Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 101 · Decided 4 February 1997
V.P. Kumara Velu v. The Bar Council of India, New Delhi and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 101 · [1997] 1 S.C.R. 900
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3917/1986
- Decided
- 4 February 1997
- Bench
- S.C. AGRAWAL, SUJATA V. MANOHAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Advocates Act, 1961: Section 35( 1)~ Professional misconduct-Negligence-City Government Pleader failed C to prosecute two cases-Thereby resulting in ex parte decrees against the. State-The office staff had not put up papers of the cases before City Government Pleade,......The Deputy Executive to meet him with files · ·concerned and assist him in the preparation of written statement-Held: Such f <ii?ure was due to heavy pressure of work and not deliberate-In the cir­ D cumstances of the case, and in absence of any moral turpitude or delinquency on part of City
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