Manan Kumar Mishra only pro tem BCI chairman till fresh election: SC

​BCI chief Manan Kumar Mishra only ‘pro tem’ till fresh election, Supreme Court says​NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said Bar Council of India (BCI) chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra was only a “pro tem Chairman” until a freshly constituted BCI elects its office-bearers, and directed that major policy decisions be taken in consultation with the Attorney General for India and the Solicitor General, who are permanent ex-officio BCI members.A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said Mishra could oversee the BCI's day-to-day functioning but could not be treated as a democratically elected office-bearer once the newly elected state bar councils complete the process of constituting a fresh BCI.“You should also bear in mind that you