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Supreme Court of India · 2022-10-19

S. RAMACHANDRA RAO vs S. NAGABHUSHANA RAO

Citation / case number
SC 2019/30798
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
S. RAMACHANDRA RAO
Respondent
S. NAGABHUSHANA RAO
Author
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MAHESHWARI
Bench
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MAHESHWARI

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether a General Power of Attorney (GPA) holder, who is also an enrolled advocate, can represent her husband in civil proceedings. The Court upheld the lower courts' decisions, clarifying that while there is no legal prohibition against the wife acting as a GPA holder, she must do so in her capacity as a power agent and not as an advocate. The appeals were dismissed, affirming the High Court's order that maintained this distinction.

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