Bar Council chair rejects plea for resignation; co-chair alleges irregularities
The co-chair, in a letter dated August 22 addressed to Mishra, demanded the chair's immediate resignation and an independent probe into alleged irregularities.
The Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman, Manan Kumar Mishra, has rejected demands for his resignation and allegations of financial and administrative irregularities from co-chairman YR Sadasiva Reddy. Reddy, in a letter dated August 22, demanded Mishra's immediate resignation and an independent probe into the BCI's financial transactions, appointments, and other decisions.
Mishra, however, stated that he had not received the letter and that he commanded support from two-thirds of the BCI's members. He questioned Reddy's current membership in the council, noting that he had not contested Karnataka Bar Council elections. Reddy, in a video interview, reiterated his allegations of financial irregularities, nepotism, and the NALSAR enrolment controversy.
Mishra dismissed the claims as "baseless" and "politically motivated," accusing Reddy of engaging in "dirty party politics."
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