Supreme Court Bar Association Rules — section 37

37. (a) The Committee shall have power, either upon complaint made to it, or of its own motion, to enquire into the conduct of any member, so far as such conduct relates to any breach of the rules or by-laws and for the purposes of any such inquiry, may do all acts and things which may be necessary or expedient to enable the Committee to render such inquiry affective; Provided that the Committee shall not take any action as a result of such inquiry unless it informs the member concerned of the nature of the charge and affords him a reasonable opportunity of being heard.

(b)If after such inquiry and after hearing the member concerned, if he chooses to be heard, the Committee is of the opinion that a breach of any of the Rules or bye-laws has been committed, it shall submit a report to the general meeting.

(c)The general meeting, after hearing the member concerned, shall take the final decision by either exonerating him or expelling the member or suspending the member from membership for a specified period or reprimanding him. PART VllI MISCELLANEOUS Cessation of Membership: