While hearing a petition concerning the verification of lawyers, and elections to various State Bar Councils, the Supreme Court today expressed its displeasure at the manner in which the Bar Council elections were being held..The matter is being heard by a Bench of Justices RK Agrawal and AM Sapre..During the course of the hearing today, Justice Sapre remarked,.“It will better if all these elections are given to the Election Commission.”.The Court was hearing an application by the BCI seeking installation of CCTV cameras in polling booths and appointment of five co-observers in the upcoming Bar Council elections in Bihar to aid and assist the Observer for State Bar Council of Bihar..Recently, a number of lawyers from different State Bar Councils had approached the Supreme Court with a number of grievances regarding elections..The Bench, while hearing the applications of various State Bar Councils and lawyers, also remarked that it was desirable to raise these issues before the committees constituted by the Bar Council of India and the concerned State Bar Council.
While hearing a petition concerning the verification of lawyers, and elections to various State Bar Councils, the Supreme Court today expressed its displeasure at the manner in which the Bar Council elections were being held..The matter is being heard by a Bench of Justices RK Agrawal and AM Sapre..During the course of the hearing today, Justice Sapre remarked,.“It will better if all these elections are given to the Election Commission.”.The Court was hearing an application by the BCI seeking installation of CCTV cameras in polling booths and appointment of five co-observers in the upcoming Bar Council elections in Bihar to aid and assist the Observer for State Bar Council of Bihar..Recently, a number of lawyers from different State Bar Councils had approached the Supreme Court with a number of grievances regarding elections..The Bench, while hearing the applications of various State Bar Councils and lawyers, also remarked that it was desirable to raise these issues before the committees constituted by the Bar Council of India and the concerned State Bar Council.