Supreme Court of India · 2009-08-03
Bharat Lal Pandey vs Ramji Prasad Yadav
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2009 SC 43
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Bharat Lal Pandey
- Respondent
- Ramji Prasad Yadav
- Bench
- G.S. Singhvi, B.N. Agrawal
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the suspension of the appellant's advocate license by the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council was unjustified as the sole allegation against him was filing multiple cases on behalf of the respondent's wife, which does not constitute professional misconduct. The Court found that the appellate authority erred in confirming the suspension. Consequently, the appeal was allowed, the impugned orders were set aside, and the complaint was dismissed.