{"id":32111,"date":"2018-10-29T12:39:34","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T07:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=32111"},"modified":"2018-10-29T12:39:34","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T07:09:34","slug":"bci-notice-to-mps-mlas-on-legal-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bci-notice-to-mps-mlas-on-legal-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"BCI notice to MPs MLAs on legal practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressreader.com\/india\/the-hindu\/20180111\/281513636551132\"><strong>BCI notice to MPs MLAs on legal practice<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Context<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Bar Council of India, the country\u2019s apex lawyers\u2019 body, on Wednesday asked Members of Parliament and State Assembly legislators, who double up as advocates, to respond on why they should not be banned\u00a0 from legal practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BCI notice to MPs, MLAs on legal practice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An expert committee of the Bar Council of India (BCI) is considering a plea filed by Supreme Court advocate AshwiniUpadhyay to ban lawmakers \u2014 Members of Parliament and Members of the State Legislative Assemblies \u2014 who practise as advocates, saying they are salaried public servants and cannot ride two horses at the same time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comments sought<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThe Council has thought it just and proper to seek the comments of those MPs, MLAs or MLCs who are in legal practice, before taking any final decision in this matter,\u201d the BCI said in a statement.<\/li>\n<li>Over 500 lawmakers are practising as advocates in various courts, including the Supreme Court.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt is a very important issue which may have farreaching effects. Therefore, it is necessary to invite the opinion, views and comments of the persons concerned,\u201d the Bar council added.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Council meet on Jan 21<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Council is scheduled to meet on January 21 for taking a final decision on this crucial issue.<\/p>\n<p>The three-member panel of top BCI office-bearers and advocates B.C. Thakur, R.G. Shah and D.P. Dhal is examining the provisions of the Advocates Act and the Bar Council of India Rules on the question<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drawing salary from CFI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Upadhyay has contended that MPs and MLAs draw their salaries from the Consolidated Fund of India, hence, are \u201cemployees of the State\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rule 49<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The BCI Rule 49 restricts a salaried employee from practising as advocate, the petition points out<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional misconduct<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many senior advocates practising in the Supreme Court are also party politicians and sitting MPs. He contended that it amounted to \u201cprofessional misconduct\u201d that MLAs and MPs appear against the government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BCI notice to MPs MLAs on legal practice Context The Bar Council of India, the country\u2019s apex lawyers\u2019 body, on Wednesday asked Members of Parliament and State Assembly legislators, who double up as advocates, to respond on why they should not be banned\u00a0 from legal practice. 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