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september 1996

Supreme Court of India · 1996-09-10

R.D. BHATIA vs RAJINDER KAUR .

Citation / case number
SC 1993/201155
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
R.D. BHATIA
Respondent
RAJINDER KAUR .
Author
Faizan Uddin
Bench
FAIZAN UDDIN

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court, under Section 38 of the Advocates Act, 1981, allowed the appeal of the appellant advocate against the Bar Council of India's order suspending him for two years under Section 35(3)(c) and Section 35(B). The Court found that the Bar Council's determination of misconduct was not substantiated, thereby setting aside the suspension and dismissing the related Special Leave Petition. The judgment emphasizes the need for clear evidence of misconduct before imposing disciplinary actions on advocates.

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