Clause 9 of the rules states that an advocate should not represent organizations he is a member of. The BCD had sought a reply from Bhushan over Major Punia's complaint. In his response, Prashant Bhushan had conceded that he had indeed violated the rule.
Prashant Bhushan had filed an application seeking the recusal of Justice Arun Mishra from hearing the contempt petition filed against him by K.K. Venugopal. The application was dismissed by the Court.
A Bench headed by CJI Gogoi blamed the publicity seeking lawyers for not correcting the defects in the review petitions and causing a delay in the hearing.