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A PROJECT OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
ON
Professional Misconduct: Meaning, Ambit and Punishment
Submitted to:
Mr. Ankit Awat!i
"ate o# ubmiion:
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RAIP*R+ CHATTIS,ARH
Submitted b-:,urreet /aur C!aw0a
Semeter 1
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TABLE OF CONTENT
AC/NO4LE",EMENTS........................................................................................... 3
LIST OF CASES........................................................................................................4
O5JECTI6ES............................................................................................................ 5
RESEARCH METHE"OLO,7.....................................................................................5
INTRO"*CTION.......................................................................................................6
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS 8 MEANIN, AN" AM5IT.......................................................7
THE 5O"7 OR A*THORIT7 EMPO4ERE" TO P*NISH FOR PROFESSIONAL OR OTHER
MISCON"*CT..........................................................................................................9
1. STATE BAR COUNCIL AND ITS DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE ......................................9
2. BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA AND ITS DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE ..............................11INSTANCES OF PROFESSIONAL MISCON"*CT 57 LA47ERS.....................................12
CRITI9*E..............................................................................................................18
CONCL*SION........................................................................................................ 19
REFRENCES.......................................................................................................... 20
Books:........................................................................................................... 20
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AC!NO"LE#$EMENT
I+ $ur%reet !aur Cha&la, 3onider it m- mot !umb0e rii0e;e to !ae been ab0e to work on t!e
demandin; -et mot interetin; and ent!ra00in; o# a00 iue+ Professional Misconduct: Meaning,
Ambit and Punishment' 4orkin; on t!i aer !a been one o# t!e mot enri3!in; e
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L)T OF CAE
Sambhu Ram Yadav v. Hanuman Da !ha"#$+ '$$( ) SCC (
S"a"% &' Pun(ab v. Ram S)n*h+ AIR (@@' SC '(
N"anma+ Chaua))a v. M.R. Mu#+)+ '$$% AIR SC4 '@%
P an Adv&a"%, AIR (@)B SC (B(B
H)-ma" A+) !han v. Iha# P#aad A#$a and O"h%#, AIR (@@2 SC )%
Shambhu Ram Yadav v. Hanuman Da !ha"#$, AIR '$$( SC '$@
P.D. /u0"a v. Ram Mu#") and An#., AIR (@@ SC 'B
A++ahabad Ban- v. /)#)h P#aad %#ma 5CI Tr. Cae No. %@&(@@B
P#&'. !#)han#a( /&am) v. )hana"h D. Mu-ah)-a# ".C. Aea0 No. %$&(@@
Mun)h Chand#a /&%+ v. Sm". Sud%h Ran) JT '$$' D( SC %'2
Su#%nd#a Na"h M)""a+ v. Da$a Nand Sa#&&0 5CI Tr. Cae No. )B&(@2
P#a"a0 Na#a)n v. Y.P. Rah%(a 5CI Tr. Cae No. %$&(@@B
Sm". P. Pan-a(am v. B.H. Chand#ah%-ha#, 5.C.I. Tr. Cae No. )&(@@'
Babu La+ a)n v. Subhah a)n, 5CI Tr. Cae No.((&(@@)
Jo!n ">oua . Edward Ani+ AIR (@@% SC @2
In #%3 )na$ Chand#a M)h#a Dt!e a00e;ed 3ontemner+ D(@@ ' SCC B%
Su0#%m% C&u#" Ba# A&)a")&n v. Un)&n &' Ind)a 4 An# .+ D(@@ % SCC %$@
Cae: Suo Motto EnGuir- . Nand La0 5a0wani+ 5.C.I. Tr. Cae No. )&(@@@
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OB*ECT)+E
To undertand t!e meanin; and ambit o# Pro#eiona0 Mi3ondu3t b- 0aw-er under
Ado3ate A3t+ (@)(. To ana0-e t!e ariou intan3e o# Pro#eiona0 Mi3ondu3t and ot!er mi3ondu3t
wit! re#eren3e to 3ae 0aw.
To identi#- t!e bod- or aut!orit- emowered to uni! #or Pro#eiona0 Mi3ondu3t.
