Published on : 19 Nov 2025, 3:11 am 2 min read

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has ordered the immediate removal of a Delhi-based advocate found to have enrolled using a fake law degree.

The Court also flagged what it described as an “exceptional case” of collusion between touts, intermediaries and insiders within the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD).

The removal proceedings concerned advocate J Vasanthan whose credentials were found to be fabricated.

The case was referred to the BCI by the Bar Council of Delhi after Bundelkhand University at Jhansi confirmed that the LL.B. degree and mark sheets submitted by Vasanthan were not genuine.

Initially, the advocate failed to respond to the show-cause notice. In a later reply, he admitted that his enrolment had been obtained through touts

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