Bar Council says grievance towards actor Dileep’s lawyer by survivor ‘not so as’

By Express News Service

KOCHI: The Bar Council of Kerala on Wednesday despatched a reply to the survivor within the 2017 actor abduction and sexual assault case stating that her grievance towards advocates representing actor Dileep within the case for skilled misconduct just isn’t so as.

The letter despatched by the Secretary of Bar Council of Kerala directed her to file the grievance as per the Bar Council Rules. “Your present complaint can be considered only after rectifying defects,” as per the reply to the survivor.

Anil Kumar KN, Chairman, Bar Council of Kerala, advised TNIE the survivor despatched the grievance by way of e-mail, however as per Rules, there ought to be a bodily copy of the grievance. A grievance towards an advocate ought to be within the type of a petition duly signed and verified as required beneath the Code of Civil Procedure. 30 copies of the grievance, licensed to be true copies by the complainant/petitioner, ought to be subject. If there may be a couple of Respondent or counter petitioner, such a lot of extra copies of the grievance ought to be filed. As per the Rule, each grievance ought to be accompanied by a financial institution receipt evidencing cost of grievance payment Rs 2500 to the credit score of the Bar Council of Kerala, Ernakulam, the Chairman mentioned.

The BCK additionally despatched a duplicate of the Rules referring to the process to be adopted in submitting a grievance towards an advocate to the survivor. “Once all the defects cure, the further steps in the complaint will be taken as per Rules,” mentioned the chairman.