Fake attendance docus: Bar council warns 1,000 lawyers of severe action
Chennai:26.01.2020
The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has warned more than 1,000 lawyers who have enrolled as advocates by producing forged college attendance certificates of severe action unless they surrendered their enrolment certificates immediately.
Theissuecametolightwhen Vipin – a retiredemployee of Southern Railways — approached the council for enrolment.Heclaimedthathehadsuccessfully completed law degree from Smt Basava Rama Tarakam Memorial Law College, Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh in 2015-18. As per the rules set by the Madras high court, candidateswhohavesecuredlawdegreesfrom statesother than TN must produce attendancecertificatesfrom thecollege.Vipin had produced an attendancecertificate,which on verification by the council, was found to be forged and obtained in connivance with the college’s principal Himavantha Kumar. Kumar was arrested subsequently. A preliminary inquiry revealed that more than 1,000 advocates enrolled with the council had obtained such forged certificates from the college.
Briefing reporters, the council’s chairperson P S Amalraj said, “Such people must surrender their enrolment certificates immediately. If not, criminal action will be initiated besides ensuring that pension and other benefits they enjoy are stopped.” Amalraj said a committee is verifying certificates produced by candidates with other state law degrees.
“Certificates of 65,000 advocates have been verified and a timeframewillbefixedtocompletethe rest.Listof advocateseligibleto practicewillbe publishedon thecouncil’s website once the scrutiny is over,” he added. TNN
Chennai:26.01.2020
The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has warned more than 1,000 lawyers who have enrolled as advocates by producing forged college attendance certificates of severe action unless they surrendered their enrolment certificates immediately.
Theissuecametolightwhen Vipin – a retiredemployee of Southern Railways — approached the council for enrolment.Heclaimedthathehadsuccessfully completed law degree from Smt Basava Rama Tarakam Memorial Law College, Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh in 2015-18. As per the rules set by the Madras high court, candidateswhohavesecuredlawdegreesfrom statesother than TN must produce attendancecertificatesfrom thecollege.Vipin had produced an attendancecertificate,which on verification by the council, was found to be forged and obtained in connivance with the college’s principal Himavantha Kumar. Kumar was arrested subsequently. A preliminary inquiry revealed that more than 1,000 advocates enrolled with the council had obtained such forged certificates from the college.
Briefing reporters, the council’s chairperson P S Amalraj said, “Such people must surrender their enrolment certificates immediately. If not, criminal action will be initiated besides ensuring that pension and other benefits they enjoy are stopped.” Amalraj said a committee is verifying certificates produced by candidates with other state law degrees.
“Certificates of 65,000 advocates have been verified and a timeframewillbefixedtocompletethe rest.Listof advocateseligibleto practicewillbe publishedon thecouncil’s website once the scrutiny is over,” he added. TNN
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