Bar Council

Bar Council Notice To Nirbhaya Convict's Lawyer Over "Forged" Documents

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 19, 2020

The Bar Council of Delhi has issued a notice to advocate AP Singh, appearing for Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case convict Pawan Kumar Gupta, after the Delhi High Court last month directed it to take action against the lawyer for filing "forged" documents and not appearing for the hearing.

Pak Bar Council Slams Army For Criticising Verdict In Musharraf Treason Case

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 20, 2019

The top body of Pakistani lawyers has slammed the Army for criticising the judgement of the special court against Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf in the treason case, terming it a clear cut violation of the legal and constitutional provisions which amounts to contempt of the court.

"Darkest Day Since Independence": Bar Council On Protest By Delhi Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 6, 2019

The Bar Council of India (BCI) Wednesday said the protest by Delhi Police on Tuesday seemed "politically motivated" and termed it the "darkest day in the history of independence" while demanding that the guilty police officials be arrested within a week.

Lawyers Shut Courts, Want Delhi Police Protesters Arrested: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday November 6, 2019

The face-off between the lawyers and police of Delhi escalated today with protesting lawyers forcing all the lower courts shut. A lawyer also sent a legal notice to the Delhi police chief for yesterday's marathon protests, insisting it was illegal and the protesters should be arrested within a week. The chairman of the Bar Council of India has assu...

Delhi Police Vs Lawyers Live Updates: Protesting Lawyers Will Return To Work From Tomorrow, Says Bar Council

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Wednesday November 6, 2019

A day after unprecedented protests by policemen in Delhi over the clashes that broke out between lawyers and cops at a court on Saturday, Amulya Patnaik, national capital's senior most cop, met Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal today. 

Delhi District Court Lawyers To Continue Boycott Of Work Tomorrow

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 5, 2019

Lawyers would continue to boycott work on Wednesday, notwithstanding a Bar Council of India appeal to end their strike, the chairman of coordination committee of All Bar Associations in Delhi said today.

Action Assured, Delhi Cops End 11-Hour Protest Against Assault By Lawyers: 10 Facts

India News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday November 5, 2019

The unprecedented protests by policemen in Delhi that started on Tuesday morning ended after nearly 11 hours after assurances of action from Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and the top police officers. The clashes between the police and lawyers that started over the weekend had spun out of control as more than a thousand policemen gathered outside ...

"We're Losing Sympathy...": Bar Council After Lawyers Attack Delhi Cop

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 5, 2019

After the tense series of events following the clash between lawyers and police at Delhi's Tis Hazari Court, the Bar Council of India has written to bar bodies asking them to identify lawyers "indulging in hooliganism" and requested advocates to end their protest, which is "bringing bad name to the institution".

Ayodhya Case: Complaint Against Muslim Petitioners' Lawyer Rajeev Dhavan For Tearing Up Papers In Supreme Court

India News | ANI | Thursday October 17, 2019

The Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) has filed a complaint with the Bar Council of India (BCI) against senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, who appeared for Muslim petitioners in the Ayodhya case and tore down papers and maps handed over to him in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Students Of National Law School In Bengaluru Call Off Protests

Bangalore News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 23, 2019

The protesting students of National Law School of India University (NLSIU) in Bengaluru today called off their strike over the "delay in appointment" of Sudhir Krishnaswamy to the post of vice-chancellor even as the Bar Council of India has written to the Chief Justice of India seeking review of the decision on his appointment.

Top Court Refuses Plea For CBI Probe Into Murder Of UP Bar Council Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 25, 2019

The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to entertain a plea seeking a CBI probe into the recent killing of Uttar Pradesh Bar Council president Darvesh Singh Yadav at the Agra court premises and asked the petitioner to approach the Allahabad High Court.

Plea In Top Court On Safety Of Female Lawyers To Be Heard On Tuesday

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 21, 2019

The Supreme Court agreed today to hear a plea on June 25 seeking safety and security of women lawyers in courts in wake of the recent murder of Uttar Pradesh Bar Council president Darvesh Singh Yadav, who was shot dead in the Agra court premises.

UP Bar Council Chief Cremated; Yogi Adityanath Vows Security In Courts

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 13, 2019

Uttar Pradesh Bar Council president Darvesh Singh Yadav, who was shot dead by a lawyer on the Agra court premises, was cremated at her native village of Chaandpur in Etah district today.

UP Bar Council Chief Darvesh Yadav Cremated, Family Seeks CBI Probe

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 13, 2019

The mortal remains of Uttar Pradesh Bar Council president Darvesh Yadav, who was shot dead on Wednesday, were consigned to flames in her native Chandpur village in Etah district.

Not Much Difference Between Jungle Rule And UP Law And Order: Congress

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 13, 2019

The Congress today hit out at the Uttar Pradesh government over the killing of the state Bar Council president, saying there was not much difference between "jungle rule" and law and order in the BJP-ruled state.