Questioning the allegations levelled by Senior Advocate Y.R Sadashiva Reddy in opposition to Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra final week, the Karnataka State Bar Council (KSBC) has issued a press assertion firmly endorsing and expressing ‘full solidarity’ with the BCI Chairman.
Condemning Reddy’s letter aimed toward Mishra KSBC has mentioned:
“The KSBC firmly dismisses and condemns the current letter dated August 22, 2026, issued by former member Shri Y. R. Sadasiva Reddy. The allegations contained therein are politically motivated, baseless, and aimed toward creating synthetic friction throughout the authorized fraternity“.
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V.D. Kamaraddi, Chairman of KSBC, has famous within the letter that Reddy served as a Member and Co-Chairman of the BCI for practically a decade, throughout which he participated in and endorsed the executive, monetary, and regulatory selections of the Council with out objection.
“…His sudden, opportunistic grievances-raised years after these selections have been executed-demonstrate a transparent lack of bona fides”, the KSBC press launch states.
The KSBC additionally revealed that simply two years after recommending his identify because the BCI consultant, the State Bar Council handed an official decision eradicating Reddy because the BCI member representing KSBC by a 2/third majority, resulting from his inefficiency and unsatisfactory efficiency.
“…However he continued in that very same put up on the mercy of the Chairman. It’s ironic that a person beforehand eliminated by his dwelling State Bar Council for inefficiency now seeks to query the credentials of the BCI Chairman”, the assertion reads additional.
The Karnataka State Bar Council has additionally maintained that Reddy didn’t contest the current KSBC elections and is now not an elected member of the State Bar Council.
“…Elevating stale points solely after shedding statutory standing carries no institutional weight and represents a private agenda relatively than the voice of the Bar”, the press launch says additional.
The KSBC has additionally praised the chairmanship of Manan Kumar Mishra within the press launch:
“Underneath the stewardship of Shri Manan Kumar Mishra, the Bar Council of India has constantly protected the autonomy of the career, strengthened advocate welfare initiatives, upgraded digital infrastructure, and resolved institutional issues by way of constructive, democratic dialogue”.
Within the press launch, the council additionally appeals to advocates throughout India “to reject politically motivated distractions and stay united beneath the imaginative and prescient and management of Shri Manan Kumar Mishra”.
