Annexure E | BCI:D:4657/2026 | 17.07.2026

Format for Approved Public Legal Awareness Content

A working checklist for institutions preparing or approving legal awareness content for public release, so that it stays within Rule 36, Rule 37 and the profession's duties of dignity and fair conduct.

Annexed to: BCI Circular BCI:D:4657/2026Applies to: Institutions, not individual creatorsCompanion format: Annexure F (creator disclosure)
Purpose of this format. This annexure lets an Advocate-led institution - a Bar Association, Centre of Legal Education, chamber, law firm or legal aid body - put real public legal-education content (explainers, awareness campaigns, cyber-safety material, and the like) through a short internal check before it goes out, so it stays informative without drifting into promotion, solicitation or misinformation. Approval under this format is not an endorsement of any individual Advocate's professional standing.
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Who shall fill this annexure

The institution, Bar Association, Centre of Legal Education, chamber, law firm, legal aid body or other authorised body preparing or approving the public legal awareness content - not an individual content creator acting alone.

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Stage at which it is executed

Before the content is published, uploaded, circulated or otherwise disseminated. The underlying script, source material and approval record should be preserved by the institution from this point onward.

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Topic of proposed content

A short statement of what the content is actually about - the specific legal topic, right, procedure or awareness theme being addressed.

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Preparing institution

Name of the institution, Bar Association, Centre of Legal Education, chamber, law firm or legal aid body preparing the content, recorded against the content for accountability.

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Purpose of content

Which category the content falls under: legal literacy, public legal awareness, constitutional literacy, procedural awareness, legal aid, mediation awareness, cyber safety, or responsible legal education generally.

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Confirmation of content standards

A confirmation that the content is non-promotional, non-soliciting, non-sensational and accurate; that it is respectful to Courts and institutions; and that it does not disclose confidential or personal data without lawful basis.

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No unauthorised depiction

A confirmation that no real Judge, Court proceeding, litigant, witness, victim, client, case file, chamber discussion or privileged communication is depicted without lawful authority to do so.

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AI-generated or synthetic content labelling

A confirmation that any illustrative AI-generated or synthetic material is clearly labelled as illustrative, fictional or AI-generated, and does not impersonate any real person or real proceeding.

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Approving authority

Name and designation of the person within the institution who reviewed and approved the content before release.

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Date of approval

The date on which the approving authority signed off on the content, for the institution's own compliance record.

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Platform of publication

Where the content is proposed to be uploaded or circulated - website, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, WhatsApp broadcast, print, or any other channel.

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Record to be preserved

The script, visuals and approval record should be retained by the institution, so that if a complaint is later received, the basis for approval can be shown on request.

How this fits the wider circular

Annexure E is the institutional counterpart to Annexure F, which covers what an individual creator discloses about themselves. Together they let Bar Associations, chambers and Centres of Legal Education keep producing genuine legal-awareness content - explainers, cyber-safety campaigns, constitutional literacy material - while staying clearly on the right side of Rule 36's bar on advertising and solicitation.

Annexure E to BCI:D:4657/2026 | Bar Council of India, 21 Rouse Avenue Institutional Area, New Delhi 110002