Karnataka high court stays BCI's new 'practising certificate' requirement

Saturday, 25 April 2015 By Legally India Bar, Bench & Litigation

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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Comments

Bangalore Advocate 25 Apr 2015, 11:01
+3 -0
The Petitioner who was formerly a member and secretary of advocates assn in this case has obtained an order of stay of rules only with respect to himself and not on behalf of other members of the legal fraternity
kianganz 25 Apr 2015, 11:37
+2 -0
That's interesting. Does anyone know if the order is up yet on the HC website?
DC 26 Apr 2015, 12:13
+4 -0
Honble Justice S.ABDUL NAZEER
24/04/2015
Order in WP 17361/2015
Issue Emergent notice to the respondents.
Interim order as prayed for, only in so far as the petitioner is concerned.
Commentator 28 Apr 2015, 07:35
+2 -1
Stay is not in rem. Only applicable to Petitioner.
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