BCI Decision Barring Punjab-Based Lawyer from Legal Practice Stayed: Delhi High Court
In a significant development, the Delhi High Court has stayed the decision of the Bar Council of India (BCI), which had prohibited Lokinder Singh Phaugat, a lawyer based in Punjab, from practicing law during the pendency of a police complaint against him. The decision was issued by Justice Mini Pushkarna on April 7, 2025. Phaugat had filed a plea challenging the BCI's February 27 order, which directed the Bar Council…