New Delhi: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Monday suspended senior advocates R K Anand and I U Khan, who were shown by a TV channel allegedly influencing a witness in the sensational BMW case.
Show-cause notices were also issued to the two advocates as to why action should not be taken against them, SCBA President P H Parekh said. The decision was taken at the meeting of the association's executive committee.
The SCBA action came two days after Bar Council of Delhi also issued show-cause notices to the two advocates asking them to respond by July 20.
A three-member Committee of the SCBA was also formed to inquire into the matter and it will submit its report within four weeks, Parekh said.
Besides Parekh, senior advocate V Shekhar and advocate Vikrant Yadav will be the members of the committee.
Meanwhile the Delhi Bar Council is also investigating allegations of corruption against both the lawyers.
And the Delhi Bar Council Chairman K K Manan indicated that the Bar will not hesitate to take appropriate action.
As per the bar council rules, Sec 35 of the Advocates Act can be revoked under which the license of the offending lawyer can be suspended or even cancelled if found guilty.
In case the Bar council of India too upholds the finding the lawyers may loose their right to practice any where in the country.
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