Looks Like a Novel Reform: Supreme Court Considers BAI Proposal For Nationwide Digital Database to Identify Fake Lawyers

The Bar Association of India has moved the Supreme Court seeking an Aadhaar-like nationwide digital registry for advocates to curb fake legal practitioners and verify credentials. CJI Surya Kant termed the proposal a “novel reform” and said all law universities must disclose details of their bona fide graduates.

Impacts Litigants, Judicial Institutions And Rule of Law: Plea Urges Supreme Court to Create All-India Lawyer Verification Platform Across India

A plea before the Supreme Court seeks directions to the Bar Council of India to create a nationwide advocate verification system covering enrolment, qualifications, and practice status, alongside a privacy-compliant national database of verified advocates coordinated with all State Bar Councils.

BCI Dissolves Bar Council of Delhi, Forms Special Committee to Conduct Polls: Discrepancies, Delays and Non-Compliance

Bar Council of India (BCI) has dissolved the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) citing “discrepancies, delays and non-compliance” despite repeated extensions. A Special Committee led by ASG Chetan Sharma will now oversee affairs and ensure elections by January 31, 2026.