To under;o a 3riti3a0 ana0-i o# t!e roiion o# mi3ondu3t under Ado3ate A3t+
(@)(.
EEAC- MET-E#OLO$.
• T!e nature o# t!e ro=e3t i ure0- do3trina0&non?emiri3a0. It i ure0- baed on data
3o00e3ted #rom book+ a3t+ =ourna0 and web our3e.
• T!e met!odo0o;- a0o in30ude data 3o00e3ted bot! #rom t!e rimar- e3ondar-
our3e+ but main0- #rom e3ondar- our3e.
)NTO#/CT)ON
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Ado3a3- i a nob0e ro#eion and an ado3ate i t!e mot a33ountab0e+ rii0e;ed and
erudite eron o# t!e o3iet- and !i a3t are ro0e mode0 #or t!e o3iet-+ w!i3! are ne3ear- to
be re;u0ated. Pro#eiona0 mi3ondu3t i t!e be!aiour outide t!e bound o# w!at i
3onidered a33etab0e or wort!- o# it member!i b- t!e ;oernin; bod- o# a ro#eion.
Pro#eiona0 mi3ondu3t re#er to di;ra3e#u0 or di!onourab0e 3ondu3t not be#ittin; an
ado3ate. C!ater 6 o# t!e Ado3ate A3t+ (@)(+ dea0 wit! t!e 3ondu3t o# Ado3ate. It
de3ribe roiion re0atin; to uni!ment #or ro#eiona0 and ot!er mi3ondu3t. Se3tion
BD( o# t!e Ado3ate A3t+ (@)(+ a-+ w!ere on re3eit o# a 3om0aint or ot!erwie a State
5ar Coun3i0 !a reaon to be0iee t!at an- ado3ate on it ro00 !a been ;ui0t- o# ro#eiona0
or ot!er mi3ondu3t+ it !a00 re#er t!e 3ae #or dioa0 to it di3i0inar- 3ommittee. Se3tion
B emower t!e di3i0inar- 3ommittee to rerimand t!e ado3ate and uend t!e
ado3ate #rom ra3ti3e #or u3! eriod a it ma- deem #it or remoe t!e name o# t!e
ado3ate #rom t!e State ro00 o# ado3ate. Howeer+ an aea0 a;aint t!e order o# t!e
di3i0inar- 3ommittee ma- be re#erred+ to t!e 5ar 3oun3i0 o# India( and t!erea#ter to
t!e Sureme Court a;aint t!e order o# t!e 5ar Coun3i0 o# India'
,enera00- 0e;a0 ro#eion i not a trade or buine+ it> a ;ra3iou+ nob0e+ and
de3ontaminated ro#eion o# t!e o3iet-. Member be0on;in; to t!i ro#eion !ou0d not
en3oura;e de3eit#u0ne and 3orrution+ but t!e- !ae to trie to e3ure =uti3e to t!eir 30ient. T!e 3redibi0it- and reutation o# t!e ro#eion deend uon t!e manner in w!i3!
t!e member o# t!e ro#eion 3ondu3t t!eme0e. It> a -mbo0 o# !ea0t!- re0ation!i
between 5ar and 5en3!.
T!e Ado3ate A3t+ (@)( a we00 Indian 5ar Coun3i0 are i0ent in roidin; e
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POFE)ONAL ET-)C 0 MEAN)N$ AN# AMB)T
A eron w!o 3arrie&undertake t!e ro#eion i 3a00ed a ro#eiona0. "eendin; on t!e
ro#eion a eron undertake+ !e&!e i identi#ied wit! a e3ia0 name re0eant to t!e ro#eion.
