MP High Court Directs State Bar Council to Provisionally Register Advocate Without Charging Transfer Fee

The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the State Bar Council to provisionally register advocate Rohit Pathak without charging any fee, pending final orders.

Pathak sought transfer of his enrolment from the Bar Council of Delhi to Madhya Pradesh, but the State Bar Council demanded an exorbitant ₹15,000 as a fee, which Pathak challenged as illegal under Section 18 of the Advocates Act, 1961.

The High Court noted that once the Bar Council of India and the Delhi Bar Council approved the transfer, the State Bar Council’s role was limited to registration without additional fees. The matter is listed for further hearing on October 7, 2025.

(Rohit Pathak v Bar Council of India)