Pressure mounts on BCI chief amid demands for resignation
Demands for Bar Council of India (BCI) chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra’s resignation are growing amid allegations tied to BCI Trust PEARL-FIRST and a reported five-year tenure extension.
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What happened: resignation demands and lawyer protests
Legal community pressure is building on Bar Council of India (BCI) chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra, with demands for his resignation. A BCI General Council meeting in New Delhi is reported to have included a formal call for Mishra to step down raised by BCI member Manoj Kumar Narendran (Kerala), supported by advocate Srinath Tripathi (Uttar Pradesh).
Background: allegations around BCI Trust PEARL-FIRST and audit placement
The resignation demand is linked to a letter dated August 22 by BCI co-chairman and senior advocate Y.R. Sadasiva Reddy. Y.R. Sadasiva Reddy requested Manan Kumar Mishra’s resignation and asked for an independent probe into alleged issues in BCI functioning and financial administration.
Y.R. Sadasiva Reddy’s allegations, as described, include the claim that the original BCI trust created in 1974 fell into disuse during Manan Kumar Mishra’s tenure and was replaced by BCI Trust PEARL-FIRST, with trustees reportedly chosen by Manan Kumar Mishra.
