New Delhi, June 17 -- The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association on Monday protested against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoning senior advocate Arvind Datar after he gave legal advice to a firm. The notice, which was subsequently withdrawn by the ED, was issued to Datar after he reportedly gave legal advice to Care Health Insurance on the ESOP (employee stock ownership) issued to former Religare Enterprises Chairperson Rashmi Saluja.
The SCAORA said such a notice was a "chilling message to the legal community at large and threatens the foundational right of every citizen to receive independent legal counsel without fear or intimidation". Advocate and president SCAORA Vipin Nair said the ED action was not only unwarranted but...