Tomar moves HC to stay Bar Council action

City law minister Jitender Singh Tomar on Tuesday moved the Delhi high court, seeking a stay on the Bar Council of Delhi proceedings against him over his allegedly fake law degree. The application was mentioned before Justice Rajiv Shakdher and is likely to be listed for hearing on Wednesday.

Mr Tomar, against whom a petition is pending seeking cancellation of his election, alleged that the Bar Council of Delhi has not provided him copy of the inquiry report against him and complained that the report has been forwarded to the Delhi police instead.

Senior advocate A. S. Chandhiok, appearing for him, urged the court that the proceedings before the BCD be stayed and Mr Tomar be given more time to file “certified copies” of his degrees.

Mr Tomar’s counsel added that if the findings of the BCD were not provided to him, he would not be able to defend his case properly. Initially, allegations against Mr Tomar had been raised in a writ petition filed in the Delhi high court in February by a lawyer, alleging that the AAP leader’s undergraduate degree from Awadh University was not genuine.

Subsequently, a complaint was filed by Ripu Daman Singh Bhardwaj seeking cancellation of Mr Tomar’s registration as an advocate and initiation of criminal proceedings against him.