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HC issues notice to BCI on plea against decision to allow entry of foreign lawyers

The Delhi High Court on Friday, February 9, 2024 issued a notice to the Bar Council of India (BCI) and the Law Ministry on a petition challenging a March 2023 notification of BCI permitting entry of foreign lawyers and foreign law firms in India.

The High Court asked the authorities to submit their respective response to the petition filed by several lawyers within four weeks and listed the matter for further hearing on April 24.

During the hearing, the court queried the BCI’s lawyer as to how the council could override a 2018 Supreme Court judgment that forbade foreign law firms or foreign lawyers from practising — in litigation or non-litigation — in India.

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