Delhi Bar Council asks Prashant Bhushan to appear before it over SC conviction in contempt case

Bhushan on September 14 paid the wonderful imposed upon him, even if he stated he would record a evaluation petition earlier than the apex court docket towards the decision. (Document/PTI)

The Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) has requested activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan to seem earlier than it on October 23 following his conviction by means of the Perfect Courtroom, which imposed a token wonderful of Re 1 on him, in a contempt case.

The BCD transfer has are available in pursuance of the answer of September 6 of the apex bar frame, the Bar Council of India (BCI), asking its Delhi bankruptcy to take a legally-mandated resolution on this topic protecting in thoughts the conviction of Bhushan.

BCD has sought Bhushan’s reaction on as to why complaints will have to now not be initiated to revoke his enrolment as a legal professional in view of the conviction for his alleged contemptuous tweets towards judiciary.

Bhushan, who has to seem both in my opinion or via video conferencing on October 23, has to answer the Council inside 15-days of receiving the attention.

A Bar Council of a state grants licence to an individual to observe as a legal professional and has broad powers equivalent to postponing or getting rid of the best of its contributors in sure scenarios to observe underneath the Advocates Act.

“You might be required to seem in particular person or via approved suggest to your behalf on October 23 at four.00 PM within the workplace of the Council… for private listening to. It’s possible you’ll seem bodily or via digital conferencing as suited for you,” the BCD stated within the understand.

It additional stated, “You might be additionally required to ship your reaction to the Council inside 15 days of the receipt of this letter as to why complaints underneath segment 24A (Disqualification for enrolment) and segment 35 of the Advocates Act be now not initiated towards you in view of your tweets in query and conviction underneath Suo motu Contempt Petition by means of the Perfect Courtroom of India.”

The BCD took the verdict in a answer handed on September 18.

Bhushan said receiving the attention on Twitter this morning.

It stated that during case he does now not make a choice to seem earlier than the Council at the date fastened, the complaints will likely be taken “ex-parte”.

A bench headed by means of Justice Aruna Mishra (since retired) had convicted him for his two tweets towards the judiciary and imposed a wonderful of Re 1 on him.

As a punishment he was once directed to deposit the wonderful with the Perfect Courtroom registry by means of September 15, failing which he must go through three-month prison time period and debarment from regulation observe for 3 years.

Bhushan on September 14 paid the wonderful imposed upon him, even if he stated he would record a evaluation petition earlier than the apex court docket towards the decision.

The apex bar frame had stated it deliberated upon the the apex court docket judgment in its basic council assembly hung on September three and held that the tweets and statements made by means of Bhushan and the SC judgment want thorough learn about and exam “within the mild of the statutory tasks, powers and purposes conferred on it underneath the Advocates’ Act and the foundations framed thereunder”.

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