Increase enrolment fees for law graduates, Bar Council co-chairman urges Centre

Key Points

1. K. Balu urges amendment to the Advocates Act of 1961.
2. The winter session of Parliament is scheduled to begin on December 1.
3. K. Balu is the co-chairman of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (BCTNP).
4. Current enrolment fees are ₹125 for SC/ST applicants and ₹750 for others.
5. Fees were last revised in 1993.
6. Section 24(1)(f) of the Advocates Act specifies enrolment fees.
7. Supreme Court order in Gaurav Kumar versus Union of India (2024) restricts Bar Councils from collecting fees beyond those prescribed in the 1961 Act.