LALIT MOHAN DAS vs ADVOCATE-GENERAL, ORISSA

The Supreme Court held that under Section 14 of the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879, once a report is submitted to the High Court regarding a pleader's conduct, it cannot be terminated by the District Judge sending it back to the Subordinate Civil Judge. The Court emphasized that a member of the Bar must uphold the dignity of the Court and that making allegations of partiality against a judge in open Court constitutes a serious breach of decorum. The Court upheld the High Court's decision to suspend the pleader for five years, affirming that disciplinary actions are within the High Court's jurisdiction and not subject to unilateral termination by lower courts.