OFFICE OF HEAD OF BRANCH CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ANTI CORRUPTION UNIT VIAC-II 5-B, 8TH FLOOR, A-Wing, CGO Complex New Delhi-110003 Telefax-011-24366465, Email: spacu4del@cbi.gov.in
No.304/CO/02/24/CBI/AC-II/New Delhi
Dated: 4/10/2024
To
The secretary,
Bar Council of India Trust/Pearl First,
21, Rouse Avenue Institutional Areal, Near Bal Bhawan, New Delhi-110002
Subject: Regarding creating of Bar Council of India Trust and Bar Council of India Trust" Pearl First"
Sir,
CBI has registered a complaint against the unknown officials of Bar Council of India regarding misappropriation of funds, misuse of official position etc. while creating a new trust namely Bar Council of India Trust " Pearl First". In connection with the verification of the subject matter, the following information/details may kindly be provided urgently :-
I. What is present status of Bar Council of India Trust? Provide relevant documents in this regards. Also provide documents related to Trustee of this Trust?
II. Whether "Bar Council of India Trust" (BCIT) is a Public Charitable Trust formed by Bar Council of India (a statutory body formed under an Act of Parliament in the year 1961) on 27-04-1974? If yes, provide the relevant documents in this regard.
III.Whether Bar Council of India Trust is an "irrevocable" or not? If yes, provide relevant documents in this regard.
IV.What is the status of assets/funds of Bar Council of India Trust and how its funds are being utilized?
V.Why and how a new trust in the name of Bar Council of India Trust-PEARL FIRST was formed?
VI. Who are authors & Managing Trustees of BCI Trust, Pearl First?
VII. Whether the new Trust Bar Council of India-PEARL FIRST is formed as a Public Charitable Trust? If yes, provide relevant records.
VIII Which Trust is collecting/getting "donations/fees" from various private and govt. institutions/colleges/Universities in lieu of giving recognition from Bar Council of India?
IX. How much donations/fees have been received by BCI Trust" Pear First" after its creation & how these amounts are/were being utilized? Provide relevant records with bank statements.
X. How much donations/fees have been received by old Trust i.e BCI Trust? Also provide relevant records with bank statements.
It has come to notice that India International University of Legal Education and Research (IIULER, Goa) is owned by new Trust "Pearl First".
XI. Why this university was not owned by old trust i.e BCI Trust?
XII. Any other facts related to old BCI Trust and new Trust "Pearl First".
It is therefore requested that the above details /information may kindly be provided at the earliest. In case of any kind of clarification, the Verification officer of this matter, Shri Ravi Shankar Kumar, Inspector, CBI, AC-II, Mob: 9555105836, may be contacted please.
Yours faithfully,
(Praveen Kumar, IPS)
Supdt of Police, CBI, AC-II, New Delhi प्रवीण कुमार / PRAVEEN KUMAR पुलिस अधीक्षक / Supdt of Police के० अ० ब्यूरो, अ.नि.-II, नई दिल्ली CBI, AC-II, New Delhi
