Council of India-
respondent No. 1 (hereinafter referred to as "BCI") has no power under
Section 7(1)(h) of the Advocates ... imparting legal education.
In the same breath, it is contended that BCI can only lay down the standard
of legal education under Section
filed by the Bar
Council of India (hereinafter referred to as "BCI" for the
sake of convenience), a statutory body constituted,
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governed ... constituted under the Act, in furtherance of the objects of
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the BCI to establish, maintain and run a model law college
in India
SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY AND
ORS. ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Saurabh Sharma, Advocate for
BCI.
Mr. Amitesh Kumar with Mr. Shyam
Singh, Ms. Binisa Mohanty ... SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY &
ORS ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Saurabh Sharma, Advocate for
BCI.
Mr. Amitesh Kumar with Mr. Shyam
Singh, Ms. Binisa Mohanty
Council of India Rules (hereinafter referred to as the 'BCI
Rules'] to contend that fifteen days' notice is mandatory for a meeting ... Council of India
Rules (hereinafter referred to as the 'BCI Rules') in exercise of it's rule-
making powers under
Section 3 thereof,
respectively.
4. Pursuant thereto, the Bar Council of India (BCI) as well as State bar
Councils stood constituted and their respective Rules ... judis.nic.in
W.P.No.7419 of 2020
Rules of the BCI relevant for the purposes of this PIL are Rules
Rajdipa Behura and Mr.Preet Pal
Singh, Advocates for defendant
No.2/BCI.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA
I.A. 5151/2020 ... resolution of the Bar Council of India (in short „BCI‟), defendant No.2
herein dated 10th May, 2020 be implemented in letter and spirit
respondent-Bar
Council of India Advocates Welfare Fund Committee (for
short, "BCI Welfare Fund") to provide ex-gratia payment to
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the tune ... rupees ten crores only) out of BCI
Welfare Fund and Bar Council of India Trust. The last
prayer is to direct the fifth respondent
counsel.
23. The Bar Council of India Rules, 1975 (for short “the
BCI Rules”), in Part VI Chapter II provide for the
“Standards of Professional ... short “the 1961 Act”). In the Preamble
to Chapter II, the BCI Rules provide as follows:
“An advocate shall, at all times, comport himself
approximately
Rs. 7 to 8 lakhs is required to be transferred to BCI as the
same could not be transferred because of the lock down ... lakh have
been permitted to be transferred by the BCI for the welfare
of the needy advocates in the present pandemic. Apart
from that, roughly
Council of India Rules, 1975 (for short "the
BCI Rules"), in Part VI Chapter II provide for the "Standards
of Professional Conduct ... Preamble to Chapter II, the BCI Rules
provide as follows:
"An advocate shall, at all times, comport himself in a
manner befitting his status
