{"id":6470,"date":"2024-12-21T09:39:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T04:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/bci-to-sc-legal-practice-and-journalism-cannot-be-pursued-simultaneously\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T17:12:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:42:41","slug":"bci-to-sc-legal-practice-and-journalism-cannot-be-pursued-simultaneously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=6470","title":{"rendered":"BCI to SC: Legal Practice and Journalism Cannot Be Pursued Simultaneously"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\">The Bar Council of India (BCI) conveyed to the Supreme Court that a practicing advocate cannot simultaneously serve as a full-time journalist, as this is prohibited under Rule 49 of the BCI Rules.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\">The bench comprising<strong> Justice Abhay S. Oka<\/strong> and <strong>Justice Manmohan,<\/strong> sought clarification from the BCI regarding the professional boundaries for lawyers. The query was prompted by a petition from an advocate who also worked as a freelance journalist and was seeking to dismiss a defamation case against him.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">For context, under Rule 49 of the BCI <\/span>Rules, it<span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> states that:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <blockquote>\n \n <p><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong><em><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">&ldquo;An Advocate shall not be a full-time salaried employee of any person,Government, firm, corporation or concern, so long as he continues to practise,and shall, on taking up any employment, intimate the fact to the Bar Council on whose roll his name appears, and shall thereupon cease to practise as an Advocate so long as he continues in such employment.&rdquo;<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/blockquote>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Thus, by virtue of the above rule, the counsel for the Bar Council of India informed the bench that individuals cannot simultaneously practice law and work as accredited journalists.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\">The Court, in its observations, recorded the Bar Council of India&rsquo;s stance that an advocate cannot engage in full-time journalism due to the professional rules governing legal practice. The Court further noted the Petitioner&rsquo;s voluntary undertaking to refrain from any involvement in journalism, ensuring that he would focus exclusively on his legal career. This voluntary undertaking was accepted by the Court, which stressed that this was a significant step in resolving the issue before it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\">The Court adjourned the matter to February 2025 for further determination on the merits of the case.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <hr \/>\n \n <p><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\">Case Title: Mohd. Kamran v. The State Of Uttar Pradesh &amp; ors.,<span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> SLP (Crl) No. 9615\/2024 <\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\">Advocates For Petitioner(s): Mr. S.K. Warish Ali, Adv. Mr. Pankaj Singh, Adv. 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