Suspension of 5,790 Tamil Nadu lawyers kept in abeyance
Chennai:27.03.2019
In a reprieve to 5,970 advocates, who were suspended from practice on account of non-payment of subscription fee to the Advocates Welfare Fund, the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry agreed to keep the suspension order in abeyance for two weeks.
However, a division bench of Justice N Kirubakaran and Justice R Pongiappan said, “If you cannot even pay the fee that comes around ₹3,000 then what is the point in practising.”Understand the purpose for which such funds are created. If you don’t want such benefits, just file an affidavit to that effect, the bench said.
To this, counsel for the advocates contended that they are not opposing the fund or payment of subscription but only the suspension order without even issuing a notice to the advocates.
“The advocates have not committed any professional misconduct or criminal offence to face such action. Moreover, the BCI can suspend a lawyer only on disciplinary grounds and not for failing to pay the subscription,” advocate Giridharan said.
Recording the same, the court posted the plea to April 9 for further hearing. TNN
Chennai:27.03.2019
In a reprieve to 5,970 advocates, who were suspended from practice on account of non-payment of subscription fee to the Advocates Welfare Fund, the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry agreed to keep the suspension order in abeyance for two weeks.
However, a division bench of Justice N Kirubakaran and Justice R Pongiappan said, “If you cannot even pay the fee that comes around ₹3,000 then what is the point in practising.”Understand the purpose for which such funds are created. If you don’t want such benefits, just file an affidavit to that effect, the bench said.
To this, counsel for the advocates contended that they are not opposing the fund or payment of subscription but only the suspension order without even issuing a notice to the advocates.
“The advocates have not committed any professional misconduct or criminal offence to face such action. Moreover, the BCI can suspend a lawyer only on disciplinary grounds and not for failing to pay the subscription,” advocate Giridharan said.
Recording the same, the court posted the plea to April 9 for further hearing. TNN
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