Mi3ondu3t+ a33ordin; to O
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endin; a33et bribe+ and aked #or R. ($+$$$ to bribe and in#0uen3e t!e =ud;e to obtain a
#aourab0e order. T!e "i3i0inar- Committee+ !o0din; t!at t!e ado3ate wa ;ui0t- i#
mi3ondu3t+ tated t!at u3! an a3t made t!e ado3ate tota00- un#it to be a 0aw-er. T!e
Sureme Court+ u!o0din; t!e #indin; o# t!e Ra=at!an 5ar Coun3i0 !e0d t!at t!e 0e;a0
ro#eion i not a trade or buine. Member be0on;in; to t!e ro#eion !ae a arti3u0ar
dut- to u!o0d t!e inte;rit- o# t!e ro#eion and to di3oura;e 3orrution in order to enure
t!at =uti3e i e3ured in a 0e;a0 manner. T!e a3t o# t!e ado3ate wa mi3ondu3t o# t!e
!i;!et de;ree a it not on0- obtru3ted t!e adminitration o# =uti3e+ but eroded t!e
reutation o# t!e ro#eion in t!e oinion o# t!e ub0i3.)
In 3ae o# State of Punjab v. Ram Singh7 + t!e Sureme Court !a ewou0d 3ontitute mi3ondu3t and indi3i0ine+ w!i3!+ !oweer i wide enou;! to
in30ude wron;#u0 omiion or 3ommiion+ w!et!er done or omitted to be done
intentiona00- or unintentiona00-. It mean imroer be!aiour+ intentiona0 wron; doin; or
de0iberate io0ation o# a ru0e o# tandard o# be!aiour>.
In t!e matter o# P an #dvo$ate%+ t!e Court !a !e0d t!at an ado3ate ma- be uni!ed
not on0- w!en !e i ;ui0t- o# ro#eiona0 mi3ondu3t but a0o i# !e i ;ui0t- o# ot!er
mi3ondu3t w!i3! ma- not be dire3t0- 3on3erned wit! t!e ro#eiona0 a3tiit- a
6 Sura at %
7 AIR (@@' SC '(
8 '$$% AIR SC4 '@%
9 AIR (@)B SC (B(B
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u3!+ ma- neert!e0e be o# u3! di!onourab0e or in#amou 3!ara3ter a to inite t!e
uni!ment due to ro#eiona0 mi3ondu3t.
T-E BO#. O A/T-O)T. EMPO"EE# TO P/N)- FO POFE)ONALO OT-E M)CON#/CT
1. STATE BAR COUNCIL AND ITS DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE
&rgani'ation? Se3tion B o# t!e Ado3ate A3t make it 30ear t!at on re3eit o# a
3om0aint or ot!erwie a State 5ar Coun3i0 !a reaon to be0iee t!at an- ado3ate on it ro00
!a been ;ui0t- o# ro#eiona0 or ot!er mi3ondu3t+ it !a00 re#er t!e 3ae #or it
dioa0 to di3i0inar- 3ommittee($. It i one o# t!e #un3tion o# t!e State 5ar Coun3i0 to
entertain and determine t!e 3ae o# mi3ondu3t a;aint t!e ado3ate on it ro00((. Se3tion @
o# t!e A3t reGuire t!e 5ar Coun3i0 to 3ontitute one or more di3i0inar-
3ommittee('. Ea3! o# u3! 3ommittee i reGuired to 3onit o# t!ree eron o# w!om two
!a00 be eron e0e3ted b- t!e 3oun3i0 #rom amon;t it member and ot!er !a00 be
a eron 3o?oted b- t!e 3oun3i0 #rom amon;t it member ado3ate w!o oe t!e
Gua0i#i3ation e3i#ied in t!e roiion to ube3tion D' o# e3tion B and w!o are
not member o# 3oun3i0 and t!e enior mot ado3ate amon;t t!e member o# t!e
di3i0inar- 3ommittee !a00 be t!e 3!airman t!ereo# .(B
Pro3edure? Se3tion B roide t!at a#ter ;iin; t!e ado3ate 3on3erned and t!e
Ado3ate? ,enera0 an oortunit- o# bein; !eard+ t!e di3i0inar- 3ommittee o# a State
5ar Coun3i0 ma- make an- o# t!e #o00owin; order?:
(. "imi t!e 3om0aint or w!ere t!e ro3eedin; were initiated at t!e intan3e o#
t!e State 5ar Coun3i0+ dire3t t!at t!e ro3eedin; be #i0ed
10 B o# Ado3ate A3t+ (@)(
11 )D3 o# Ado3ate A3t+ (@)(
12 @D( o# Ado3ate A3t+ (@)(
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,*PTA S.P.+ PROFESSIONAL ETHICS+ ACCO*NTA5ILIT7 FOR LA47ER AN" 5ENCH 5AR R ELATIONS D%t! ed.+ '$($ Centra0 Law A;en3-.
