Bar Council of India

27 May 2026

Pursuant to the orders of the Hon ble Supreme Court of India in Savita Devi Savita Dhanda and rs of India

The Bar Council of India hereby notifies directions for election disputes arising out of the elections to the State Bar Councils held in the year 2026, pursuant to orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court …

13 May 2026

We have audited the accompanying Financial Statements of the BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA the Council , as at March , which comprise the Balance Sheet and Income and Expenditure Account for the year then ended, and Notes

This notification publishes the Independent Auditor's Report on the financial statements of the Bar Council of India for the year ended March 31, 2025.

22 Apr 2026

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 7 read with Section 49 of the Advocates Act, 1961, and in compliance with the Order dated 19 02 2026 passed by the Hon ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition

The Bar Council of India amends its Uniform Rules and Mandatory Guidelines for the Elections of Bar Councils, 2016, to modify the eligibility criteria for office-bearers of Bar Associations to contest…

19 Dec 2025

Clarification to the Amendment to Rule 4, Chapter I of Bar Council of India Rules (for Qualification/Disqualification and procedure for election and code of conduct for the

This notification provides a clarification to the Amendment to Rule-4, Chapter-I of the Bar Council of India Rules, 2023, concerning qualification/disqualification and election procedures.

14 Nov 2025

Bar Council of India Rules on Enrolment and Practice of Foreign Nationals, 2025

The Bar Council of India has notified the Bar Council of India Rules on Enrolment and Practice of Foreign Nationals, 2025, to regulate the practice of law by foreign nationals in India.

30 Oct 2025

The General Council of the Bar Council of India unanimously resolves to amend Rule 4, Chapter I of Bar Council of India Rules for Qualification Disqualification and procedure for election and code of conduct

The Bar Council of India has issued a notification to amend Rule-4, Chapter-I of the Bar Council of India Rules, 2023, concerning disqualifications for membership in State Bar Councils and the Bar Cou…

21 Aug 2025

The Bar Council of India, constituted under Section 4 of the Advocates Act, 1961, has the statutory duty under Sections 7(1)(h) and 7(1)(i) to promote legal education and to lay down and maintain standards of such education in consultation with universities and State Bar Councils

The Bar Council of India frames the Rules of Legal Education-Moratorium (Three-Year Moratorium) with respect to Centers of Legal Education, 2025, imposing a three-year moratorium on the establishment …

14 May 2025

The General Council of Bar Council of India hereby resolves to amend the Bar Council of India Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India

Notification amending the Bar Council of India Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India, 2022.

08 May 2025

We have audited the accompanying Financial Statements of the BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA ( the Council ), as at March 31, 2024, which comprise the Balance Sheet and Income and Expenditure Account for the year then ended, and Notes to the Financial Statements

This notification publishes the Independent Auditor's Report on the financial statements of the Bar Council of India for the year ended March 31, 2024.

22 Apr 2025

Extract of the minutes of the meeting of the General Council of the Bar Council of India, which was held on Sunday, 2nd March, 2025 in the premises of the Bar Council of India at New Delhi

Announces election results for Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Bar Council of India held on March 2, 2025.

10 Jan 2025

The General Council of Bar Council of India has resolved vide resolution dated 07 12 2024 taken under item No

Bar Council of India notifies creation of Principal Secretary post and extension of tenure for Chairman & Vice-Chairman.