Prashant Bhushan resigns from CPIL, Common Cause and Swaraj Abhiyan.Advocate Prashant Bhushan has resigned from the Governing Councils of NGOs – Centre for PIL (CPIL), Common Cause and Swaraj Abhiyan..Prashant Bhushan took this step after a complaint was filed against him for violation of Bar Council of India Rules on Professional Standards..As per clause 9 of the Rules, an advocate should not represent establishments of which he is a member..Citing that Prashant Bhushan had appeared for CPIL, Common Cause and Swaraj Abhiyan while being a member of the said organisations, one Retired Major SK Punia had filed a complaint before the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD)..The BCD had sought a response from Bhushan regarding the same. Bhushan had conceded that he had represented the above-mentioned NGOs in court..Subsequently, Bhushan has now filed an affidavit informing the BCD of his resignation from CPIL, Common Cause and Swaraj Abhiyan..Bar & Bench is available on WhatsApp. For real-time updates on stories, Click here to subscribe to our WhatsApp.
Prashant Bhushan resigns from CPIL, Common Cause and Swaraj Abhiyan.Advocate Prashant Bhushan has resigned from the Governing Councils of NGOs – Centre for PIL (CPIL), Common Cause and Swaraj Abhiyan..Prashant Bhushan took this step after a complaint was filed against him for violation of Bar Council of India Rules on Professional Standards..As per clause 9 of the Rules, an advocate should not represent establishments of which he is a member..Citing that Prashant Bhushan had appeared for CPIL, Common Cause and Swaraj Abhiyan while being a member of the said organisations, one Retired Major SK Punia had filed a complaint before the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD)..The BCD had sought a response from Bhushan regarding the same. Bhushan had conceded that he had represented the above-mentioned NGOs in court..Subsequently, Bhushan has now filed an affidavit informing the BCD of his resignation from CPIL, Common Cause and Swaraj Abhiyan..Bar & Bench is available on WhatsApp. For real-time updates on stories, Click here to subscribe to our WhatsApp.
