Bar Council Cannot Suspend Licence To Practice While Referring Complaint Against Lawyer To Disciplinary Committee: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a resolution passed by Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana suspending the licence of practice of a lawyer who allegedly posted derogatory comments in Facebook about the judiciary and lawyers. The Court held that the the provisions of the Advocates Act and the BCI Rules do not bestow power on the State Bar Council to suspend the licence to practice of an Advocate while referring the complaint against him to it’s disciplinary committee.