: After the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Bar associations in Tamil Nadu announced that it would withdraw the court boycott, the Bar Council of India (BCI) passed an order on Tuesday temporarily staying the suspension of 124 lawyers from the State.
Following protests staged by advocates since June 6 demanding withdrawal of amendments made to the statutory rules of the Madras HC empowering judges to debar erring lawyers, the BCI, on July 23, passed an order suspending 126 lawyers.
However, in view of the assurance given by the JAC, the BCI has passed an order staying the suspension of 124 lawyers. (Of the 126 lawyers, one had died and one name was repeated in the original order).
In his order, BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra said, “Considering the entire facts and circumstances, the subsequent developments and JAC’s decision, the operation of the order dated July 23 is hereby stayed till August 22.”
