Bar council enrollment

Dear Friend

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Dear friend Without NOC Bar council will not consider your request, It is better you consult with your near & dear practising lawyer. he will suggest u way..

It is my personal view that the demand of NOC , obtained  by you from your ex-employer for  prosecution of higher study, i..e LL.B., from the University by evenininjg course, by the BCI staff as a codition precedent to your enrolment as an Advocate is illegal, unwarranted and unsustainable.

In fact such an NOC  might have been a requirement of your employer under the service rules governing your employement and if that was not obtained, the employer has a right to proceed against you under the service rules.  Further, some of the Universities also require such NOC from employed applicants seeking admission to LL.B course.  Now that neither your employer nor your University had objected to your pursuing the LL.B course and that you have obviously obtained the LL.B Degree from the College/University recognised by the Bar Council, it is unjustified on the part of the BCI to unnecessarily require you to produce the NOC from the employer for doing the LL.B Course.   It is not the concern of the BCI as to whether you obtained the NOC from the employer or not, but the BCI staff has to verify as to whether you have obtained the degree of LL.B., after undertaking the prescribed course of studies from a College/University recognised by the Bar Council.  Therefore,   you should personally represent to the  top authorities of the BCI and if they still insist upon the NOC issue, it is felt advisable for your to challenge their decision by filing a Writ Petition in the High Court .

Best wishes,