The Supreme Court of India stayed counting of votes in the Bar Council of Delhi elections over alleged tampering and directed the Delhi High Court to hear the dispute daily through a special division bench constituted for continuous proceedings.
The Supreme Court of India has sought responses from the Bar Council of India and Bar Council of Telangana on a plea challenging a 2023 rule disqualifying advocates with multiple pending serious criminal cases from contesting Bar Council elections. The petitioner argues that disqualification based on mere pendency of cases violates the constitutional principle of presumption of innocence.
