SC: BCI chair's tenure is for 2 years, can't be made 5 years by own resolution

The petitioners questioned the lavish spending of crores on felicitation functionsNEW DELHI: With two PILs heaping allegations against functioning of advocates regulatory body Bar Council of India and questioning legality of its Apr 2025 resolution giving a five-year term to chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra, Supreme Court Wednesday said no resolution can override the statutorily prescribed two-year term.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said even if a BCI resolution generously gives a five-year term to the chairperson, his tenure ex-facie cannot exceed beyond 2027 notwithstanding the legality of the resolution.Petitioners question lavish spendNo resolution can alter the statutorily provided two-year tenure for the chairperson,” the bench said.The p