The Supreme Court today(October 30) has given one last chance to the State Bar Councils to comply with its directions issued last year to not charge anything beyond Rs. 750 as enrollment fees.

In Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India (2024) judgment, the Supreme Court had said that the Bar Councils cannot charge enrolment fees beyond what is prescribed under Section 24 of the Advocates Act, 1961. It is stipulated in Section 24 that the enrolment fee cannot exceed Rs. 750 for advocates belonging to the general category and Rs. 125 for advocates belonging to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes categories.

In a contempt case initiated for non-compliance of this judgment, the Court has now directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to again send written circulars to the State Bar Councils for c

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