New Delhi: The Delhi High Court suggested
that the Bar Council of India and the State Bar Councils
verify the authenticity of an applicant before enrolling a
person.
The Court also suggested that the concerned council
should call for a record of the applicant's attendance besides
verifying the authenticity of the law degree certificate
issued by the university.
"It is important for the State Bar Councils to deal with
applications made for enrolment of a person as an advocate
with care and attention," said Justice S Muralidhar in a
judgement while dismissing the plea of a man, who was
convicted by a court in Punjab and Haryana, challenging the
Bar Council of India's order rejecting his application for
enrolment.
"Each State Bar Council should preferably maintain a
website with details of all pending applications for
enrolment...," said the court and asked the councils to
incorporate a clause in the application form.
One Yogendra Prakash Jauhari, who was sacked from
government job following his conviction on corruption charge,
obtained a law degree from a college in Aligarh and had
applied for enrolment in Punjab and Harayana Bar Council.
The Council, had rejected his application for enrolment.
After concealing the fact, he had got enrolled with the Delhi
Bar Council.
The Punjab and Harayana Bar council filed a complaint
with BCI against Jauhari seeking cancellation of his
enrolment. In February 2006, BCI had passed a resolution
recommending removal of Jauhari's name from the rolls of BCD.
PTI
First Published: Monday, February 15, 2010, 21:28