Karnataka Bar Council suspends sleaze CD victim's lawyer


Bengaluru, Apr 4 (IANS): Taking a stern view of the allegations made during a recent live session on Facebook and other social media platforms by advocate R Manjunath, who is representing the victim in the sleaze CD case here, the Karnataka Bar Council has suspended him with immediate effect and issued a show-cause notice to him.

On Wednesday, Manjunath had organised a live session on Facebook and other social media platforms, during the course of which he alleged that several lawyers have misused the funds pertaining to the stamps of the welfare fund and damaged the credibility of the Bar Council.

Subsequently, several lawyers complained to the Bar Council about Manjunath's conduct and demanded action.

In its meeting held on Friday, the Council, under its resolution no. 50/2021 decided to take suo moto action, issue notice against Manjunath, and kept him under suspension with immediate effect, pending enquiry, a statement issued by Karnataka Bar Council chairman I Srinivasa Babu read.

The show-cause notice issued to Manjunath calls upon him to explain within ten days, why his name should not be removed from the rolls of the Karnataka State Bar Council.

The sleaze CD case erupted in Karnataka more than a month ago, and Ramesh Jarkiholi, the BJP MLA from Gokak, was forced to quit as a minister on March 3, after a social activist, Dinesh Kallahalli lodged a police complaint alleging sexual harassment of a woman.

Immediately after he lodged the complaint, video clips purportedly showing their intimate moments surfaced on local News channels as well as social media.

 

 

 

  

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  • Praveen, Mangalore

    Mon, Apr 05 2021

    AS usual our Law & Justice is Sold since 2014

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  • Rakesh Pinto, Mangalore

    Sun, Apr 04 2021

    How ordinary man get justice if use this means to divert case and close . Money works always its good example.

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Sun, Apr 04 2021

    Karnataka Bar Council is trying to dilute the CD Case....!!!!!?????

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  • Prakash, Mangalore

    Sun, Apr 04 2021

    Sad day in Karnataka history. This is the classic example how powerful people can ruin anyone who voice against them.

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  • Rajesh, Manglore

    Sun, Apr 04 2021

    A very good decision by Karnataka bar council.

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  • Abdul Ravoof, Mangalore

    Sun, Apr 04 2021

    So what...No issues...It's suspension by bar council only... Bar Council Cannot Suspend Licence To Practice While Referring Complaint Against Lawyer To Disciplinary Committee: Punjab & Haryana HC...

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  • Thekkumuri Vasu, Kudla / Kerala

    Mon, Apr 05 2021

    @Rajesh, can you give a single reason to justify the Bar Council action on the Lawyer ? Probably afraid that the bold and outspoken Lawyer would expose more wrong doings of your Hero / Heroes ..? Karma will catch up, these days Lord Ram will punish in this janma only....

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Apr 04 2021

    Hum Kare Tho Chamatkar ...

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  • Veer, Nagpur

    Sun, Apr 04 2021

    This is a on-going case and not yet concluded and verdict is not out from the honourable court. In a democratic country a person is innocent until proven guilty so as it stands all accused and victims have equal right to prove themselves. Bar council has no grounds whatsoever now to suspend any reputed lawyer and its the duty of the state govt that justice is served impartially without influencing the on-going case in any manner. But sadly BJP has been and has to do this anti democratic practice for its survival in an anti democratic way.

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  • Strolfstwyn Felonius Menezes, USA/Gulf/Foreign-returned/Settled abroad/NRI/Green card holder/Malpe/Toranto

    Sun, Apr 04 2021

    I hope that vile, evil Jerkyholey gets punished for his crime of defiling that poor innocent flower in the prime of her bloom

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  • Sunitha Shetty, Mangalore

    Sun, Apr 04 2021

    Reading your name I virtually reached Toronto. No offence but was that necessary?

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  • PB, Kudla

    Sun, Apr 04 2021

    After BINOD this guy will be trending 😆😅😂

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  • Rehna, Mangalore

    Sun, Apr 04 2021

    Bar Council has no power to suspend licence of an advocate: HC. The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that a Bar council does not have power to take punitive action against a lawyer without the complaint being referred to a disciplinary committee.I

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