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Breaking News: BCI issues show cause notice to Dushyant Dave for remarks against CJI Dipak Misra, Collegium

Team SoOLEGAL 28 Aug 2017 3:09pm

Breaking News: BCI issues show cause notice to Dushyant Dave for remarks against CJI Dipak Misra, Collegium

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has today issued a show cause notice to Senior Advocate and former President of Supreme Court Bar Association Dushyant Dave for his remarks against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and the Collegium.

The BCI has asked Dave to file his reply within four weeks.

The BCI has also clarified that it is not in agreement with the decision of the Collegium to transfer Justice Jayant Patel and may join issue with the Gujarat High Court Advocates Association in the legal proceedings which are likely to be instituted in Supreme Court.

However, the BCI has taken the view that the remarks of Dave on the subject are baseless and reckless, and smack of a personal vendetta against the CJI.

The press release issued by BCI states,

“the baseless comments of Mr. Dave on TV yesterday is an attempt to malign the image of judiciary and the Institution. The personal attack smacks of some personal vendetta against the Chief Justice of India which amounts to gross misconduct”.

In a discussion on NDTV yesterday, Dave had stated that “independence of Collegium is only in name”.

“Collegium has been making thunderous sounds about independence of judiciary. They wrested control of judicial appointments from executive under the garb of freeing the judiciary from political interference, but that is precisely what is happening today. Those judges who are perceived to be close the powers-be, those who have really helped Mr. Amit Shah have all been rewarded like Justice Sathashivam and Justice Chauhan.  

It is the darkest day in Indian judiciary. I did not expect much from the Hon’ble Chief Justice since he is compromised because of serious allegations against him in the Kalikho Pul suicide note and the CBI case pending against him. But the four other Collegium members are outstanding, and men of absolute integrity and I have great respect. So I am terribly shocked that this decision has been taken”, Dave had said.

Read the press release by BCI below:

Bar Council of India   Dushyant Dave   Dipak Misra   Supreme Court Bar Association  

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