JUDGEMENT
AMITAVA LALA, J. -
(1.) THIS writ petition has been made by the President, High Court Bar
Association, Allahabad by appearing in
person.
(2.) BY this writ petition he wants quashing of the show-cause notice dated 30.8.2009 issued by the Vice Chairman of
the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh. As per
the notice the petitioner was called upon
to give reply to show cause as to why a
disciplinary proceeding should not be
proceeded against him under Section 35
of the Advocates Act, 1961.
The contention of the petitioner is that the notice is unsustainable in nature
since any decision has not been taken by
the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh to issue
the notice but the same is an individual
action on the part of the Vice Chairman of
the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh.
(3.) NORMALLY the court does not interfere with the issuance of notice to
show cause but when such show cause
notice seems to be barred under any law,
there is no embargo on the writ
jurisdiction of this court with regard to
interference of the notice. The petitioner
has called upon to substantiate such facts
on which, being prima satisfied, we have
called upon Sri Pankaj Naqvi, learned
counsel appearing for the Bar Council of
Uttar Pradesh to take appropriate
instruction and make submission before
this court to which Mr. Naqvi has come
forward with a communication of the
Chairman of the Bar Council of Uttar
Pradesh dated 29.9.2009 addressed to he
Secretary of Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh
from which it transpires that there was a
proceeding on 20.9,.2009 debarring the
petitioner from acting as an advocate for 10 years but the same has been kept in
abeyance. However, Mr. Pankaj Naqvi is
not in a position to submit any resolution
of such nature or meeting or
communication excepting the
communication dated 29.9.2009 and the
earlier show cause dated 30.8.2009.
Against this background we are surprised
to the conduct of the Bar Council of Uttar
Pradesh in proceeding with the matter.;
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