Deck clear for setting up Bar Council in J&K
NEW DELHI: Paving way for a functional Bar body in Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre today told the Supreme Court that it will notify and publish the state Bar council rules in the gazette within four weeks.
A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice N V Ramana recorded the statement and disposed of a four-year- old PIL filed by senior advocate Bhim Singh on the issue.
“Publish the rules positively within four weeks,” it told the Centre.
Earlier, the Bar Council of India (BCI) had submitted in the court that it had approved the Jammu and Kashmir State Bar Council Draft Rules and that these draft rules would be forwarded to the central government for publication in the gazette.
Singh, in his PIL, had prayed for setting up of a state Bar council in Jammu and Kashmir. (AGENCIES)
