Members of the Bar Council of India (BCI) unanimously elected Ashok Parija as the new Chairman and Zafar Ahmed Khan as the new Vice-Chairman in a meeting held in New Delhi on 24 July 2011. Ashok Parija succeeded Gopal Subramaniam who laid down office upon his resignation as Solicitor General of the country.
The newly elected Chairman and Vice Chairman shall continue in office along with the other office bearers till April 2012.
Ashok Parija is a member from the State Bar Council of Orissa while Zafar Ahmed Khan is BCI member from the State Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh.
Election was held only for these two offices in which all 19 members of the BCI were unanimous in expressing their choice for posts of Chairman and Vice Chairman.
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