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Orissa HC bar association suspends Adv Gen
Orissa High Court Bar Association passed a unanimous resolution putting the State Advocate General Ashok Kumar Mohanty under suspension.
Cuttack: In an unprecedented move the
Orissa High Court Bar Association today passed a unanimous
resolution putting the State Advocate General (AG) Ashok Kumar
Mohanty under suspension from the association and issued a
show-cause notice to him.
"The bar association in an extraordinary general body meeting on the day passed a resolution suspending the Advocate General for his alleged misbehaviour and showing disrespect to the office bearers of the bar," said the bar association secretary Piyush Kumar Mishra. It was also decided by the Association that a show-cause notice would be issued to the AG as to why he conducted himself in such unbecoming manner, Mishra said. Sources said some office bearers of the Association, including its secretary had gone the AG’s residence on Monday evening to seek his consent for inaugurating the January 26 inter-bar cricket tournament as chief guest of the occasion.
"But without any provocation, the AG misbehaved with the office bearers and asked them to go away," said a member of the association executive body.
When contacted, the AG refused to comment on the issue saying he was yet to know about the allegations against him. "I would be in a position to comment on the issue only when I am informed about the allegations against me," Mohanty told this correspondent over telephone.
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"The bar association in an extraordinary general body meeting on the day passed a resolution suspending the Advocate General for his alleged misbehaviour and showing disrespect to the office bearers of the bar," said the bar association secretary Piyush Kumar Mishra. It was also decided by the Association that a show-cause notice would be issued to the AG as to why he conducted himself in such unbecoming manner, Mishra said. Sources said some office bearers of the Association, including its secretary had gone the AG’s residence on Monday evening to seek his consent for inaugurating the January 26 inter-bar cricket tournament as chief guest of the occasion.
"But without any provocation, the AG misbehaved with the office bearers and asked them to go away," said a member of the association executive body.
When contacted, the AG refused to comment on the issue saying he was yet to know about the allegations against him. "I would be in a position to comment on the issue only when I am informed about the allegations against me," Mohanty told this correspondent over telephone.
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