Ahmedabad, Feb 7 The Bar Council of India (BCI) has formed a panel headed by retired high court judge Paresh Upadhyay to probe an advocate's role in allegedly misleading candidates in the bar council exams held across India last Sunday.
BCI Chairman Manan Mishra told , "There is a report alleging that an advocate and his companions misled candidates in the bar council exams. To probe the allegation, a three-member panel has been formed, which will look into whether there is any substance in the allegation. It will submit a report within seven days."
Mishra added, "If the probe panel finds any irregularities in the exams, it will decide about the exams accordingly. If they find out that the advocate and his companions misled the candidates, action will be taken against them."
There were reports from Rajkot that a practising advocate and his companions had leaked the answer keys to help candidates appearing for the lawyer's exams.
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