SATYA PRAKASH RAVIDAS vs THE SECRETARY BAR COUNCIL OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 07th February, 2025 Date of Decision: 17th April, 2025 + W.P.(CRL) 3931/2024 SATYA PRAKASH RAVIDAS .....Petitioner Through: Petitioner-in-person. versus THE SECRETARY BAR COUNCIL OF DELHI.....Respondent Through: Mr. T. Singhdev, Mr. Tanishq Srivastava and Mr. Abhijit Chakravarty, Advs. for R-1. + W.P.(CRL) 3524/2024 SATYA PRAKASH RAVIDAS .....Petitioner Through: Petitioner-in-person. versus THE CHAIRMAN NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SC ST .....Respondent Through: Mr. T. P. Singh, SCGC for NCSC. (M:9971529687). CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA % JUDGMENT MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J: W.P.(CRL) 3931/2024 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HEMANT PRATAP SINGH W.P.(CRL) 3931/2024 & Connected Matter Page 1 of 13 Signing Date:20.04.2025 10:55:54 1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (‘BNSS’) seeking directions to Bar Council of Delhi (‘BCD’) (i) to take action under Section 35 of the Advocates Act, 1961against Ms. Karnika Seth (‘Advocate KS’), for her alleged misconduct towards the client i.e., Raj Vidya Kender (‘RVK’) a registered Society and for not maintaining professional standards; (ii) to restrain Advocate KS above from further negligence and dereliction of duty towards the Petitioner herein, who belongs to the Schedule Caste Community;(iii) the Petitioner seeks a direction from this Court to reject the civil suit bearing [CS (OS) No. 470/2019] titled as ‘Raj Vidya Kender (RVK) & Anr. vs. Satya Prakash Ravidas & Ors.’ with exemplary cost to compensate the Petitioner; and (iv) lastly, to take suo moto cognizance to investigate potential violation of various regulations or laws.