BFI vs CCI: Delhi High Court Seeks Competition Commission of India’s Response After Basketball Body Challenges Probe

Today, on 9th February, the Delhi High Court sought CCI’s response to BFI’s plea challenging an anti-competition probe, issuing notice and fixing March 10 for hearing. The court will also consider BFI’s request to stay proceedings, citing global implications.

Bar Association Is a Purely Private Entity, Cannot Be Termed ‘State’ Under Article 12: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court held that bar associations are private bodies, not State instrumentalities under Article 12. A bench led by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya said writs under Article 226, including mandamus, cannot issue against lawyers’ associations therefore.