Bar Council of India
Coverage of Bar Council of India in the Nexus archive.
- Independence in legal profession just as crucial as judicial independence, says Supreme Court judgment
The Supreme Court emphasized the importance of independence in the legal profession, comparable to judicial independence, and directed the Bar Council of India to conduct a performance audit. It also proposed establishing a National Legal Academy modeled after the National Judicial Academy to provide continued legal education for advocates.
- Supreme Court seeks responses from Centre, BCI on plea for advocates’ registry, social media code
The Supreme Court of India has asked the Centre and the Bar Council of India (BCI) to respond to a plea seeking a national registry for advocates and a social media code. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana described the proposals as 'innovative' but noted that establishing a comprehensive national database would require collaboration with law universities.