Legal Education

03 Sep

Supreme Court Rules Bar Councils Lack Authority to Regulate Law Students’ Conduct

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAdvocates Act, Bar Council of India, Legal Education, NALSAR, Supreme Court, Surya Kant

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The Supreme Court of India ruled on Thursday that the Bar Council of India and state bar bodies possess no statutory jurisdiction to regulate or discipline law students. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, and Justice V Mohana affirmed that disciplinary authority over enrolled students rests solely with their respective educational institutions under their governing rules and regulations. Delivering the judgment, the Bench clarified that the Advocates Act of 1961 does not confer express or implied powers upon the Bar Council of India or state councils to initiate disciplinary proceedings…

22 Aug

Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra Faces Growing Resignation Demands Over Prolonged Tenure

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndiaBCI Chairman, Judicial Accountability, Legal Education, Manan Kumar Mishra, Supreme Court

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra is facing escalating pressure to step down from his post after occupying the apex regulatory office for more than a decade. The controversy has reached the Supreme Court through a petition filed by advocate Yogamaya MG, challenging Mishra’s extended leadership and seeking an independent judicial inquiry into the administrative and financial affairs of the statutory regulatory body governing legal practice and legal education in India. The legal challenge argues that the leadership of a national institution representing the country's legal fraternity should not remain concentrated within a single…