New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that its 2022 rules permitting the entry and regulation of foreign law firms and lawyers in India do not require prior approval of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) or the Central government.
The submission was made before a division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela during the hearing of petitions filed by Dentons Link Legal and CMS IndusLaw, which are challenging the Bar Council of India rules for registration and regulation of foreign lawyers and foreign law firms in India, 2022.
Senior advocate Arvind Nigam, appearing for one of the petitioners, argued that the BCI had not demonstrated that it had se...