Supreme Court of India

Babu Verghese and Ors. v. Bar Council of Kerala and Ors.

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Reported as [1999] 1 S.C.R. 1121
Bench S. Saghir Ahmad and D.P. Wadhwa JJ.
Decided 16 March 1999

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Advocates Act, 1961-Section &4. and 10- -Temi of office of State Bar Council-Extension under proviso to Section &4-Held, can be granted only before the expily of its miginal tenn-1he te1m cannot be extended by way of a resolution of the Bar Council of India after the expiry of the tenn of c the State Bar Council-Any election after the expiry of temt without its having valid~v extended was invalid-Also held on facts, that urgent action initiated under Rule 6 of the Bar Council of India Rules was not completed before the expiry of the tenn of the State Bar Council-Therefore, no action could be

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