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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
TopicBar Council of India

Topic: Bar Council of India

Delhi HC seeks response from Bar Council, govt on plea challenging entry of foreign law firms

Plea was filed by 8 practicing lawyers who opposed notification considering lawyers associated with foreign law firms advocates & allowing them to practice law in non-litigious matters.

Bar Council of India opposes SC hearing on same-sex marriage: ‘Legislature best suited to deal with such issues’

Modi govt, too, had urged apex court to let elected representatives debate the issue in Parliament after seeking inputs from stakeholders. 99.9% Indians are opposed to it, says BCI.

Bar council finally allows entry of foreign lawyers and firms in India, but these conditions apply

BCI has released rules to facilitate registration of international lawyers in India, 5 years after SC permitted entry of foreign lawyers and firms on a temporary basis. 

Bar Council attacks senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi’s remark to regulate legal profession

Speaking at a conference recently, Singhvi suggested taking away the responsibility to regulate the legal profession from the Bar Council of India.

‘Justice now depends on technology,’ said SA Bobde. Indian judiciary has miles to go

Legal acumen doesn't translate to tech competence. We need adequate training to transit from paper briefs to screens.

4 days on, Bar Council sets aside rule warning lawyers of action if they used ‘derogatory’ words

The rule announced last week prohibited advocates from making ‘indecent, derogatory’ statements, among others, against a judge or member of the Bar’s disciplinary bodies.

Scrapping one-year LLM smart, but BCI’s common post-grad entrance is a problem

Apart from the Bar Council of India’s plans for a common entrance test for LLM applicants across India being a terrible idea, its legality is also suspect.

Bar Council to challenge HC order that set aside its moratorium on opening new law colleges

The Bar Council of India maintains that its position as a regulatory body allows it to control the growth of legal institutions.

Supreme Court could opt for combination of physical and virtual hearings after summer break

Committee of SC judges has discussed various options after lawyers’ bodies demanded a return to physical hearings, but will only take a final decision in June-end.

Bar Council appeals to PM Modi for allowance to financially weak lawyers amid lockdown

All professions except those providing essential services have gone into lockdown mode as the only way to stop further outbreak and spread of the coronavirus.

On Camera

Jana Sangh leader VK Malhotra brought Advani to Delhi, kept the party afloat after 1984 setback

Unlike his colleagues from the time of the BJS, several of whom became governors and held other constitutional posts, Malhotra chose to lead a quiet and simple retired life after the massive 2014 victory of the BJP.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.