Bar Council cannot charge certificate verification fees for enrollment: Kerala High Court
The Court ruled that the stipulation made by the Bar Council of India (BCI) directing the State Bar Councils to collect ₹2,500 as fees for certificate verification cannot be implemented.
The Kerala High Court recently held that the State Bar Council is not entitled to charge applicants a fee for verifying their educational certificates during the enrollment process [Alan Benny v Bar Council of Kerala & anr].