Can a Practicing Advocate Also Work as a Journalist Despite Bar Council Rules? SC Questions Advocate’s Dual Role

On Monday(29th July), The Supreme Court, led by Justices Abhay S. Oka and Augustine George Masih, raised concerns about a practicing advocate also working as a journalist, which breaches Bar Council rules. This inquiry arose during the hearing of an appeal against an Allahabad High Court decision related to defamation proceedings against former parliamentarian Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.