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ITEM NO.25                      COURT NO.7              SECTION XII

               S U P R E M E       C O U R T   O F    I N D I A
                                RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No(s).17150-17154/2012

(From the judgement and order dated 21/02/2012 in WP No.5614/2010
 and MP No.1/2010, MP No.3/2010, MP No.4/2010 and MP No.5/2010 of
 The HIGH COURT OF MADRAS)

BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA                                        Petitioner(s)

                      VERSUS

A.K. BALAJI & ORS.                                          Respondent(s)

  (With appln(s) for exemption from filing c/c of the impugned
  Judgment and permission to place addl. documents on record and
  PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES and with prayer for
  interim relief and office report)

Date: 04/07/2012       These Petitions were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :
          HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.M. LODHA
          HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL R. DAVE

For Petitioner(s)           Mr.   M.N. Krishnamani, Sr. Adv.
                            Mr.   Manan Mishra, Sr. Adv.
                            Mr.   Ardhendumauli Kumar Prasad,Adv.
                            Ms.   Antima Bajaj, Adv.

For Respondent(s)
R-14 & 33                   Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv.
                            Mr. Manu Seshadri, Adv.
                            Mr. Amit Bhandari, Adv. for
                            M/S. Dua Associates,Adv.

R­10,16,19,26,39            Mr.   Mukul Rohtagi, Sr. Adv.
  & 40                      Mr.   Saurabh Kirpal, Adv.
                            Mr.   M. Rishi Kumar,Adv.
                            Mr.   Mahesh Agarwal, Adv.
                            Mr.   Rishi Agrawala, Adv.
                            Mr.   E.C. Agrawala ,Adv.
                            Ms.   Neeha Nagpal, Adv.

R-18                        Mr. Nageshwar Rao, Sr. Adv.
                            Mr. Sakya Singha Chaudhari, Adv.
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                               Mr. Sandeep Das, Adv.
                               Ms. Poorva Nanawati, Adv.


              UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following
                                 O R D E R

                Issue notice returnable in ten weeks.

                M/S.     Dua     Associates         waive      service    for        common

      respondent Nos. 14 and 33, Mr. E.C. Agrawala, Advocate,

      waives service for common respondent Nos. 10, 16, 19, 26, 39

      and 40, and Mr. Sakya Singha Chaudhari, Advocate, waives

      service for common respondent No. 18 in the special leave

      petitions.

                Notice     shall        only       go     to     the     unrepresented

      respondents.

                Dasti,    in     addition      to       the   ordinary    process,      is

      permitted.

                In the meanwhile, it is clarified that Reserve Bank

      of India shall not grant any permission to the foreign law

      firms to open liaison             offices in India under Section 29 of

      the   Foreign      Exchange       Regulation        Act,   1973.    It    is    also

      clarified that the expression "to practice the profession of

      law" under Section 29 of the Advocates Act, 1961 covers the

      persons     practicing       litigious        matters      as    well     as     non-

      litigious matters other than contemplated in para 63(ii) of

      the    impugned      order        and,    therefore,        to     practice        in

      non-litigious matters in India the foreign law firms, by
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      whatever name called or described, shall be bound to follow

      the provisions contained in the Advocates Act, 1961.


              (Rajesh Dham)                     (Renu Diwan)
               Court Master                     Court Master