VHP criticises Faizabad Bar Association’s resolution, says it violates constitutional principles and legal ethics

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The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) criticized the Faizabad Bar Association’s resolution as violating constitutional principles and legal ethics. VHP president and lawyer Alok Kumar cited multiple Supreme Court rulings that deem such resolutions illegal and unethical regarding legal representation rights.

The Supreme Court had held on various occasions that such resolutions were ‘wholly illegal, against all traditions of the Bar, and against professional ethics’, observing that every person has the right to legal representation, says VHP president Alok Kumar, who is also a lawyer