Supreme Court Dismisses Advocate's Petition Challenging Bar Council of India's Office Order and Co-option Method. The Court upheld the Bar Council of India's authority to issue the office order for verification of advocates' degrees under Sections 6 and 7 of the Advocates Act, 1961, and found the co-option method permissible under Section 15, directing expedited verification to weed out unqualified persons.
10 Apr 2023The petitioner, a practising advocate, invoked the Supreme Court's jurisdiction seeking two distinct reliefs: first, to challenge an office order date...




