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#SupremeCourt to hear today pleas challenging the continued tenure of Sr Adv #MananKumarMishra as the Chairperson of the #BarCouncilOfIndia

Bench: CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana

On September 2, the Court laid down concrete timelines for the composition of State Bar Councils, so that the election of new office-bearers of the BCI could be conducted soon

The Court also recorded an undertaking on behalf of the BCI that it will involve the Attorney General and the Solicitor General, who are ex-officio BCI members, before taking any major policy decision

The Court further reminded Mishra that he is only a pro tem Chairman and not a democratically elected office-bearer, and hence, he can only manage the day-to-day affairs of the BCI.