The Bar Council of India (BCI) has moved the Supreme Court seeking constitution of Bar Council for the State of Telangana..In an application filed in the Ajayinder Sangwan case, the BCI has asked the Court to direct the Bifurcation Committee, which has been set up by the BCI, to proceed with the process of creating two units out of the Andhra Pradesh Bar Council, one each for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh within four weeks.The BCI also asked for a postponement of Bar elections in these two States to accommodate the above bifurcation. Further, it has also asked the Court to direct issuance of fresh election notices for the Bar councils of the two states.The BCI has also prayed that a time frame be fixed for practicing advocates to submit their names to the Andhra Pradesh & Telangana High Court for shifting their names to the rolls of Telangana Bar Council.Senior Advocate Vikas Singh today appeared for BCI before the Bench of Justices RK Agrawal and AM Sapre, which adjourned the matter for March 5..Read the application filed by BCI below.
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has moved the Supreme Court seeking constitution of Bar Council for the State of Telangana..In an application filed in the Ajayinder Sangwan case, the BCI has asked the Court to direct the Bifurcation Committee, which has been set up by the BCI, to proceed with the process of creating two units out of the Andhra Pradesh Bar Council, one each for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh within four weeks.The BCI also asked for a postponement of Bar elections in these two States to accommodate the above bifurcation. Further, it has also asked the Court to direct issuance of fresh election notices for the Bar councils of the two states.The BCI has also prayed that a time frame be fixed for practicing advocates to submit their names to the Andhra Pradesh & Telangana High Court for shifting their names to the rolls of Telangana Bar Council.Senior Advocate Vikas Singh today appeared for BCI before the Bench of Justices RK Agrawal and AM Sapre, which adjourned the matter for March 5..Read the application filed by BCI below.
