Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 200 · Decided 26 February 1997
Prahlad Saran Gupta v. Bar Council of India and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 200 · [1997] 2 S.C.R. 499
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3588/1984
- Decided
- 26 February 1997
- Bench
- S.C. AGRAWAL, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 80
Headnote
B Advocates Act, 1961-Section 35-Professional misconduct alleged against the appellant Advocate, a Standing counsel for Railways having drafted a notice against Railway-Draft notice not sent to handwriting expert for opinion despite request-Conclusion about draft being in handwriting of C comparison of handwriting-Held : Not proper-Since charge of professional misconduct is quasi-Criminal it requires proof beyond reasonable doubt-Allegation of handing over a letter to the judgment debtor addressed to another advocate of the High Court to help him in obtaining D stay of execution
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