Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 493 · Decided 9 October 2001
Pravin C. Shah v. K.A. MOHD. Ali and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 493 · [2001] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 675
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3050/2000
- Decided
- 9 October 2001
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, S.N. VARIAVA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Contempt of Courts Act, 197 I !Advocates Act, I 96 I-Section 12/Section 34-Rules framed by the High Court ~f Kerala-Rule 11-Advocate found guilty ~f contempt of court-Convicted by High Court-Upheld by Supreme Court-Sentence of fine deleted-Advocate-Contemnor admonished-However, the Advocate ~f the contempt ~f court-Bar Council of India set aside the order-On appeal, held not justified-When an Advocate is punished .for contempt of court he cannot appear thereafter as counsel in the courts unless he purges himse(f ~f such contempt-High Courts have power to .formulate rules .for
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