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'. Rerimand t!e ado3ate
B. Suend t!e ado3ate #rom ra3ti3e #or u3! eriod a it ma- deem #it
%. Remoe t!e name o# t!e ado3ate #rom t!e State ro00 o# ado3ate.(%
It i t!at w!en t!e ado3ate i uended #rom t!e ra3ti3e under t!e a#oreaid 30aue DB+ !e
!a00+ durin; t!e eriod o# uenion+ be debarred #rom ra3ti3in; in an- Court or
be#ore an- aut!orit- or eron in India.(
ection 12: Alteration in the roll of ad3ocates
4!ere an order i made rerimandin; or uendin; an ado3ate+ a re3ord o# t!e uni!ment
!a00 be entered a;aint !i name in t!e tate ro00 and w!ere an order i made remoin; an
ado3ate #rom ra3ti3e + !i name !a00 be tru3k o## t!e tate ro00.
ection 456B: #is%osal of disci%linar7 %roceedings
T!i e3tion roide t!at t!e di3i0inar- 3ommittee o# t!e State 5ar Coun3i0 !a00 dioe o#
t!e 3om0aint re3eied b- it under e3tion B e
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D( An- eron a;;rieed b- an order o# t!e di3i0inar- 3ommittee o# t!e State 5ar Coun3i0
made *nder Se3tion B or t!e Ado3ate ,enera0 o# t!e State ma- wit!in )$ da- o# t!e date
o# t!e 3ommuni3ation o# t!e order to !im + re#er an aea0 to t!e 5ar Coun3i0 o# India.
D' Eer- u3! aea0 !a00 be !eard b- t!e di3i0inar- 3ommittee o# t!e 5CI w!i3! ma-
a u3! order in30udin; order ar-in; t!e uni!ment awarded b- t!e di3i0inar-
3ommittee o# t!e State 5ar Coun3i0 a it deem #it.
DB No order o# t!e di3i0inar- 3ommittee o# t!e State 5ar Coun3i0 !a00 be aried b- t!e
di3i0inar- 3ommittee o# t!e 5CI o a to re=udi3ia00- a##e3t t!e eron a;;rieed wit!out
;iin; !im reaonab0e oortunit- o# bein; !eard.
2. BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA AND ITS DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE
&rgani'ation? Se3tion B) o# t!e Ado3ate A3t emower t!e 5ar Coun3i0 o# India to
re#er+ in 3ertain 3ir3umtan3e+ t!e 3ae #or dioa0 to it di3i0inar- 3ommittee. Se3tion @
roide t!at t!e a 5ar Coun3i0 !a00 3ontitute one or more di3i0inar- 3ommittee+
ea3! o# w!i3! !a00 3onit o# t!ree eron o# w!om two !a00 be eron e0e3ted b-
t!e Coun3i0 #rom amon;t it member and t!e ot!er !a00 be a eron e0e3ted b- t!e
3oun3i0 amon;t ado3ate w!o oe t!e Gua0i#i3ation e3i#ied in t!e roiion toub?e3tion D' o# Se3tion B and w!o are not member o# t!e 3oun3i0 and t!e enior mot
ado3ate amon;t t!e member o# di3i0inar- 3ommittee !a00 be t!e 3!airman t!ereo#.
Power?: Se3tion %' dea0 wit! t!e ower o# t!e di3i0inar- 3ommittee o# a 5ar
Coun3i0. T!e roiion o# Se3tion %' !ae a0read- been tated in 3onte
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T!e bar 3oun3i0 o# India or an- o# it 3ommittee + ot!er t!an it di3i0inar- 3ommittee + ma-
on it own motion or ot!erwie+ reiew an- order+ wit!in )$ da- o# t!e date o# t!at order+
aed b- it under t!e Ado3ate A3t.
