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Lawyers are supposed to be custodians of law. they are supposed to uphold the principles of law as propounded in the various legislations without fear or favor during pre independent days many of our stalwarts were lawyers with un impeachable record of integrity and devotion to duty. But present day legal lumaniries are known for their defiance of law. We had an eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani producing a signed affidavit alleging that his client Harshad Mehta indeed paid Rs.10 million to the then PM of India.Late PV Narasimha Rao. He produced some tape as evidence. He produced a bag alleged to have been used for stock piling cash before being delivered to the Prime Minister of India. Well, it made sensational news. PM denied it and the matter was allowed to rest in peace. Neither Jethmalani was asked to prove his charges nor the then PM sued him. Not even the speaker of the then Parliament dared to unearth the truth behind the episode. The Bar council of India took no cognisance of this sensationalism while Mr. Jethmalani should have been debarred from practising for daring to level a serious allegation.
the Same Jethamalani then curiously chose to defend killers of Indira Gandhi and also the killers of Jessica Lall. Again the Bar council was a mute witness. Recently in a sting opertion byND TV senior counsel Anand was caught trying to defend the offenders in a hit and run case - the kith and kin of Admiral Nanda in the infamous BMW case. Yet The bar council turned a Nelsons eye .
Recently some lawyers barged in the court hall of Madras high court where former Union minister Dr.Subramanian Swamy appeared to implead himself as a party in the case concerning Podhu Deekshitars of Tamil Nadu against the HR & CE department of Tamil Nadu, and assaulted him in the presense of two judges. the next day, more vandalism was indulged in by the men in black robes, setting on fire vehicles, pelting stones on the police and ransacking a police Station. Police retaliated with brute force. the Legal fraternity was up in arms. the Bar Council castigates the police. they want the perpetrators of attack to be punished. Well are Lawyers above Law? What is that the Bar Council of india up to? Defend hooligans in the name of lawyers? If the council has castigated the members of the bar who induldged in violence and debarred them from practice their charge would hold water. But their demand to punish the policemen who were only discharging thier solemn duty is ridiculous. Can anyone supercede the self seekers body called Bar council? The CJI should take the lead for he is ultimate custodian of rule of law
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