BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA Vs. OM PRAKASH FAIZI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Special leave granted.

(2.) These appeals have been filed against the interim orders dated August 27, 1997 and September 23, 1997 passed by the Delhi High Court in a pending writ petition filed by the respondents wherein they have challenged the validity of the provisions contained in Sections 8 and 8-A of the Advocates Act, 1961 as amended by Act 70 of 1993 as well as the Resolution dated August 9, 1997 of the Bar Council of India.

(3.) We have heard Shri Harish N. Salve, the learned senior counsel appearing for the appellant on these appeals and Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, and Shri Arun Jaitley, the learned senior counsel appearing for the respondents. Having considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, we dispose of the appeals with the following directions:-