An RTI application bearing reference number BCIND/R/E/26/00637 was filed before the Bar Council of India on May 14, 2026 by Advocate Yennam Balachander Reddy seeking information regarding the enrolment and practising status of Mamata Banerjee under the Advocates Act, 1961. The applicant requested details including enrolment number, date of enrolment, state bar council affiliation, and present enrolment and practice status, if any. The application also sought certified copies of enrolment applications, certificates of enrolment, declarations regarding practice or non-practice, certificate of practice verification records, and orders relating to suspension, cessation, continuation, transfer, or non-practising status. Further, the RTI requested clarification on whether the concerned individual is presently classified as a practising or non-practising advocate and whether her name appears in any register of non-practising advocates. The application additionally sought copies of rules, circulars, notifications, and resolutions governing certificate verification, non-practising advocate identification, and rights of non-practising advocates before courts and tribunals.
Final Status of BCIND/R/E/26/00637
| Applicant Name | ADVOCATE YENNAM BALACHANDER REDDY |
| Date of receipt | 14/05/2026 |
| Request Filed With | Bar Council of India |
| Text of Application | To,
Central Public Information Officer Bar Council of India (BCI). Subject: Information regarding enrolment and practising status of Shri Mamata Banerjee under Advocates Act 1961. Please provide following information regarding Shri Mamata Banerjee former Chief Minister of West Bengal. 1. Whether Shri Mamata Banerjee has ever been enrolled as an Advocate under Advocates Act 1961. If yes provide: (a) Enrolment Number (b) Date and Year of enrolment (c) Name of State Bar Council (d) Present enrolment and practice status 2. Provide certified copies of: (a) Enrolment application (b) Certificate of enrolment (c) Declaration regarding practice or non practice (d) Certificate of Practice verification records (e) Orders or communications regarding suspension cessation continuation transfer or non practising status 3. State whether Shri Mamata Banerjee is presently classified as Practising Advocate or Non Practising Advocate as on date of disposal of this RTI application. 4. Provide certified copies of records supporting present practising or non practising status. 5. State whether name of Shri Mamata Banerjee appears in any register or list of Non Practising Advocates maintained by Bar Council of India or any State Bar Council. 6. Provide certified copies of any Rule Resolution Circular Notification or order showing whether a non practising advocate can: (a) Appear before High Courts (b) File vakalatnama (c) Argue before Supreme Court (d) Represent litigants before Courts or Tribunals 7. Provide certified copies of Rules Resolutions Circulars or Notifications governing: (a) Verification of Certificate of Practice (b) Identification of Non Practising Advocates (c) Consequences of declaration as Non Practising Advocate Declaration: Information sought relates to statutory enrolment and professional status maintained by statutory authority under Advocates Act 1961 and is matter of public record and public activity. Sections 8 9 and 11 of RTI Act 2005 are not attracted. |
| Request document (if any) | document not provided |
| Status | RTI REQUEST RECEIVED as on 14/05/2026 |
| Date of Action | 14/05/2026 |
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