It is very sad. Everyone is feeling bad. Because of some lawyers our profession has been defamed.'
'We are the protectors of the law and we cannot start violating it.'
Manan Kumar Mishra, chairman of the Bar Council of India, is saddened by the violence at the Patiala House court on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mishra, who feels the incidents have shifted the blame from the JNU students to lawyers, spoke to Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com
Are you planning any action against the lawyers who resorted to violence at the Patiala House court in New Delhi?
The Bar Council has constituted a high-level committee headed by a former judge of the Supreme Court. We have taken this issue very seriously and requested the committee to submit their report as soon as possible.
If found guilty, will the lawyers involved be given a warning and let off or will their licences be suspended?
Prima facie, if the inquiry committee give us a report that these people were involved (in the violence) with proof, then we will take action immediately and the proceedings can go on later.
Can the licences of these lawyers to practice law be cancelled?
Hundreds of licences of lawyers have been cancelled before and action can be taken in this case also.
The number of years a lawyer loses her/his licence depends on the gravity of the offence.
Has the Bar Council taken action against lawyers before for misconduct?
In one case 24 lawyers were suspended. Before that, five lawyers were suspended by the Bar Council for misconduct. They are still suspended.
Do you have proof against the lawyers involved in the Patiala House incident?
Whatever video we have got is from the media. Some lawyers are giving statements before the committee.
How many lawyers face action?
At this moment I cannot tell you the exact figure. That will be known after the inquiry. But I can tell you 20 lawyers will face this inquiry.
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