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BCI Rules Do Not Bar Advocate From Representing Family Members; Prohibition Applies To Appearing Before Relative Judges: Bombay High Court
['Saksham Vaishya']
Supreme Court - High Court - Legal Breaking News | Live Law India
The Bombay High Court has held that the Bar Council of India Rules do not prohibit an advocate from representing his or her own family members in legal proceedings.
The Court observed that Rule 6 of the Standards of Professional Conduct and Etiquette merely prohibits an advocate from appearing before a court, tribunal or authority where a relative is a member of that adjudicatory body, and...