Tamil Nadu’s Prabakaran elected vice-chairman of BCI

CHENNAI: Designated senior advocate and former president of Madras High court Advocates Association (MHAA) S Prabakaran was re-elected as vice-chairman of Bar Council of India in New Delhi on Sunday. He will hold the post for five years.
This will be his third consecutive stint as vice-chairman of the statutory body.
Prabakaran was president of the MHAA for five years since 2001. In 2007 he became president of Tamil Nadu Advocates Association (TNAA).

In 2011, he was first elected as member of Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and was again elected as the state council’s representative in the BCI , New Delhi.
In 2012, he was made the spokesperson for the national body. In 2013, Prabakaran became co-chairperson of the BCI. As a continuing member of the council, he remained in the post till 2020. In 2018, Prabakaran was re elected to the state Bar council. In 2019 he again became the state’s representative in the BCI.
In 2021, he was elected as vice-chairman for the first time for a one-year period. In 2022, Prabakaran was re elected as vice chairman for a three-year tenure. Now, he has been elected for the full five-year term as vice-chairman.
When contacted, Prabakaran, who has 35 years of Bar experience behind him, told TOI: “Longer stints are good for the national statutory regulatory body as well as the profession, as we can take forward the tasks and policies we have initiated for the betterment of legal profession and legal education in the country.”
As Prabakaran is scheduled to formally assume charge on April 17, Ved Prakash Sharma was elected to serve as vice-chairman of the BCI for the remaining term.