08 01 Order Passed by Hon Supreme Court Dated 23 Aug 2017
08 01 Order Passed by Hon Supreme Court Dated 23 Aug 2017
08 01 Order Passed by Hon Supreme Court Dated 23 Aug 2017
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WITH
ORDER
R.K. Agrawal, J.
taken by the Bar Council of India to cause an enquiry and to find out
fake lawyers out of its members and/or not even a member of the Bar
countering, Bar Council of India has submitted that steps have been
taken in the matter in accordance with the Advocates Act, 1961 and
Digitally signed by
POOJA SEHGAL
Date: 2017.08.23
such number of fake lawyers in the country and only thereafter the
17:07:20 IST
Reason:
02.11.2015, directed that the persons who are not members of the Bar
profession, the certificate which has been asked for by the Bar Council
persons. It was further made clear that the persons who were
by the Bar Council of India, if they are legally enrolled through the Bar
Councils.
holding elections to the State Bar Councils at the earliest and perused
the records.
5) Learned senior counsel for the Bar Council of India admitted that
Councils and elections are due, they are unable to spare time for the
Graduates seeking enrolment after July 2010 and the All India Bar
verification.
immediate elections of the State Bar Council as the term has expired
long back whereas the Bar Council of India is pressing for the need of
Council of India as well as the respective State Bar Councils that the
any charge, by the State Bar Councils, after the expiry of the
on its presentation.
names of all such advocates who have not removed the defects in
mentioning therein:-
8) We further make it clear that all the steps be taken by all the
of all the Bar Councils where the term of the existing members have
although this order has been passed in favour of the verification only
for the purpose of the election but it would also include for the
9) We direct all the State Bar Councils to take necessary steps and
all the replies from the State Bar Councils, would file a status report.
10) We, hereby, authorize the Bar Council of India to notify all the
State Bar Councils, by way of publication in two leading newspapers,
that they must take all steps to complete the process before
31.12.2017.
...…………….………………………J.
(R.K. AGRAWAL)
…....…………………………………J.
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S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
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WITH
T.C.(C) No. 110/2015
W.P.(C) No. 97/2016
W.P.(C) No. 799/2016
W.P.(C) No. 644/2016
W.P.(C) No. 709/2016
W.P.(C) No. 776/2016
W.P.(C) No. 808/2016
W.P.(C) No. 1005/2016
order of the Bench comprising His Lordship and Hon'ble Mr. Justice