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april 2002

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.

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