Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 8 · Decided 8 January 2002
Harish Chandra Tiwari v. Baiju
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 8 · [2002] 1 S.C.R. 83
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 200/2000
- Decided
- 8 January 2002
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, S.N. PHUKAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Prevention of Corruption Act
Headnote
B Advocates Act, 1961-Sections 35 and 38 Professional misconduct-Misappropriation of client's money-Filing C of forged affidavit on behalf of the client-Disciplinary Committee held him guilty of committing breach of trust-Suspended for three years-On appeal finding of Disciplinary Committee from the roll of advocates. Respondent, a client of appellant-advocate, filed complaint against appellant in State Bar Council alleging that appellant had mis-appropriated D his asset which the appellant had withdrawn from the Court in his case . Appellant defended his case stating that he had
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