All 3 members of poll panel for SC bar association’s election resign

The letter read that the draft agreement entered with NSDL and the estimated cost of expenses for holding the polls digitally was sent to the executive committee of the SCBA on January 14. "We have received a resolution, taking certain decisions, passed by the executive committee on January 14. We consider these events as a 'REFUSAL' by the executive committee of the SCBA to carry out our directions which in terms of Rule 17A of the Rules of the SCBA are final and binding," the panel members said. Adding, it was not possible for them to continue to discharge their duties as members of the panel to hold elections. The Executive Committee of SCBA on December 4 last year had decided to constitute the election committee headed by senior advocate Jaideep Gupta to hold the polls in the second week of January. Also Read | PM Modi launches nation-wide Covid-19 vaccination drive Some of the bar association leaders were opposed to virtual election and want a hybrid system where lawyers are allowed to cast votes through both physical and virtual modes. SCBA president Dushyant Dave had resigned from his post with immediate effect on Thursday saying he had forfeited his right to continue.