fined – NEWJ https://www.thenewj.in THE NEWJ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 03:03:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Bar body fined for entertaining frivolous plaints against lawyers https://www.thenewj.in/2025/09/25/bar-body-fined-for-entertaining-frivolous-plaints-against-lawyers/ https://www.thenewj.in/2025/09/25/bar-body-fined-for-entertaining-frivolous-plaints-against-lawyers/#respond Thu, 25 Sep 2025 03:03:11 +0000 https://www.thenewj.in/2025/09/25/bar-body-fined-for-entertaining-frivolous-plaints-against-lawyers/

The Supreme Court has reprimanded the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa (BCMG) for pursuing unsubstantiated complaints against two lawyers. The SC imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 in each case, emphasizing that bar councils must provide clear reasoning when referring complaints to disciplinary committees.

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