Bar members protest alleged police inaction in murder case

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 11:38

Work in courts was disrupted on Tuesday with lawyers going on a strike to protest the failure of the police to trace the killers of the son of District Bar Association chief Raghuvir Singh Yadav.

Prez order probe into wealth by former CJI kin: Bar Council

Last Updated: Sunday, January 9, 2011, 21:30

The Kerala Bar Council on Sunday urged President Pratibha Patil to order a probe into alleged amassing of wealth disproportionate to their known sources of income by relatives of former CJI K G Balakrishnan.

CBI arrests Bar Council member for taking bribe

Last Updated: Monday, December 20, 2010, 23:56

CBI on Monday arrested a member of the Bar Council of India on charges of alleged corruption in granting affiliation to a law school.

All-India Bar Council exam now on March 6

Last Updated: Friday, November 26, 2010, 22:39

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has rescheduled its All-India Bar Council Examination from December 5 to March 6 due to logistical reasons.

Bar Council against foreign laws firms in India

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 00:18

The BCI, a statutory body of advocates, today decided not to permit foreign lawyers or their firms to practise in India, but assured that a more detailed and rational scrutiny of the subject would be done soon.

After CJ`s assurance, UP Bar Council calls off stir

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 00:22

The UP Bar Council today called off its state-wide stir following what it said an assurance from the Allahabad HC Chief Justice that the proposed increase in lower court timings would not come into effect from October one.

UP Bar Council opposes extension of working hours

Last Updated: Friday, September 24, 2010, 19:01

The Uttar Pradesh Bar Council on Friday strongly opposed the Allahabad High Court`s administrative order of increasing working hours of the courts with lawyers boycotting work in several districts of the state.

AP Bar Council to initiate action against vandal advocates

Last Updated: Friday, September 17, 2010, 21:03

The Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh on Friday decided on initiating suo-motu action against the advocates who indulged in vandalism.

Legality of Belgaum lawyers enrolled in Maha Bar questioned

Last Updated: Thursday, September 9, 2010, 15:40

A senior advocate has written a letter to BCMG asking the lawyers body to strike off the names of 315 advocates from its rolls as they were allegedly practising in Belgaum (Karnataka) and not in the state.

Maha Bar Council opposes written test rule for law practice

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 21:12

The recently introduced rule of Bar Council of India, asking fresh law graduates to pass a written test for being eligible to practice law, has faced opposition from as many as 11 state Bar councils all over the country.

UP Bar council gives strike call over reduction in holidays

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 18:37

The Uttar Pradesh Bar Council gave a call to lawyers to abstain from judicial work for three days from today in protest against the recent High Court decision to curtail number of holidays in district courts.

Elections to Bar Council of Maha, Goa challenged in Bombay HC

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 17:49

A senior lawyer has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court challenging the January 7 elections to the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa on the basis of preferential voting system.