Odisha: Bar Council Suspends Lawyer for Social Media Posts Against Judiciary

Odisha: Bar council suspends lawyer for social media posts against judiciary

Cuttack, Sept 16 (PTI) A lawyer was suspended by the Odisha State Bar Council for two years for allegedly making "derogatory" posts on social media against judicial officers by using a fake profile.The bar council suspended Bhadrak-based advocate Hemant Kumar Nayak on Monday after its disciplinary committee found him guilty.Nayak was enrolled as a member of the council in 1998, a statement said.After creating a fake profile on Facebook by slight…

Odisha State Bar Council suspends Bhadrak advocate for offensive social media posts

Cuttack: The Odisha State Bar Council has debarred a Bhadrak-based advocate from practice for two years after he was found using obscene and derogatory language against judicial officers, particularly women judges, on social media. Council Chairman Sitanshu Mohan Dwibedy stated Advocate Hemanta Kumar Nayak, a resident of Rajuali Bindha, has been suspended from practice for two years, starting from the date of the Disciplinary Committee’s judgmen…

Odisha Advocate Barred From Practising Law For 2 Year Over Social Media Posts

Cuttack: Odisha State Bar Council has suspended Bhadrak-based advocate Hemanta Kumar Nayak for two years for posting derogatory and obscene content against judicial officers on social media. Taking suo motu cognisance of the matter under Section 35 of the Advocates Act, 1961, three-member disciplinary committee of the bar – Bibhu Prasad Tripathy (chairman), Phoni Bhusan Patnaik and Tapan Kumar Biswal – issued the ruling on September 13. Nayaj ha…