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TMI Blog1994 (1) TMI 285X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ate Bar Councils in their responses to this Court. Accordingly Shri Shanker Das acting as Convener called a meeting on 20th November, 1994 at which besides the learned Attorney General, Mr. F. S. Nariman, President, Bar Association of India, Mr. K. K. Venugopal, President, Supreme Court Bar Association, Mr. V. C. Misra, Chairman, Bar Council of India and Mr. H. D. Shourie, the Petitioner herein, were invited to attend. Mr. V. C. Misra and Mr. K. K. Venugopal were not able to attend for personal reasons. As per the discussions that took place at the meeting a consensus emerged to the effect that instead of the Court going into the wider question whether members of the legal profession can resort to the extreme step of abstaining from appeari ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... is against resorting to strike excepting in rarest of rare cases involving the dignity and independence of the judiciary as well as of the Bar; and (b) whenever strikes become inevitable, efforts shall be made to keep it short and peaceful to avoid causing hardship to the litigant public . (Emphasis supplied.) It was in response to the above that a consensus emerged at the Bar at the hearing of the matter that instead of the Court going into the wider question whether or not the members of the legal profession can resort to strike or abstain from appearing in cases in Court in which they are engaged, the Court may see the working of the interim arrangement and if that is found to be satisfactory it may perhaps not be required to go into th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... to the court or to the profession. (4) Office bearers of a Bar Association (including Bar Council) responsible for taking decisions mentioned in Clause (1) above shall ensure that such decisions are implemented in the spirit of what is stated in Clauses (1), (2) and (3) above. (2.) MR . P. N. Duda, Senior Advocate representing the Bar Council of India was good enough to state that he will suggest to the Bar Council of India to incorporate Clauses (1), (2) (3) and (4) in the Bar Council of India (Conduct Disciplinary) Rules, so that it can have statutory support should there be any violation or contravention of the afore -mentioned four clauses. The suggestion that we defer the hearing and decision on the larger question wheth ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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