Published on : 17 Nov 2025, 12:25 pm 2 min read

The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry has warned of an immediate and severe financial crunch following a recent Supreme Court ruling that bars state bar councils from collecting any enrolment charge beyond the statutory ₹750.

In a representation to the Union Law Ministry, the Council has sought urgent amendment of the Advocates Act, 1961 to revise the fee that has remained unchanged since 1993.

In its November 17, 2025 letter, K Balu, Co-Chairman of the Bar Council and Chairman of its Enrolment Committee, said that the Supreme Court’s judgment in Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India (2024) has created a situation of “grave concern” for all state bar councils, whose core statutory and welfare functions depend almost entirely on

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