Phoolka to file case against ex-HC judge
Category: Current Issues, November 1984
New Delhi After the tussle between the president of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), Paramjit Singh Sarna, and senior advocate H S Phoolka, a fresh twist developed on Friday, with the lawyer saying he would file a defamation case against former Delhi High Court judge R S Sodhi for terming his actions “professional misconduct”.
Phoolka had on Wednesday morning announced he would withdraw from all 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases as Sarna had accused him of “wasting” money given to him for the cases on behalf of the victims. However, after the Akal Takht intervened and requested Phoolka to stay on, he deferred his final call till Monday, when Sarna would explain his statement to the Takht.
A day later, Justice (retired) Sodhi, who now practises in the Supreme Court, said a lawyer must render the accounts whenever asked for by his client. Not doing so amounted to professional misconduct, he added.
Phoolka has consistently claimed that he had not charged a single penny for his services from the DSGMC, and whatever money was spent was on the administrative expenses. On Friday, he said he will approach the court (against Sodhi) since the allegations were now levelled by a lawyer.
Speaking to Newsline, Sodhi said, “He (Phoolka) is welcome to do whatever he wants but I stick to my statement that a lawyer must render the accounts to his clients. Phooka, being a senior advocate, must also learn the etiquette of a senior lawyer.”
July 24, 2010
ਵਿਸ਼ਾ: 1984, Phoolka, Roits, Sodhi
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