New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised the Bar Council of India (BCI) for constituting its own committee to conduct the Rajasthan State Bar Council elections and for failing to provide adequate honorarium and logistical support to former high court judges appointed by the court to oversee bar council polls. A bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, expressed strong displeasure after being told that retired judges were being compelled to make their own travel bookings and arrangements. "You have told the former judges appointed by us that you do not have enough money to pay their honorarium.what is this? Do judges have their own aircrafts?" the CJI remarked. The bench was hearing a mention on behalf of the SC-appointed poll supervisory panel. It submitted that despite clear court orders, BCI had constituted a separate committee to conduct the Rajasthan Bar elections on the pretext that Rajasthan was not mentioned in the court's November 18, 2024 order.htc...