New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Tuesday said that the body will lodge an FIR against miscreants who have circulated false news on social media platforms about a strike call and attempted to mislead lawyers and cause harm to litigants and the institution.

The statement said that certain news circulating among advocates calling for an illegal demonstration or strike was designed to tarnish the reputation of Manan Kumar Mishra, the BCI Chairman.

"Any lawyer found to have circulated such fake news shall be proceeded for misconduct," read the BCI's statement. Lawyers are also requested not to circulate or share such fake news regarding any strike/boycott etc. on social media.

"Some unscrupulous elements are circulati...