BCI can’t remove advocates from rolls over non-material fraud: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has overturned the removal of an advocate's name from the Bar Council of India (BCI) rolls after she was accused of using a fake caste certificate during her enrollment. The court ruled that the BCI does not have unrestricted authority to remove names from the rolls. The advocate had contested Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) elections, and it was alleged she had used a fabricated caste certificate to gain admission to the LL.B. course and enroll.
The court stated that merely providing the disputed caste certificate was not enough to warrant removal from the rolls. The BCI was required to be confident that the petitioner had used the fabricated document to fraudulently enter the rolls.
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