SUPREME COURT ISSUED NOTICE ON LAW GRADUATE'S PETITION CHALLENGING ENROLLMENT FEE CHARGED BY UP BAR COUNCIL

The Supreme Court in the case Kuldeep Mishra vs. Bar Council Of Uttar Pradesh observed and has issued the notice on the writ petition moved by a law graduate challenging the enrollment fee charged by the Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council.

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The bench comprising of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing the petition.

It has been informed by the petitioner, appearing as party-in-person that the present fee cited by the State Bar Council is Rs. 16,665 for lawyers to be enrolled at the U.P Bar. Therefore, an additional sum for an amount of Rs. 5000/- would be charged for those wishing to expedite the processing within a single day. Thus, the petitioner challenged this fee as ‘exorbitant’.