Delhi High Court issues notice in Prashant Bhushan plea against Rule barring lawyers from appearing for organisations they are part of

As per the complaint, Bhushan appeared for organizations such as Centre for Public Interest Litigation, Common Cause, and Swaraj Abhiyan despite being a member of the Executive Committees of these organizations.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan
Advocate Prashant Bhushan
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The Delhi High Court on Monday sought responses from the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) and the Bar Council of India (BCI) in advocate Prashant Bhushan's petition challenging a Rule that prevents lawyers from appearing in a pro-bono public interest case on behalf of an organisation in which they are an office bearer or an executive committee member (Prashant Bhushan v. Bar Council of Delhi & Ors).

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