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TMI Blog2017 (9) TMI 323X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... dance with the Advocates Act, 1961 and the Rules framed thereunder to come to a conclusion and to find out such number of fake lawyers in the country and only thereafter the elections to the State Bar Councils can be held. 2. This Court, vide order dated 05.10.2015, directed that all the matters which are pending in different High Courts in connection with the matter in question be transferred to this court for hearing while refusing to grant stay in respect of giving effect to the Notification in connection with the Bar Council of India Certificate and Place of Practice (Verification) Rules, 2015. 3. Further, in pursuance thereto, this court, vide order dated 02.11.2015, directed that the persons who are not members of the Bar Associatio ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... verification of degrees, the Bar Council of India proposes to constitute a Central Verification Committee of the Bar Council of India headed by a former Judge of this Court for the purpose of transparent and fair verification. 6. To put it in a nutshell, the petitioners are requesting for immediate elections of the State Bar Council as the term has expired long back whereas the Bar Council of India is pressing for the need of verification of the candidates to eliminate fake lawyers in order to bring improvement in the Bar and to get deserving practicing advocates for the respective Bar Councils. 7. We have been informed by learned senior counsel for the Bar Council of India as well as the respective State Bar Councils that the process of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the University authorities shall not be included in the Electoral Rolls. (5) Bar Council of India to declare the schedule of elections in respective State Bar Councils to be held after the expiry of 75 (seventy five) days, as mentioned above, within one week mentioning therein:- (i) 15 days for nomination. (ii) 1 week for withdrawal of nomination. (iii) to upload final candidates' list in 1 (one) week. (iv) to decide the date of election. 8. We further make it clear that all the steps be taken by all the parties concerned in the matter for the purpose of elections in respect of all the Bar Councils where the term of the existing members have already expired or to be expired. We further make it clear that although this order h ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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