The Bar Council of Delhi has decided to examine whether the tweets made by advocate Prashant Bhushan, which led to his trial and conviction for contempt in the Supreme Court, amount to professional misconduct meriting his disqualification, Bar and Bench reported on Wednesday. This is in line with a Bar Council of India resolution about Bhushan.
Consequently, on September 21, the Bar Council of Delhi issued Bhushan a summons. The senior advocate has been asked to appear before the council on October 23 at 4 pm. The letter said Bhushan may appear before the council either physically or virtually through videoconferencing. The proceedings will be conducted ex-parte if Bhushan does not appear.
Bhushan has also been asked to send his response within 15 days after the letter’s receipt as to why disciplinary proceedings may not be initiated against him under Sections 24A and 35…