Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 318 · Decided 25 July 2001
Shambhu Ram Yada V v. Hanuman Das Khatry
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 318 · [2001] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 29
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6768/2000
- Decided
- 25 July 2001
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, Y.K. SABHARWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B Advocates Act, 1961 : Section 35-Misconduct-Advocate wrote a letter to his client demanding Rs. 10,000 for bribing the Presiding Judge to obtain orders in his favour- C State Bar Council suspended the Advocate from practice for a period of two years-But the Bar Council of India directed removal of reprimand-Justification of-Held: The Advocate is guilty of serious misconduct-Hence, punishment of permanent debarment rightly imposed- D Reduction in punishment-Not justified Section 44-Review of orders-Scope and ambit of-Held, the power of review does not empower a Disciplinary Committee to
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