After the initiative of Allahabad and Bombay bar associations, on August 20, 2026, a meeting was held in the evening hours at Shatabdi Bhawan, Advocates Association, Patna High Court to launch BCI Ki Garima Bachao Rashtriya Sangharsh Samiti with BCI member Srinath Tripathy and Dharamnath Yadav, former BCI member as it's conveners. Samitis are being formed in all the states.
Senior advocate Basant Chaudhary has been made the convener of Bihar Samiti and Ram Sandesh Rai has been made its secretary. Advocates believe that the BCI should respect the interests of advocates and their freedom of expression instead of making arbitrary decisions. BCI should come to the defence of advocates whenever they face assault on their rights.
Prior to this, the coordination committee of the three associations of advocates issued a joint statement to communicate to the organiser of the meeting that the premises of the Shatabdi Bhawan cannot be used without prior application and permission.
The newly formed organization of lawyers and jurists has been formed in the backdrop of protests against Chairman, BCI. The main objective of this protest committee is to protect the reputation, transparency, and democratic rights of lawyers of the Bar Council of India (BCI).
Besides BCI member from Uttar Pradesh, Advocate Srinath Tripathi, BCI member Manoj Kumar Narendran, from Kerala, called for chairman's resignation. The latter made this demand directly before the General Council. Senior Advocate Sadasiva Reddy, BCI Co-Chairman has also sought his resignation who is BCI's chairman for more than 14 years.
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