New Delhi, May 18 -- Lawyers have appealed to the Bar Council of India to provide clarity on whether they can advertise in foreign jurisdictions, after BCI last week allowedforeign lawyers and legal firms to practice in India in a limited capacity.

The Indian National Association of Legal Professionals (INALP), a representative body, has written to BCI that Indian lawyers and law firms be permitted to promote their work in foreign jurisdictions, if not within India.

This comes after BCI in March censured DSK Legal for a promotional video featuring actor Rahul Bose. On 20 March, BCI rapped DSK Legal for the advertisement and asked for the video to be removed from all digital platforms, citing Rule 36 of the BCI Rules.

BCI asked DSK Lega...