Supreme Court · 1975 INSC 235 · Decided 3 October 1975
J Bar Council of Maharashtra v. M. V. Dabholkar ETC. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1975 INSC 235 · [1976] 2 S.C.R. 48
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1461/1974
- Decided
- 3 October 1975
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, R.S. SARKARIA, A.C. GUPTA, S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI (4-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Advocates Act, 1961-S. 35(i) and r. 36 of the Rules made under the Act-Scope of. Profcssio11a/ co11duct-So/iciti11g Jl'Drk-lf a111ou11ts to misconduct-Disci­ plinary Committee of State Bar Council-D'i!fects in its w()'rki11g. The rule of law cannot be built on the ruins of democracy. tyranny begins. If such be the keynote thought for the very survival of our Republic, the integral bond between the lawyer and the public is un­ breakable. And the vital role of the lawyer depends upon his probity and professional life-style. Be it remembered that tbe central function of the
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