The Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh (BCAP) has issued a notification on Tuesday removing the names of 17 advocates, including two practising in the High Court (HC), from its rolls for furnishing false/ fake educational certificates at the time of enrolment.

BCAP Secretary B. Padmalatha stated that the council’s enrolment committee, after an inquiry with regard to the furnishing of false/ fake educational certificates produced by them at the time of enrolment, had recommended to the Bar Council of India (BCI) to remove their names as per Section 26 (1) of the Advocates Act of 1961. 

After giving notice and affording an opportunity of hearing to the advocates, the BCI directed the removal of the names of the said advocates from the BCAP’s rolls.

The advocates are D. Ratna Kumari and P. Padmapriya (both from HC), D. Chamundeswari, C.D. Purushottam, Chintakayala C.S. N. Murthy, Kandukuri Vishvak, Nakkella Satyavati, Gedela Raja Sekhar, Dega Sai Venkata Suman, Chagalamarri Siddaiah, Yellapu Naveen, Talluru Venkata Ramanaiah, Medithe Praveena, Yadala Suresh Babu, Kurupudi Satyanarayana, G. Subrahmanyam and M.V. Maheswara Rao.