Supreme Court of India · 2002-04-09
RAJENDRA V. PAI vs ALEX FERNANDES .
- Citation / case number
- SC 2001/13447
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RAJENDRA V. PAI
- Respondent
- ALEX FERNANDES .
- Bench
- R.C. LAHOTI & P. VENKATARAMA REDDI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the removal of the appellant's name from the State roll of advocates under Section 35 of the Advocates Act, 1961, for professional misconduct. The Court found that the appellant solicited work from villagers and engaged in unethical practices, including false identification for bank account purposes. The Court emphasized that the Bar Council's findings were justified and declined to interfere with the punishment, affirming the importance of maintaining professional integrity among advocates.