Tag: BCI
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Rishabh Duggal v Bar Council of India: An End to the Age Limit Conundrum?
By Arifa Khan, Post Graduate College of Law, Osmania University, Hyderabad. The Bar Council of India issued a Circular which fixes the age limit to 20 years and 45 years for 5 and 3 years Law Degree courses. The writ petition in Rishabh Duggal v. Bar Council of India was filed under Article 32 of the…
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Entry of Foreign Law Firms in India: Positive Aspects and Concerns
By Saif Rasul Khan, Government Law College, Mumbai. The Bar Council of India (B.C.I.) and Society of Indian Law Firms (S.I.L.F.) in a recent move, have agreed “in principle” with the Government’s proposal to gradually open up the legal sector to foreign players, on a reciprocal basis. S.I.L.F. is an organization with a voluntary membership of more…