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Date: 2025-12-18 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

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

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The Bar Council of India issued a notification (F.No. BCI:D: 9109/2025) on December 17, 2025, clarifying the amendment to Rule-4, Chapter-I of the Bar Council of India Rules (for Qualification/Disqualification and procedure for election and code of conduct for the elections of S.B.C/B.C.I.), 2023. This amendment was initially published in the official Gazette of India on October 30, 2025. The clarification states that a Criminal Case "Pending" is defined as a case where the police investigating agency has submitted a charge-sheet and charges have been framed by the competent court. This notification was issued by Srimanto Sen, Principal Secretary and references advertisement number [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./551/2025-26].

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Bar Council of India: Regulatory body for legal profession in India, issuing a notification regarding clarification of its rules. Bar Council of India Rules: The notification clarifies an amendment to Rule-4, Chapter-I of these rules. Rule-4, Chapter-I of Bar Council of India Rules: Concerns qualification/disqualification, procedure for elections, and code of conduct for elections of State Bar Councils and Bar Council of India. New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
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