Bar Council of India suspends 105 advocates of Tamil Nadu
Posted on: 25/Jul/2016 10:17:37 AM
Advocates are boycotting courts from 1st June demanding the unconditional withdrawal of newly amendments to Advocates Act.
At this juncture the lawyers have announced a gherao on Monday. Large numbers of advocates from the districts are expected to converge in the city to participate in the agitation.
Earlier the The Bar Council of India has warned the Tamil Nadu lawyers that disciplinary action would be initiated against them for indulging in court boycott the court.
In unprecedented action, the Bar Council of India (BCI) on Sunday suspended a total of 105 lawyers of Tamil Nadu and prohibited them from practising in any court or tribunal.
These persons shall not be allowed to practise in any court or other forum and they shall not be treated as an advocate for any purpose. The council further resolves to initiate the disciplinary proceedings against these lawyers for the aforementioned misconduct and the proceedings will be held different places
Some of the important advocates suspended are P Thirumalairajan, chief coordinator of the JAC, and M Velmurugan, former member of Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, Madras High Court Advocates Association (MHAA) secretary Arivazhagan, Women Lawyers Association (WLA) president Nalini and Egmore Bar Association president Chandan Babu.
