Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 41 · Decided 17 January 1995
Indian Council of Legal Aid and Advice, ETC. ETC. v. Bar Council of India and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 41 · [1995] 1 S.C.R. 304
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 786/1993
- Decided
- 17 January 1995
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, S. MOHAN, K.S. PARIPOORNAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 24, 21
Headnote
COUNCIL OF LEQAL AID AND ADVICE, ETC. ETC. v. BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA AND ANR. JANUARY 17, 1995 B (AM. AHMADI, CJ, S. MOHAN AND K.S. PARIPOORNAN, JJ.) Advocate Act, 1961-Sections 24 & 49(1)-Bar Council of India Rules-Rule 9-Validity of-Enrolment as an advocate-Entry of persons who complete age of of-Entry of persons who completed the age of 45 years as advocates barred-Whether Rule 9 is reasonable-Held, Ncr-Rule violates principle of equality. Writ petitions were filed challenging the legality and validity of Rule 9 added by the Bar Council of India by resolution No. 64/93 dated 22nd
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