BCI Moves Supreme Court Against FIR Targeting Panel Supervising Bar Council Elections

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has approached the Supreme Court challenging an FIR registered against the High-Powered Committee (HPC) overseeing the Bar Council elections in Maharashtra and Kerala.

BCI Chairperson Senior Advocate Manan Kumar Mishra mentioned the matter before the Chief Justice of India seeking urgent listing.

The BCI argued that the FIR was lodged at the instance of an advocate whose nomination was rejected and could disrupt the ongoing election process.

It contended that the High-Powered Committee was constituted under the Supreme Court’s directions to supervise Bar Council elections, and therefore criminal proceedings against its members would interfere with the court-mandated electoral process.