INDIAN BAR ASSOCIATION 20th APRIL, 2017

The Indian Bar Association (IBA) has sent a representation to the Chief Justice of India Justice J.S. Khekar against Dr. Manjulla Chellur Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, containing fifteen serious charges of being incompetent to discharge official duties alongwith proofs, evidences, CD’s and sting operations and has prayed for immediate withdrawal of work from Chief Justice Smt. Chellur. IBA has also prayed CJI for issuance and direction to C.B.I. to file a charge-sheet in an appropriate Court alongwith recovery of all the payments and salaries taken by her which she enjoyed while holding a post for which she was incompetent. IBA also sent request letters to all Bar Associations in Maharashtra to pass separate resolutions in this regard and send their representation the Chief Justice of India. Earlier in the case of C. Ravichandran Vs. Justice A.M. Bhattacharjee, (1995) 5 SCC 457, the two Bar Associations of Bombay i.e. Bombay Bar Association (BBA) and Advocate Association of Western India (AAWI) had passed a resolution against the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court following which he had to resigned from the post.

· The copy of letters sent to District Bar Association is at following link - http://www.bvbja.com/file/pdf/IBA20170420a.pdf

· The copy of representation to the Chief Justice of India along with fifteen charges is on following link. - http://www.bvbja.com/file/pdf/IBA20170420b.pdf