S%")&n 683 A00%a+ "& "h% Su0#%m% C&u#"
An- eron a;;rieed b- an order made b- t!e di3i0inar- 3ommittee o# t!e 5ar Coun3i0 o#
India under Se3tion B) or Se3tion B2 or t!e Attorne- ,enera0 o# India or t!e Ado3ate
,enera0 o# t!e tate 3on3erned+ a t!e 3ae ma- be + ma- wit!in )$ da- o# t!e date on w!i3!
t!e order i 3ommuni3ated to !im+ re#er an aea0 to t!e ureme 3ourt and t!e ureme
3ourt ma- a u3! order in30udin; an order ar-in; t!e uni!ment awarded b- t!e
di3i0inar- 3ommittee o# t!e 5ar 3oun3i0 o# India t!ereon a it deem #it.
Howeer no order o# t!e di3i0inar- 3ommittee o# t!e 5ar 3oun3i0 o# India !a00 be aried b-
t!e Sureme Court o a to re=udi3ia00- a##e3t t!e eron a;;rieed wit!out ;iin; !im a
reaonab0e oortunit- o# bein; !eard.
)NTANCE OF POFE)ONAL M)CON#/CT B. LA".E
1. Attemt o# Murder3
Hi(mat #li Khan v. )sh*ar Prasad #rya and &thers+,
I!war Praad Ar-a wa an ado3ate ra3ti3in; at 5adaun in *.P. !e aau0ted !i
oonent+ Rad!e- S!-am in t!e 3ourt?room o# Muni# a 5adaun wit! a kni#e. A#ter
ineti;ation !e wa roe3uted #or o##en3e under e3tion B$2 IPC and e3tion ' o#
t!e Arm A3t and !e wa enten3ed #or t!ree -ear imrionment.
T!e ae00ant Hikmat A0i /!an 3om0ained a;aint t!e ado3ate and ra-ed #or #re!
inGuir-. In t!e aid ro3eedin;+ t!e ado3ate aeared and #i0ed !i return tatement
but t!erea#ter !e did not aear. Hen3e+ t!e 5ar Coun3i0 o# *.P ro3eeded e
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tate ru0e o# ado3ate a !e wa #ound ;ui0t- o# an o##en3e attemtin; to 3ommit
murder and 3oni3ted #or it and a !e wa unwort!- o# remainin; in t!e ro#eion.(2
'. In#ormin; About 5ribe :
Shambhu Ram Yadav v. Hanuman Das Khatry+"+
T!e Court u!e0d t!e order o# bar 3oun3i0 o# India dated B(t Ju0- (@@@+ w!i3! !e0d t!at t!e
ae00ant !a ered a ado3ated #or $ -ear and it wa not e #aour. T!i i enou;! to make !im tota00- un#it to be a 0aw-er b- writin; t!e
0etter in Guetion. 4e 3annot imoe an- 0eer uni!ment t!an debarrin; !im ermanent0-
#rom t!e ra3ti3e .Hi name !ou0d be tru3k o## #rom+ t!e ro00 o# ado3ate maintained b- t!e
5ar Coun3i0 o# Ra=at!an. Herea#ter t!e ae00ant wi00 not !ae an- ri;!t to aear in an-
Court o# Law+ Tribuna0 or an- aut!orit-. Court imoe a 3ot o# R. +$$$&? to t!e ae00ant
w!i3! !ou0d be aid b- t!e ae00ant to t!e 5ar Coun3i0 o# India w!i3! !a to be wit!in two
mont!.
6. Pur3!ae o# t!e roert- in diute o# t!e 30ient:
P.D. -uta v. Ram !urti and #nr.+%
Facts: One Sriki!an "a died 0eain; be!ind e
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T!e ado3ate t!erea#ter o0d t!e roert- to a t!ird art- and made ro#it. A 3om0aint wa
made a;aint t!e ado3ate to t!e 5ar Coun3i0 o# "e0!i.
-eld: Sin3e t!e di3i0inar- 3ommittee o# t!e 5ar Coun3i0 o# "e0!i 3ou0d not dioe o# t!e
3om0aint wit!in a eriod o# one -ear and t!ere#ore t!e ro3eedin; !ad been tran#erred to
t!e 5ar Coun3i0 o# India under Se3tion B)?5 o# t!e Ado3ate A3t. T!e di3i0inar-
3ommittee o# t!e 5ar Coun3i0 o# India #ound !im ;ui0t- o# ro#eiona0 mi3ondu3t and
uended !im #rom ra3ti3e #or eriod o# one -ear.
