SC dismisses plea seeking ban of lawmakers from practicing as advocates
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The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking to ban lawmakers from practicing as advocates.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said that the Bar Council of India Rules does not prohibit legislators from practicing as lawyers.
The court was hearing a PIL filed by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay seeking to bar lawyer-lawmakers (MPs, MLAs, MLCs) from practicing in courts during their tenure in the legislature.
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