AILU Challenges BCI’s ‘Illegal’ Nomination of Karnataka Bar Council ChairmAn Bengaluru, March 14: The All India Lawyers Union (AILU) has strongly opposed the nomination of Mittalakod Shidlingappa Shekharappa as the Chairman of the Karnataka State Bar Council, calling it illegal and arbitrary. The Bar Council of India (BCI) appointed Shekharappa to replace Vishalaraghu H.L., a move AILU claims violates the Advocates Act, 1961, and BCI Rules. Addressing the media at the Press Club of Bengaluru, AILU Karnataka State Committee President Sri Harendra, alongside Muralidhara Peshwa and Koteshwar Rao, condemned the decision and demanded its immediate revocation. BCI Oversteps Legal Boundaries? According to the BCI, its decision was based on powers conferred under Section 48B of the Advocates Act, 1961, along with Sections 7(1)(g) and 7(1)(m), and Rule 32 of the Bar Council of India Certificate and Place of Practice (Verification) Rules, 2015. However, AILU argues that: BCI does not...
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