Rule 8 of the Bar Council of India's Standards of Professional Conduct bars an advocate from appearing…
The proviso to Rule 8 says the rule does not apply to such a member "appearing as amicus curiae or without a fee on behalf of a Bar Council, Incorporated Law Society or a…
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Rule 8 of the Bar Council of India's Standards of Professional Conduct bars an advocate from appearing for or against an organisation of whose Executive Committee he is a member. In which situation does the proviso to Rule 8 lift this bar?
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Correct answer A
The proviso to Rule 8 says the rule does not apply to such a member "appearing as amicus curiae or without a fee on behalf of a Bar Council, Incorporated Law Society or a Bar Association". Payment of the usual fee is the very situation the rule forbids. Consent of the other side is not an exception the proviso recognises.
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