Bar Councils to take disciplinary action against advocates soliciting work through online po.....
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BCI Directs SBCs to Initiate Discipl. Action Against Advocates Soliciting Work Through Online Portal(09.07.2024)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued directions to State Bar Councils to take disciplinary action against advocates soliciting work through online po.....
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Bar Council of India Extends Last Date of Registration for AIBE-XVI Examinations(30.04.2021)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has decided to extend the last date of registration for the All India Bar Exam (AIBE) XVI till June 15, 2021. The Bar Counc.....
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BCI Extends Registration Date for AIBE XVI Till August 14(19.07.2021)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has decided to extend the last date of registration for the All India Bar Exam (AIBE) XVI till August 14, 2021. The payment.....
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CIC to Bar Council of India: Publish Inspection Reports of Law Colleges on Website(07.06.2022)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Bar Council of India to publish inspection reports of law colleges on its website. CIC stated that t.....
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SC: State Bar Councils and BCI Cannot Charge More than the Specified Amount as Enrollment Fee(30.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the State Bar Councils and the Bar Council of India cannot charge more than the amount specified under Section 24(1)(f) of.....
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Gujarat HC: University Rules Prevails Over BCI Rules in Conducting Exams for LLB Admissions(27.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that in terms of conduction of examination and results for admission to LLB course, the rules of a University would prevai.....
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SC Nods to BCI to “Continue With the New Rules"(03.11.2015)
Supreme Court has said that apex regulatory body for lawyers can "continue with the new rules" for verifying advocates, while giving its nod to Bar C.....
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BCI Postpones All India Bar Examination to be Held on August 16(31.07.2020)
Bar Council of India has decided to postpone the date of the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) which was to be held on 16th August, 2020 in wake of the.....
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P&H HC: BCI Can Assume Revisional Jurisdiction Only When Matter is Disposed of by State Bar Council(21.10.2024)
P&H HC has stated that the revisional jurisdiction by the Bar Council of India can only be assumed, when a matter is disposed of by a State Bar Counci.....
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