Shreya Gupta The Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued a strong condemnation and warning against the increasing trend of advocates promoting their legal services through social media, promotional videos, and influencer endorsements. In a press release dated March 17, Read more
Parth Bajaj On 1st March, 2025, Senior Advocate and BJP Rajya Sabha MP Manan Kumar Mishra was re-elected unopposed as the Chairman of the Bar Council of India (BCI) for an unprecedented seventh consecutive term. His continued leadership reaffirmed his Read more
Alok Singh The Bar Council of India’s (BCI) recent plea to the Supreme Court to raise the enrolment fee for advocates from ₹750 to ₹25,000 has sparked debate, particularly about its impact on economically disadvantaged law students and lawyers. Meanwhile, Read more
Aastha Pareek The Delhi High Court on December 17, 2024, has taken a strong stance against the increasingly prevalent tendency of litigants to shift the blame for inordinate delays in filing petitions onto their counsel, describing the practice as “unwholesome.” Read more
Aastha Pareek The Supreme Court of India has recently agreed to examine a significant issue concerning the enrolment of correspondence degree graduates as advocates. The matter arose in the case of STS Gladies v. Bar Council of India and Another, where Read more
Aastha Pareek The Bar Council of India (BCI) has taken a significant step in addressing allegations of irregularities concerning the LL.B. (Hons.) degree of Sanjeev Nasiar, Vice-Chairman of the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD). In a resolution passed on December Read more
Aastha Pareek In a decisive move to address the issue of unauthorized practice, the Bar Council of India (BCI) on 26 October recently disqualified 107 advocates from practicing law in Delhi. These individuals, who were found to be either practicing Read more
Aastha Pareek In a significant move aimed at supporting young professionals, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has recommended a monthly stipend of Rs. 20,000 for junior advocates practicing in urban areas and Rs. 15,000 for those in rural regions. Read more
Rehan Khan On 24th September, the Bar Council of India (BCI) released a notification imposing strict regulations on all Centers of Legal Education (CLEs) throughout the country. This notification is addressed to universities, law colleges, and law students, and introduces Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal The Bar Council of India (BCI) has urged all Bar Associations and State Bar Councils to avoid protests and agitations against the three new criminal laws – Bharatiya Nyay Sanhiya, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, Read more