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Friday, October 31, 2025
TopicBar Council of India

Topic: Bar Council of India

‘Illiterate ignorant mass’ — Bar Council’s description of anti-CAA protesters draws flak

Bar Council of India expresses solidarity with police & armed forces, and asks people to wait for Supreme Court’s decision on Citizenship Amendment Act.

Bar Council doesn’t want legal education under HRD, says can’t tolerate ‘interference’

HRD ministry has said it wants to bring legal education under the ambit of Higher Education Commission of India to 'clean up' the system.

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.

Bar Council defends top court clean chit to CJI Gogoi, slams views of former judges

BCI says sexual harassment case against Gogoi ‘buried to the grounds’, blames former judges Chelameswar and Lokur for judiciary’s ‘deterioration’.

Statements of rape, sexual abuse victims shouldn’t be taken at face value: Bar Council head

Bar Council of India chairman says relying on woman's statement alone goes against spirit of justice. Comment comes in wake of sexual harassment charges against CJI Gogoi.  

Bar Council of India’s discriminatory age cap on study of law is nonsensical 

The Bar Council of India's age limit discriminates against those hailing from underprivileged backgrounds.

TN lawyer moves SC against ‘double life’ ban, says being punished for exposing court graft

The Tamil Nadu lawyer claims to have evidence to suggest the judge who acquitted the accused in the 2004 Sankararaman murder was bribed.

Bar Council asks Modi for Rs 50,000-crore allocation in Budget for lawyers’ welfare

In letter to Modi, BCI lists 10 demands for welfare of advocates, including an insurance cover of Rs 20 lakh and stipend for ‘needy new entrants’.

After hectic week with big judgments, it was a subdued last day in SC for CJI Dipak Misra

CJI Dipak Misra, who retires on 2 October, saw a controversial tenure with allegations of corruption and threat of impeachment motion

Bar Council of India asks CJI Dipak Misra not to take up any post-retirement job from govt

The Bar Council of India plea comes as CJI Dipak Misra, who has overseen several landmark judgments such as decriminalising homosexuality, retires Tuesday. 

On Camera

Starbucks was once progressive. It’s now approaching a dangerous spot in culture wars

Former CEO Howard Schultz once told shareholders those who opposed his support of same-sex marriage were free to invest elsewhere. But now, CEO Brian Niccol seems to be selling Starbucks as a place that just, well, sells coffee.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.