Karnataka High Court Quashes Bar Council of India’s Gag Order on Advocates for Infringing Fundamental Right to Speech. The Court Holds That Neither the Bar Council of India Nor Its Chairman Possess Power Under the Advocates Act, 1961 to Restrain Advocates from Making Public Statements, Rendering the Order Void Ab Initio....
The petitioner, a practicing advocate and member of the Karnataka State Bar Council, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 12-04-2024 issued b...




