MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON ROHIT PATHAK V/S THE BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA AND OTHERS

JABALPUR, India, Nov. 4 -- Madhya Pradesh High Court issued the following judgment/order on Oct. 7:

1. Learned counsel for the respondent 2/State Bar Council submits that the transfer application of the petitioner has been accepted and the name of the petitioner has been entered in the roll of the State Bar Council without charging any fee. He submits that in view of specific provision of Section 18(1) of the Advocates Act, 1961, which inter alia provides that the Bar Council of India shall direct that the name of such a person shall, without payment of any fee, be removed from the roll of first mentioned State Bar Council and entered in the roll of other State Bar Council, No fee shall be charged by the State Bar Council in case of such transfer application are received after due approval from the Bar Council of India.

2. The statement is taken on record and the petition is accordingly disposed of in the above terms.

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