Shambhu Ram Yadav vs Hanum Das Khatry

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of India to strike off the name of the respondent advocate from the roll of advocates under Section 35 of the Advocates Act, 1961, for professional misconduct involving solicitation of bribes to influence a judge. The Court emphasized that the legal profession is a noble one, and members must uphold its integrity, rejecting the respondent's defense that he acted to protect his client's interests. The Court concluded that such misconduct renders the advocate unfit to practice law.