Supreme Court · 1970 INSC 167 · Decided 21 August 1970
Adi Pherozshah Gandhi v. H. M. Seervai, Advocate-General of Maharashtra, Bombay
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1970 INSC 167 · [1971] 1 S.C.R. 863
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2259/1969
- Decided
- 21 August 1970
- Bench
- M. HIDAYATULLAH, J.M. SHELAT, G.K. MITTER, C.A. VAIDYIALINGAM, A.N. RAY (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
A.dvocatts Act (25 of 1%1) s. 37--,:ferson aggrieved', meanmg OJ­ Advocate-General of State taking part in proceedings before Disciplinnry Committee of Bar Council-If 'person aggrieved' with a right of appeal. The appellant wa~ an advocate from by a Summttry Court in London on a charg~ of pilfering from a Depart­ mental Store and was sentenced to pay a fine. The State Bar Council chlled upon him sou motu to show cause why he should not be held guilty of misconduct. lie submitted his explanation and the Disciplinary Committee
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