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Published on: 07 Jul 2026, 6:51 am
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to establish a National Legal Academy for advocates, on the lines of the National Judicial Academy, which trains judges
A Bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhefurther opined that BCI must undertake a performance audit of the efficacy of its disciplinary powers and institutionalise discipline and culture of continuing legal education among lawyers
“BCI shall establish a national legal academy for advocates like there is national judicial academy for judges,” the Court directed
Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe
The Court passed the direction while dealing with a petition challenging Indian Banks’ Association’s decision to put an advocate on its caution list after his removal from a panel by Canara Bank in connection with a wrong legal opinion
The Court ruled that the counsel’s inclusion in caution list solely on the basis of negligence was unsustainable in law. It added that while banks have a choice to remove counsel from their panel, there cannot be a public declaration about such action
It also ruled that matters relating to professional conduct/misconduct falls exclusively within regulatory bodies, namely the BCI
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