Se io
Advocate
a d
Ba
Cou cil
of
I dia
(BCI)
co-chai ma
YR
Sadasiva
Reddy
has
dema ded
the
immediate
esig atio
of
BCI
Chai ma
Ma a
Kuma
Mish a,
givi g
him
15
days
to
step
dow .
I
a
lette
dated
August
22,
Reddy
alleged
that
the
BCI
had
deviated
f om
the
sta da ds
expected
of
a
statuto y
egulato
u de
Mish a& squo;s
leade ship.
He
also
called
fo
a
special
meeti g
of
the
BCI,
a
i depe de t
audit
of
its
accou ts
a d
a
audit
of
the
“BCI
T ust
PEARL
–
Fi st& dquo;,
established
du i g
Mish a& squo;s
te u e,
Ba
A d
Be ch
Repo ted.
Reddy
fu the
u ged
the
BCI
to
stop
accepti g
payme ts
f om
law
colleges
seeki g
app oval
o
e ewal.
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Co t ove sy
Cited
Reddy& squo;s
dema d
comes
days
afte
Mish a
faced
c iticism
ove
a
di ective
th eate i g
to
ba
the
g aduati g
batch
of
NALSAR
U ive sity
of
Law,
Hyde abad,
f om
e olme t
as
advocates
ove
a
campaig
opposi g
Chief
Justice
of
I dia
Su ya
Ka t& squo;s
pa ticipatio
as
the
u ive sity& squo;s
co vocatio
chief
guest.
The
di ective
a d
p oposed
i qui y
we e
withd aw
withi
hou s.
Reddy
cited
the
episode
as
o e
of
the
g ou ds
fo
seeki g
Mish a& squo;s
esig atio .
Acco di g
to
his
lette ,
the
August
13
di ective
was
issued
without
the
matte
bei g
placed
befo e
the
BCI
o
discussed
by
its
membe s,
a d
without
a
Cou cil
esolutio
autho isi g
it.
“The
office
of
Chai ma
was
used
to
th eate
a
e ti e
g aduati g
batch
of
law
stude ts
…
with
exclusio
f om
the
p ofessio ,
as
ep isal
fo
havi g
held
a
opi io ,& dquo;
Reddy
said.
Allegatio s
Of
I egula
Appoi tme ts,
Fu d
T a sfe
Reddy
also
alleged
that
seve al
BCI
staff
membe s
we e
closely
associated
with
Mish a
a d
we e
appoi ted
without
adve tiseme ts
o
a
t a spa e t
ec uitme t
p ocess.
The
lette
aised
co ce s
ove
the
“BCI
T ust
PEARL
–
Fi st& dquo;,
egiste ed
i
2020
with
t ustees
chose
by
Mish a.
Reddy
alleged
that
a ou d
Rs
150
c o e
was
t a sfe ed
f om
BCI
fu ds
to
the
t ust
despite
objectio s
f om
some
Cou cil
membe s.
“I
k ow
of
o
p ovisio
of
the
Advocates
Act,
1961
which
pe mits
the
co pus
of
a
statuto y
egulato
(BCI)
to
be
t a sfe ed
to
a
p ivate
t ust
egiste ed
by
its
ow
Chai ma ,& dquo;
Reddy
said.
He
also
claimed
that
complai ts
had
bee
eceived
allegi g
that
law
colleges
seeki g
BCI
app oval
o
e ewal
we e
asked
to
make
“co t ibutio s& dquo;
a gi g
f om
Rs
25
lakh
to
Rs
1
c o e
to
the
t ust.
Reddy
said
that
if
the
allegatio s
we e
t ue,
they
would
be
a
matte
of
“utmost
g avity& dquo;,
addi g
that
the
BCI& squo;s
egulato y
powe s
we e
ot
i te ded
to
be
used
fo
fu d aisi g.
[embedded co te t]
Reddy
Questio s
Mish a’s
Lo g
Te u e
The
lette
also
c iticised
Mish a& squo;s
co ti uous
te u e
as
BCI
chai ma
si ce
2012,
i cludi g
his
e-electio
i
2025.
Reddy
alleged
that
Mish a& squo;s
u i te upted
te u e
of
mo e
tha
14
yea s
had
u de mi ed
the
otatio al
p i ciple
i te ded
fo
the
office.
“Whe
electio s
to
the
office
fall
due,
the
a a geme ts
a e
so
ma aged
that
the
outcome
is
a
fo ego e
co clusio ,& dquo;
Reddy
alleged,
addi g
that
a
elected
office
held
by
o e
pe so
fo
14
yea s
had
effectively
ceased
to
be
a
elected
office.
Reddy
also
poi ted
to
p otests
by
advocates
outside
the
BCI
office
a d
Natio al
Law
U ive sity
Stude t
Ba
Cou cils
decli i g
to
sha e
platfo ms
with
Mish a
as
sig s
of
decli i g
co fide ce
i
the
Cou cil.
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“I
hold
o
pe so al
a imosity
towa ds
you,& dquo;
Reddy
w ote,
addi g
that
he
had
se ved
alo gside
Mish a
fo
a
decade
a d
believed
the
i stitutio
could
ot
ecove
while
Mish a
emai ed
i
the
chai .
Mea while,
a
lawye
has
app oached
the
Sup eme
Cou t
challe gi g
Mish a& squo;s
u i te upted
co ti uatio
as
BCI
chai ma
fo
mo e
tha
a
decade.
The
petitio
was
filed
o
F iday
a d
is
yet
to
be
hea d
by
the
Cou t.
