Chandigarh, Nov. 1 -- Responding to a show-cause notice issued by the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana (BCPH), secretary of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association (PHHCBA) Gagandeep Jammu has said that BCPH has no jurisdiction to inquire into affairs of the body. Jammu was slapped with a 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 its letter to Jammu said that 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 the high court. Jammu in his letter said the process of designation was pending for years and he wrote the letter to the chief justice after due deliberation among the executive members. "The Bar council does not possess the authority to issue notice to any officer-bearer of the Bar association in relation to its internal functioning or administrative affairs on receipt of any complaint or otherwise as per the Advocates Act," he said demanding that in view of this, the notice be withdrawn. HTC...