%. Non #i0in; o# t!e 3ae or #i0in; o# t!e 3ae wit! nomina0 3ourt #ee:
#llahabad /an( v. -irish Prasad 0erma12
Facts: In t!i 3ae 3om0ainant A00a!abad 5ank #i0ed 3om0aint a;aint t!e ado3ate ,iri!
C!andra 6erma a00e;in; t!at out o# t!e ' uit w!i3! were ;ien to t!e ado3ate #or #i0in; in
t!e 3ourt $ uit were #i0ed wit! nomina0 3ourt #ee and ' uit were not #i0ed at a00 and t!e
ado3ate miaroriated t!e um t!e um aid to !im b- t!e 3om0ainant #or t!e uroe o#
3ourt #ee.
-eld : *.P 5ar Coun3i0 di3i0inar- 3ommittee !e0d t!at t!e ado3ate !a miaroriated
t!e amount o# t!e 3ourt #ee and #urt!er ordered #or t!e trikin; o# t!e name o# t!e ado3ate
#rom t!e ro00 o# t!e *.P 5ar Coun3i0. T!e 3ommittee made it 30ear t!at 0e;a0 ro#eion i a
nob0e ro#eion and it member mut et an e
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not reond. It wa a0o a00e;ed b- t!e 3om0ainant t!at t!e ado3ate did t!i de0iberate0- in
3onnian3e wit! t!e ot!er ide
-eld: T!e "i3i0inar- Committee o# t!e 5ar Coun3i0 o# Ma!ara!tra and ,oa #ound !im
;ui0t- o# ro#eiona0 mi3ondu3t and imoed uni!ment o# uenion o# 0i3en3e #or t!ree
-ear.
;. u%%ression of material facts &ith intention to harass %oor %ersons:
!unish handra -oel v. Smt. Sudesh Rani 11
Facts: In t!i 3ae t!e reondent ado3ate #i0ed uit #or t!e ei3tion o# t!e tenant b-
urein; t!e #a3t o# an ear0ier 3omromie de3ree b- w!i3! t!e tenant were de30ared a
owner.T!e reondent ado3ate !ou0d !ae di30oed t!e materia0 #a3t in3e !i wi#e and
!e !ime0# were ino0ed in t!e 3omromie o# t!e uit.
-eld: T!e reondent ado3ate wa !e0d ;ui0t- o# !ain; 3ommitted ro#eiona0 a we00 a
ot!er mi3ondu3t. T!e 3ommittee ordered t!at !i 0i3en3e to ra3ti3e wou0d be uended #or
a eriod o# two -ear.
7. Maniu0ation o# t!e =ud;ement and t!e de3ree:
Surendra Nath !ittal v. Daya Nand S*aroo13
Facts: In t!i 3ae t!e reondent ado3ate made maniu0ation in t!e oeratie art o# t!e
=ud;ement and de3ree b- addin; t!e word mai ood i.e in30udin; interet. T!e reondent
ado3ate !oweer denied t!e a00e;ation and 3ontended t!at !e !ad not 3ommitted an-
o##en3e.
-eld: T!e di3i0inar- 3ommittee #ound t!e ado3ate ;ui0t- and !e0d t!at it wa t!e
reondent ado3ate w!o !ad added t!e word ubeGuent0- and t!at t!e ame amount to
ro#eiona0 mi3ondu3t T!e 3ommittee ordered #or !i uenion #or one -ear.
8. Handin; oer o# #or;ed do3ument to t!e ooite art-:
Prata Narain v. Y.P. Raheja14
22 JT '$$' D( SC %'2
23 5CI Tr. Cae No. )B&(@2
24 5CI Tr. Cae No. %$&(@@B
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Facts: In t!i 3ae t!e 3om0ainant a00e;ed t!at t!e reondent !anded oer !im a #or;ed ta-
order w!i0e no ta- order wa aed b- t!e 3ourt in t!e 3ae. T!e reondent !oweer
0eaded t!at t!e #or;ed ta- order wa !anded oer to t!e 3om0ainant b- !i 30erk.
