Articles tagged with: Bar Council of India (BCI)

9 days before CJI Mishra impeachment news broke, BCI presciently got active against (basically Cong) MP-lawyers

On 27 March 2018 Times Now had exclusively that Congress and other opposition parties were drafting an impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Mishra.

Read highly critical buried NUJS report that SJA won from VC Bhat today • CCTV cameras dead

The student juridical association (SJA) has obtained a copy from vice-chancellor (VC) Prof Ishwara Bhat of the 56-page long-buried and long-overdue report by the statutory review commission.

This right here is the best argument for why Indian lawyers should never, ever be allowed to advertise (and it’s fabulous)

Above The Law, executive editor Elie Mystal stumbled across this advertisement for what is appears to be NRI law firm Malik Law Chambers, based in Southall, UK, and was stumped by what to make of it.

Gov’t in LS: Foreign law firm entry ‘under consideration’, currently ‘collecting data’ from BCI

The government said in Lok Sabha on 21 March that the “entry of foreign law firms… on basis of reciprocity is under consideration by Government”, as first reported by LiveLaw.

Nalsar, NLU Delhi win full autonomy status from UGC • But what does it actually mean? VCs explain

NLU Delhi and Nalsar Hyderabad were granted so-called “Class I” autonomy by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which also granted “Class II” autonomy to NLUO Cuttack and RGNUL Patiala among 62 higher education institutes that have been awarded the status, as reported by PTI.

Foreign firms: As expected, SC gives inch to foreign lawyers: Allows arbitration, fly-in-fly-out • Affirms LPOs are legal • Now, over to NaMo [UPDATE: Read 52-page judgment]

As first reported by Live Law, the Supreme Court has upheld the right of foreign lawyers to fly in on a temporary basis to India to advise clients, as well as finding that foreign lawyers should be allowed to conduct international arbitrations in India.

SC foreign law firm judgment expected tomorrow (13 March)

The long-long-running Supreme Court case hearing the Bar Council of India (BCI) appeal against the Madras high court’s AK Balaji judgment, which allowed foreign law firms to operate in India on a fly-in-fly-out basis, is listed for tomorrow as cause list number 1501.

Next bar exam (probably tentatively) scheduled for 10 June 2018, registrations open

The next All India Bar Exam (AIBE) is scheduled for 10 June 2018 and registrations are technically open, according to the website. 5th May, 2018 – Last date for Online Registrations. at 5:00 PM 29th May 2018 – Release of Admit Card Online. 10th June 2018* – All India Bar Examination-XII in various c...

AIBE 11 results now out after 3 months of sitting on OMR sheets

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has released the results of the 11th All India Bar Examination (AIBE), a little over 3 months after the exam was conducted. The results of the 3 December 2017 exam can be accessed by entering roll number and date of birth, according to a notification on the official we...

Do you check your privilege? We have, and found potentially huge future problems with CBI raiding Nirav Modi docs from CAM

As expected, after we had broken exclusively last week that Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) had been visited by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) about Nirav Modi, the mainstream media, keen on anything NiMo-related at the moment, didn’t take long to jump on the story.

BCI challenged for vagueness, fees ‘in nature of punishment’ for foreign LLB degree holders by Mumbai Uni graduate

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has been in court for over one year now, defending its decision to debar one candidate from appearing for its lesser known Qualifying Examination for Indian National Holding Foreign Law Degree (qualifier) but the lawyer acting for the BCI in court is allegedly still not familiar with the qualifier exam.

Despite BCI’s protestations, Delhi HC stays its ordering Guj disciplinary proceedings against Dushyant Dave

Senior advocate Arvind Nigam won temporary relief for Dushyant Dave who was to face disciplinary proceedings before the Gujarat bar council (SBC) for his alleged remarks before the Supreme Court in the judge BH Loya death case, reported PTI and others.

SC petition to ban legislators from law practice, after BCI committee recommends not interfering

After a Bar Council of India (BCI) committee decided 3 to 1 against banning legislators from practising as lawyers (which would have probably disproportionately affected the Congress party), BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra said that the BCI would

DU goes from zero to 126 permanent teachers in 4 months, after overdue recruitment drive, removing 43 ad hocs but keeping 39

The Delhi University law faculty has removed 43 and added 87 new faculty members in its more-than-one-decade overdue recruitment drive.

Liberalisation case closed: Foreign lawyers finally more cautious • LCIA argued for allowing foreigners to arbitrate here • BCI says no (again)

The Supreme Court today finished hearing counsel in the Bar Council of India (BCI) petition against the practice of law by foreign lawyers in India, in a hearing that began in the morning and reconvened at 3pm to finish only by nearly 5:30pm.

Liberalisation in SC: Goel J suggests FIAS (Fly In And Stay) instead of FIFO for foreign lawyers, as Nakul, Arvind interpret the Act

The ongoing hearing of the Bar Council of India (BCI) appeal in the apex court against the AK Balaji Madras high court judgment took an interesting turn today, with Justice AK Goel suggesting to the counsel that instead of the current FIFO (fly-in and Flying Out) that had been suggested by the high court, foreign lawyers should rather stay here, and offer legal advice, to get relief from any restrictions.

BCI sub-committee, on behalf of 17 lakh (!) lawyers, likens LC report on profession’s reform to 1975 Emergency

A Bar Council of India (BCI) sub committee consisting of Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) president Kirti Uppal and seven others opposed the Law Commission’s recommendation that bar council elections should be replaced by nomination and called it an attempt similar to measures taken during India’s 1975 constitutional emergency, reported Live Law.

BCI cancels today’s press meet about unruly advocates due to Republic Day

The Bar Council of India (BCI) cancelled the sudden press conference that it had called unexpectedly to announce its action against advocates who “create ugly scenes in courts”.

Judiciary remains a major Brahmin bastion • No SC/ST judge has been elevated to apex court in 7 years

With Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, the nephew of former CJI Ranganath Misra, the Loya case having initially been transferred to Justice Arun Mishra, as well as Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman being Manan Kumar Mishra (and that Narendra Modi’s principal secretary Nripendra Misra had tried to meet the CJI after the rebellion), Ravikiran Shinde argues that the flood of Mishras in the news is a symptom of far too many Brahmins in the legal system and judiciary…

Andhra bar council: Even if the SC forced us we couldn’t hold elections here - lawyers would riot after bifurcation of state

No bar council elections will be held in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, predicted Bar Council of India (BCI) member from Andhra Pradesh N Ramchander Rao, because of the political climate in the states since the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.