The Court made the observation whole reserving its judgment in a petition concerning high enrolment fees set by various State Bar Councils.
Advocate Vrinda Bhandari, representing the petitioner, shed light on the financial hardships faced by her client, who hails from the marginalized Pardhi community. She highlighted that the petitioner paid ₹21,000 for his enrolment and ₹1,500 for the enrolment form itself.
“He had to fundraise privately through a WhatsApp campaign because he did not have the money to pay for it,” she added.
Source: Barandbench
