Supreme Court seeks responses from Centre, BCI on plea for advocates’ registry, social media code (opens original article in a new tab)

The Supreme Court has asked for responses from the government and BCI on a plea for a national database of advocates and a social media code for lawyers.

• Supreme Court seeks responses from Centre, BCI, and others on a plea for an advocates' registry and social media code.
• The petition highlights issues with fake lawyers and lack of a centralized database for verifying legal professionals' credentials.
• The court discussed the need for a national digital registry and a code of conduct for lawyers' social media use.