Supreme Court Orders BCI to Reconsider Professional Misconduct Complaint against Dhir & Dhir Partner

The Supreme Court has set aside the Bar Council of India (BCI) order dismissing a misconduct complaint against lawyers Alok Dhir and Maneesha Dhir, the founding partners of Dhir & Dhir Associates.

Sailesh Bhansali accused the firm of a conflict of interest in handling his company Madras Petrochem’s DRT case, alleging that their affiliated Asset Reconstruction Company (Dhir and Dhir ARC) misused confidential information to acquire the company’s loans.

The BCI dismissed the complaint without explanation, leading the Supreme Court to order a fresh review within six months.

The Court emphasized that BCI must provide clear reasoning when making such decisions.