-eld: T!e 3ommittee a#ter e
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Facts: In t!i 3ae t!e reondent Edward Ani 0od;ed t!e 3om0aint wit! t!e /arnataka Sate
5ar Coun3i0 a00e;in; t!at t!e ae00ant wit! w!om t!e wi00 eP#&'%)&na+ m)&ndu"> )n a umma#$ mann%# h)h an
&n+$ b% d&n% und%# "h% 0#&%du#% 0#%#)b%d )n "h% Adv&a"% A". Th% 0&%# "& d&
28 D(@@ ' SCC B%
29 D(@@ % SCC %$@
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&m0+%"% (u")% und%# A#")+% 152 ) )n a a$, #%")v% 0&%#, h)h *)v%
0#%'%#%n% "& %?u)"$ &v%# +a bu" )" ann&" b% u%d "& d%0#)v% a 0#&'%)&na+ +a$%# &'
"h% du% 0#&% &n"a)n%d )n "h% Adv&a"% A" 1
It i to be noted t!at ro3eedin; #or 3ontemt and ro#eiona0 mi3ondu3t 3an be 3arried out
imu0taneou0-.
Case: uo Motto En
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' In ordinar- 3oure it i di##i3u0t #or an ado3ate to aroa3! t!e Sureme Court and ;et t!e
3ae admitted #rom an a;;rieed order o# t!e 5ar Coun3i0 o# India.
4' T!e a3t !a not de#ined t!e term mi3ondu3t+ intead it !a in30uded ro#eiona0 and ot!er
mi3ondu3t and de#inition i 0e#t to t!e 5ar 3oun3i0 and Sureme Court to de3ide and to
widen t!e 3oe.
1' "enia0 o# t!e rin3i0e o# natura0 =uti3e to an ordinar- 0iti;ant w!o i a;;rieed wit! t!e
mi3ondu3t o# t!e ado3ate+ a t!e bod- o# t!eir ao3iation ie 5ar 3oun3i0 i de3idin; t!e
3ae in w!i3! t!eir own member i t!e reondent. T!i i a;aint t!e ru0e t!at no man
3an be a =ud;e in !i own 3ae. T!e 0a- eron !a to aroa3! aroriate #ora
3ontituted under Conumer Prote3tion a3t (@) to ;et an- e3uniar- re0ie# due to t!e 0o
3aued b- u3! mi3ondu3t+ i# it #it under de#i3ien3- o# eri3e.
?' At time+ baed on t!e 3ir3umtan3e t!e A3t i io0atie o# Arti30e (@ D( D;+ ri;!t to
ra3ti3e trade or ro#eion+ and a0o #reedom o# ee3! and e
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CONCL/)ON
T!e ro0e o# t!e 0aw-er in t!e o3iet- i o# ;reat imortan3e. T!e- bein; art o# t!e -tem o#
de0ierin; =uti3e !o0d ;reat reeren3e and ree3t in t!e o3iet-. Ea3! indiidua0 !a a we00
de#ined 3ode o# 3ondu3t w!i3! need to be #o00owed b- t!e eron 0iin; in t!e o3iet-. A
0aw-er in di3!ar;in; !i ro#eiona0 ai;nment !a a dut- to !i 30ient+ a dut- to !i
oonent+ a dut- to t!e 3ourt+ a dut- to t!e o3iet- at 0ar;e and a dut- to !ime0#. It need a
!i;! de;ree o# robit- and oie to trike a ba0an3e and arrie at t!e 0a3e o# ri;!teou tand+
more o+ w!en t!ere are 3on#0i3tin; 30aim. 4!i0e di3!ar;in; dut- to t!e 3ourt+
a 0aw-er !ou0d neer knowin;0- be a art- to an- de3etion+ dei;n or #raud. 4!i0e 0a3in;
t!e 0aw be#ore t!e 3ourt a 0aw-er i at 0ibert- to ut #ort! a rooition and 3ana t!e ame
to t!e bet o# !i wit and abi0it- o a to eruade an e
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