BCI requests Delhi LG to withdraw notification on Police Stations to be ‘designated place’ for e-recording of evidence of police witnesses
“The right to a fair trial is a cornerstone of our legal system.”
Bar Council of India
Three-Year Moratorium on New Law Colleges: Inside BCI’s New Rules to curb Commercialization in Legal Education
BCI has notified Three-Year Moratorium on new law colleges under Rules of Legal Education-Moratorium, 2025 to regulate CLEs to curb commercialization and protect the standards of legal education nationwide.
Three-Year Moratorium on Law Colleges: BCI Enacts Moratorium to Curb Legal Education Commercialization
Read about BCI’s 3-year moratorium on law colleges, which restricts new CLEs, sections, courses, and batches to enhance legal education standards across India.
‘There is nothing like optional’; BCI & State Bar Councils cannot collect any ‘optional’ fees: Supreme Court
A contempt petition was filed before the Court alleging that State Bar Councils are not complying with directions given in Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India, (2025) 1 SCC 641 with specific allegations for Karnataka State Bar Council.
Advocates are not Bar Council employees, hence outside the ambit of POSH Act: Bombay High Court
“It is evident that the provisions of the POSH Act apply where the relationship of employer and employee exists, thus, neither Bar Council of India nor Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa can be said to be employer of advocates.”
Think before you click ‘Enrol’! Understand BCI’s stance on Unapproved Online/Distance LL.M.
BCI has issued a firm directive to institutions offering unapproved LL.M. programmes, declaring them void from inception and warning of legal action to uphold the integrity of legal education.
LL.M. via Online, Distance, or Hybrid Mode Unauthorised: BCI warns Law Schools
BCI has issued compliance directive on online/distance LL.M. programmes.
“Closed, Elite Club”: BCI slams SILF’s claims; Extends date for receiving views on 2025 Rules on Foreign Lawyers and Firms
“The deliberate dissemination of misleading statements, intended to create a false impression among the legal fraternity and the public at large, is not merely an act of misinformation, but also a clear violation of an Advocate’s broader duty to maintain the dignity and integrity of the profession.”
13th UFYLC RANKA National Moot Court Competition 2025
University Five Year Law College, a constituent college of the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
Liberalisation of the Indian Legal Sector: Small Step or Giant Leap?
by Divyam Agarwal*, Aniket Aggarwal** and Shailja Rawal***
Key Takeaways from BCI’s revised Rules for registration and regulation of foreign lawyers or foreign law firms in India
A step towards the growing importance of global legal networks in an interconnected world.
Bar Associations not ‘State’ under Art. 12 of Constitution, hence writ petition under Art. 226 not maintainable against them: Bombay HC
The bar associations are either societies registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, or trusts; are governed by their own byelaws or rules and there is no pervasive control of the Government or even of the Bar Council on the bar associations.
Co-opted bar council members entitled to equal rights and privileges; cannot be treated as separate class from elected members: Kerala High Court
“The term “elected members” in the resolution shall also include the petitioners. As a result, the petitioners were entitled to all the rights and privileges accorded to the elected members of the Bar Council of Kerala as outlined in the resolution.”
‘Power of inspection a necessary concomitant to maintain the standards of education’; Bombay HC upholds BCI’s power to inspect law colleges
“If BCI’s rule making power under Section 49(d) of Advocates Act, 1961 is given a restrictive meaning, the same will be contrary to object and purpose of Section 7(1)(h),(i),(l), and (m), which is enacted with the objective to empower BCI to promote legal education and to lay down standards of education.”
MP High Court directs BCI to take criminal action against law institutions admitting students without securing recognition
“Since the colleges of the petitioners before this Court did not deposit the fee before the Bar Council of India and it did not renew the recognition, it is not the fault of the candidates and the Bar Council of India should have taken strict action against such institutions.”
Call for Papers | National Conference on Access to Justice and Legal Rights in the Age of AI [5th April, 2025]
Established in 2014 and situated in Kolkata, West Bengal, Adamas University
BCI sends show cause notice to DSK Legal for promotional advertisement featuring Rahul Bose; Seeks explanation within 10 days and removal of ad
The Bar Council of India (‘BCI’) sent a Show Cause Notice to the law firm DSK legal for professional misconduct and violation of Rule 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules for posting a video advertisement on social media and directed immediate removal of the video from all digital platforms.
Maiden Edition of Lucknow University Model United Nations Conference LUMUN 2025
1st Lucknow University Model United Nations
BCI condemns unethical legal advertising by advocates and legal influencers; Issues directives against breaches and misinformation
The Bar Council of India (‘BCI’) on 17-03-2025 issued a press release taking strict view of the unethical legal advertising, misleading social media promotions, and professional misconduct by advocates and legal influencers.
2nd Edition SGTU-RANKA International Trial Advocacy Competition, 2025
SGT University is nationally renowned for its leadership in Medical and Health Sciences. It established the Faculty of Law in 2014