The Karnataka State Bar Council has issued orders to permanently remove the name of a Belagavi-based lawyer from the State roll of advocates on charges of professional misconduct.
Prabhu Shivappa Yatnatti, who has been barred from practising, is the president of the district Bar association. Association sources say they may have to convene a meeting to decide if they have to elect another president.
The council’s order follows an inquiry by the disciplinary committee that looked into allegations that Mr. Yatnatti had misappropriated ₹99 lakh that belonged to a farmer who had lost his land in government proceedings.
