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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicBar Council of Delhi

Topic: Bar Council of Delhi

Delhi Bar Council has rarely had women members before. This time, the mould is ready to break

Women candidates' entry after SC's reservation direction has changed the contest. In corridors that once assumed leadership was male-dominated, women are claiming their space.

Anticipatory bail for Bar Council of Delhi staffer amid probe into ‘fake’ lawyer ‘enrollment racket’

Staffer allegedly helped a lawyer holding a fake law degree to get enrolled in Council with insider connections. Court says the only 'incriminating evidence' was the lawyer's statement.

Meeting with CM yields no result, Delhi lawyers to press on with strike against L-G’s notification

Notification issued by Delhi L-G on 13 August designates all 226 police stations in Capital as venues from which police personnel could present evidence & virtually depose before courts.

As bar associations go after courtroom imposters in black & white, concerns about ‘overreach’

To curb touts & imposters, bar bodies have barred non-lawyers from donning courtroom attire. But some advocates argue this action lacks legal backing and risks being invalidated.

Delhi Bar Council debars 4,778 lawyers then rolls back order, BCI blames ‘human error’

The Delhi Bar Council debarred the lawyers through a single letter on the grounds that they had not passed the All India Bar Examination.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.