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MP, MLAs to be barred from practising law?

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NEW DELHI: The Bar Council of India on Wednesday issued a notice to all MLA, MLC, and MPs whether or not they should be barred from practising law while they serve as legislators.

The final decision is likely to be taken in a BCI meeting on January 22.

The council has asked all of them to file their replies in a week’s time.

Last year, President of National Lawyers' Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms (NLC) Mathews Nedumpara had written a letter to the Chairman of Bar Council of India seeking a ban on Members of Parliament (MPs) practising law in court.

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