Bar Council of India directs Bar Council of Delhi to examine Prashant Bhushan’s tweets and take disciplinary action

Barely a week after the Supreme Court of India held advocate Prashant Bhushan guilty in contempt of court, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has directed the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) to examine his tweets and take appropriate action in accordance with the law.

In a press release on Friday, BCI stated, “The Council is of the view that the tweets and statements made by Shri Prashant Bhushan, Advocate and the Judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India needs thorough study and examination by the Bar Council in the light of the statutory duties, powers and functions conferred on it under the Advocates’ Act, 1961 and the rules framed thereunder, particularly, Section-24A and Section-35 of the Advocates Act, 1961 and Chapter-II, Part-VI of Bar Council of India Rules.”

The Bar Council of India further reiterated that Bar Council of Delhi must examine the tweets and proceed as ‘expeditiously’ as possible. The meeting was presided over by the Vice-Chairman Satish A. Deshmukh.