The Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) on Thursday welcome the Supreme Court verdict quashing certain disciplinary rules against advocates, including debarring a lawyer from practising.
The BCD said it appreciates the observations of the apex court that the Bar councils have a crucial role to play in a democratic society to ensure protection of human rights.
The apex court on January 28 struck down certain amended Rules of the Madras High Court and observed that if the bar fails to perform the duty independently and becomes a “sycophant”, it ultimately results in denigrating of the judicial system and judiciary itself.
“Role of Bar in the legal system is significant.
The Bar is supposed to be the spokesperson for the judiciary as Judges do not speak,” the bench said.
“It is the duty of the Bar to protect honest judges and not to ruin their reputation and at the same time to ensure that corrupt judges are not spared,” it added.
BCD Chairman K C Mittal, in a statement, said the apex court had upheld the autogeny and dignity of the Bar and has held that
Bar is independent of bench”Under the Advocates Act, 1961, the Bar enjoys the autonomous status having disciplinary control assigned to the disciplinary committee of the State Bar Councils and the Bar Council of India,” BCD said.