Senior lawyer and president of Supreme Court Bar Association, Dushyant Dave has resigned from the position while stating that he had forfeited the right to continue as the leader of the Bar Association.
Citing that the tenure of the SCBA committee has ended already. In the brief resignation letter, he had also mentioned that it may not be possible to hold the scheduled virtual elections due to reservations held by lawyers.
“I understand their position and have no quarrel with it but to me any further continuation as the President in these circumstances will be morally wrong,” said Dushyant Dave.
He also thanked all the SCBA members for the help and cooperation that they have rendered amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Dushyant Dave had recently represented farmers in the apex court against the three contentious farm laws.
Senior advocate Chander Uday Singh has also tendered his resignation as Member of the Executive.’
“We overcame all odds and raised substantial funds, thereby helping out a substantial section of our members who were faced with financial distress; we launched an unprecedented drive to help victims of the horrific riots which rocked NorthEast Delhi last February; we succeeded in getting a written commitment from the Honourable Judges Committee in respect of additional Chambers; we revamped the Library One and effected substantial repairs in all the libraries,” said Singh.
