Hearing a petition filed by advocate A P Ranganath, Justice S Abdul Nazeer issued a notice to the Bar Council of India, and the Karnataka State Bar Council, staying the rule introduced by Bar Council of India requiring lawyers to mandatorily have a certificate of practice" />
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Karnataka high court stays BCI's new 'practising certificate' requirement

The New Indian Express reported that the Karnataka high court yesterday stayed for the petitioner the Bar Council of India (BCI) rule introduced in January that makes a “Certificate of Practice”, to be renewed ever several years, compulsory for all advocates:

Hearing a petition filed by advocate A P Ranganath, Justice S Abdul Nazeer issued a notice to the Bar Council of India, and the Karnataka State Bar Council, staying the rule introduced by Bar Council of India requiring lawyers to mandatorily have a certificate of practice.

Bar & Bench has published a full copy of the writ petition.

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