Chandigarh, Nov. 1 -- Responding to a show cause notice issued by the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana (BCPH), the secretary of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association (PHHCBA) Gagandeep Jammu has responded saying BCPH has no jurisdiction to inquire into affairs of the association.

Jammu was slapped with a show cause notice by BCPH last week over a letter by him sent to the chief justice expressing gratitude for the designation of 76 lawyers as senior advocates on October 20.

BCPH in the letter to Jammu said, he appeared to have acted "unilaterally" and without a resolution in this regard from the executive body of the Bar association or the general house of HC Bar. BCPH had been raising questions over the list notified by th...