Karnataka Bar Council suspends sleaze CD victim's lawyer

BENGALURU: 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 suomoto action, issue notice against Manjunath, and kept him under suspension with immediate effect, pending enquiry, a statement issued by Karnataka Bar Council Chairman I.SrinivasaBabu read. (IANS)

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