How much enrollment fee can State Bar Council charge? Decision will be taken after Holi holidays

Nationaldesk:
The Supreme Court on Monday (March 18) informed the petitioners seeking to challenge the enrollment fees charged by the State Bar Council that it will consider the issue after the Holi holidays and give its verdict.  .
 A bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Mishra is considering the present case as well as other similar petitions filed separately by different state bar councils.  The collection of enrollment fee was challenged.
 Senior advocate Ragenth Basant, appearing for the petitioner, said that the main issue is limited to the question whether the Bar Council charges fees in excess of the limit prescribed in the light of Section 24(1)(f) of the Advocates Act 1961.
 On a previous occasion, the bench questioned the Bar Council for charging enrollment fees in excess of the amount specified under the Advocates Act.  The bench said that the enrollment fee is not the same in different states.  For example, in Odisha it is Rs 42,100;  In Gujarat it is Rs 25,000;  In Uttarakhand it is Rs 23,650;  In Jharkhand it is Rs 21,460;  In Kerala it is Rs 20,000.  Last year, the Supreme Court had transferred to itself the petitions filed in various High Courts challenging the Enrollment Fee.
 Similarly, the Court on February 2 issued notice on a writ petition filed by a law graduate challenging the enrollment fee charged by the Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council.