New Delhi--The case against Delhi law minister Jitender Tomar has been brewing since before his election as an MLA, as a writ petition was filed before the Delhi High court on February 4 this year, alleging that Tomar had given “false information” in his affidavit at the time of filing his nomination.
The high court had issued notices to Tomar, the Bar council of India (BCI) and the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) on the plea filed by advocate Santosh Kumar Sharma. In his plea, Sharma claimed that Tomar had submitted a “fake and bogus” undergraduate degree in science from Avadh University to get enrolled in the Bishwanath Singh Institute of Legal Studies College. He was enrolled as a lawyer by the BCD on the basis of a law degree from this college.
The high court had issued notices to Tomar, the Bar council of India (BCI) and the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) on the plea filed by advocate Santosh Kumar Sharma. In his plea, Sharma claimed that Tomar had submitted a “fake and bogus” undergraduate degree in science from Avadh University to get enrolled in the Bishwanath Singh Institute of Legal Studies College. He was enrolled as a lawyer by the BCD on the basis of a law degree from this college.
On 13 March, after Tomar had been appointed Law Minister, the complainant advocate filed an application before the court to withdraw the complaint. The High court bench, however, refused to allow withdrawal of the complaint and directed the BCD, BCI and the Election Commission to conduct inquiries. On the same date, The Bar council of Delhi issued notice to Tomar, on grounds that “inquiries” at the RML Avadh University had indicated that the marksheets and roll numbers given by Tomar were “fabricated.”
INDIAN EXPRESS
