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.