Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 474 · Decided 15 November 2002
Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh v. Kurupati Satya Narayana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 474 · [2002] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 204
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3412/2001
- Decided
- 15 November 2002
- Bench
- V.N. KHARE, ASHOK BHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Advocates Act, 1961: Section 38-Person aggrieved-Statq_ Bar Council acting in the capacity C of prosecutor would be an aggrieved person-Hence appeal filed by it is maintainable. Complaint of professional misconduct against Adv·ocate for misappropriation of money received on behalf of his off his · name from the roll-Bar Council of India reversed the Order-On appeal, held, since delinquent advocate committed an act of breach of trust by misappropriation of money received on behalf of his client, such act would amount to grave professional misconduct-It would undermine
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