Supreme Court seeks response from Central government, BCI, J&K High Court on plea to establish Bar Council for Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh


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The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Bar Council of the India, the Central government and the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in a plea filed by an advocate to set up a bar council for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh [ Supriya Pandita vs Union of India and ors] . The plea filed by Jammu-based advocate Supriya Pandita pointed out that currently there is no government-established body where lawyers from the region can get themselves enrolled and avail Bar Council benefits as in other States of the country. A Bench of Justices DY...