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Livelihoods threatened by Covid, lawyers turned to bar councils for help

Large numbers turned to bar councils for ration, financial help in desperation

Delhi HC extends insurance benefit under welfare scheme to lawyers

The Delhi High Court has held that the benefit of the Chief Minister's Advocates' Welfare Scheme shall extend to all advocates registered with the Bar Council of Delhi

SC refuses to entertain plea seeking BCI, UGC to give time for fee payment

Supreme Court refused to entertain a petition seeking for Bar Council of India (BCI) and University Grant Commission (UGC) to direct universities to give time relaxation for payment of tuition fees

BCI seeks iPads, laptops for lawyers for e-filing, virtual hearings

The Bar Council (BCI) has urged the Centre to provide iPads and laptops to needy lawyers across the country to enable them to avail the facility of e-filing

Bar Council to postpone All India Bar Examination due to coronavirus

BCI has resolved to postpone AIBE scheduled for August 16 due to the rising numbers of coronavirus patients across the country and frequent lockdowns to contain its spread.

Delhi HC refuses plea challenging BCI notification on online law exams

The petition filed by two law students claimed that since the law colleges were not able to complete the syllabus and conduct classes due to the pandemic, they could not be permitted hold examinations

Virus stimulus for judiciary

Courts must make up for the time lost in hesitating to adopt modern technology

Bar Council of India hails ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi's nomination to Rajya Sabha

Justice (Retd) Gogoi took oath as a nominated member of Rajya Sabha on Thursday amid unprecedented scenes of opposition members shouting slogans and walking out of the House

S Muralidhar transferred to Punjab, Haryana HC; Bar Council condemns move

The Bar Association had expressed shock and dismay at the transfer of one of the finest judges by the collegium of the Supreme Court

Bar Council calls Delhi police protest politically motivated, demands probe

The apex bar body alleged that the policemen remained "absent from duty, shouted slogans, used filthy language" and threatened to "smash and kill lawyers" openly.

Bar Council of India imposes 3 year moratorium on starting new law colleges

The apex bar body said that it would lay stress on the improvement of standard of existing institutions and that the ones without any proper infrastructure or faculty would be closed down

Bar Council of India forms 7-member team to meet SC judges barring top 5

The top lawyers' body also resolved that it will take the opinion of other judges

Disclose every action on misconduct of lawyers: CIC to the Bar

He said Bar Council being a public body has an obligation to report its decisions along with reasons

A divided house queers the pitch

The Bar Council of India's proposal to open up legal services has brought to the fore divisions within the profession

Bar Council of India follows suit on CJI's impassioned plea

The Chairman of the Bar Council issued a letter today to state bar councils appealing to the legal fraternity to extend co-operation to judges in disposal of cases