The Supreme Court (SC) has held that the Bar Council of India (BCI) is vested with powers to prescribe requirements and qualification for advocate(s) seeking enrolment with State Bar Councils. Relying on the earlier Boonie Foi Law College case, which held that BCI’s role prior to enrolment cannot be ousted as per Section 49 r/w. Section 24(3)(d) of the Advocates Act, 1961, the SC was of the opinion that “ ..The rule framed by BCI requiring a candidate for enrolment as an Advocate to have completed his law course from a college recognized/ approved by BCI cannot be said to be invalid… ”
