Advocates Act

Supreme Court lets law graduates with a distance-mode prior degree provisionally enrol as advocates in Telangana, without settling whether BCI's Rule 5 actually bars them.

Calcutta HC just became the sixth High Court to strike down the Senior Citizens Act's bar on lawyers before Maintenance Tribunals. Parliament still hasn't amended it.

The Supreme Court's draft AI rules for courts have stalled since July over one clause: must lawyers disclose every use of AI in a filing? SCAORA and a sitting judge say no.

The Bar Council of India tried to freeze an entire law school's bar enrolment over a student protest against the CJI. The Supreme Court stepped in within a day to mark the limits of that power.

The Supreme Court reaffirmed that State Bar Councils must strictly comply with the ₹750 cap on enrollment fees for advocates, warning that overcharging young lawyers violates statutory provisions under the Advocates Act and undermines access to the legal profession.

The Supreme Court has declined to interfere with the Bar Council of India’s decision to fix ₹1.25 lakh as the election fee for State Bar Council candidates. The Court observed that the issue falls within the BCI’s regulatory domain and refrained from judicial intervention, emphasizing autonomy in managing professional bodies.

In Aug 2025, the Supreme Court barred the Bar Council of India and State Bar Councils from charging “optional” enrolment fees beyond statutory limits. The ruling enforces equal access to the legal profession, stating all extra charges violate the Advocates Act and constitutional rights under Articles 14 and 19(1)(g).