During a hearing of a petition alleging that the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana was charging exorbitant enrollment fees, the Bar Council of India informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court that a decision on the matter would be made soon. The submission was made before the bench comprising of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha and Justice Vikas Bahl.
Advocate Pardhuman Garg, in a petition filed before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, referred to a Supreme Court judgment in the case of Bar Council of India Vs. Bonnie Foi Law College and others, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 96. The judgment, delivered by a five-judge bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, A.S. Oka, Vikram Nath, and J.K. Maheshwari, had directed the Bar Council of India to ensure that enrollment fees do not become oppressive for young students joining the Bar. The bench had also noted that the varying fees charged by different State Bar Councils required the attention of the Bar Council of India to ensure a uniform pattern of fee collection.
The Bar Council of India informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court on March 27 that it would be taking necessary steps to comply with the Supreme Court's directions on the issue of enrollment fees. The High Court was hearing a case concerning the alleged exorbitant fees charged by the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana, and the Bar Council of India assured the court that an appropriate decision would be made soon in light of the Supreme Court's judgment. The division bench disposed of the petition after accepting the statement made by the Bar Council of India's counsel, stating that the case would be resolved in accordance with the assurance given.
Case Title: Pardhuman Garg vs. Bar Council of India and another CWP-PIL-100-2020
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