Kolkata, May 14 -- The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Wednesday directed its West Bengal affiliate to furnish details relating to the enrolment and practice status of former Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee within the next two days.
The BCI move came after Banerjee appeared at the Calcutta High Court dressed in advocate's robes and pleaded during a hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding post-poll violence in the state before a division bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen.
In a letter, the BCI directed the Bar Council of West Bengal (BCWB) to submit comprehensive records within two days.
Banerjee attended proceedings at the Calcutta High Court on Thursday in ful...