NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a Madras high courtroom order, which had laid down stringent eligibility criteria for advocates to contest elections to transform office-bearers of regulatory frame Bar Council of India after Tamil Nadu recommend general made startling allegations.
The AG had written a letter to the BCI saying he had gained a number of reviews from advocates saying the going price for unmarried vote was Rs 30,000 and that applicants have been indulging in bulk acquire of votes by way of giving cash to recommend associations for a promise that enbloc fortify vote from the association individuals.
Chennai-based recommend A M Mohan challenged the HC order earlier than the SC. On Wednesday, he instructed a bench led by way of CJI Dipak Misra that after the election procedure has been notified and was to happen on March 28, the HC could now not have interfered within the election procedure by way of introducing new norms. The Madurai bench of the HC had on February 16 requested each recommend candidate contesting BCI elections to divulge belongings. The SC stayed the HC order. However, the SC clarified it was now not just right for the BCI to have advocates with felony document contesting elections. Though it didn't debar them from contesting, it instructed the applicants to divulge their felony document to permit voter-advocates to make an informed choice.
The AG had written a letter to the BCI saying he had gained a number of reviews from advocates saying the going price for unmarried vote was Rs 30,000 and that applicants have been indulging in bulk acquire of votes by way of giving cash to recommend associations for a promise that enbloc fortify vote from the association individuals.
Chennai-based recommend A M Mohan challenged the HC order earlier than the SC. On Wednesday, he instructed a bench led by way of CJI Dipak Misra that after the election procedure has been notified and was to happen on March 28, the HC could now not have interfered within the election procedure by way of introducing new norms. The Madurai bench of the HC had on February 16 requested each recommend candidate contesting BCI elections to divulge belongings. The SC stayed the HC order. However, the SC clarified it was now not just right for the BCI to have advocates with felony document contesting elections. Though it didn't debar them from contesting, it instructed the applicants to divulge their felony document to permit voter-advocates to make an informed choice.
SC allows BCI election in TN, but asks candidates to declare criminal records
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