...public and its traditions and canons of professional ethics and etiquette. Above all, the paramount consideration that the Bench and the Bar form a noble and dynamic partnership geared to the great...V.R Krishna Iyer, J.— There is more than meets the eye in the seemingly simple legal issue raised in this ejectment suit, if we probe the deeper public and professional...where his vakalat is silent on the point. There is no statutory provision decisive of this issue and we have to garner the principles from various factors like the status and significance of the...

...the respondent in this matter. According to the respondent, this would attract the provisions of misconduct and this is against all canons of professional ethics. In this connection reliance was placed...the recognised rules of professional ethics. It was pointed out in the said judgment that the question to be asked is as to whether an advocate, who acts as constituted attorney of a suitor in...conversant and acquainted with the pros and cons of the legal aspects of the dispute and controversy and, therefore, it would be unfair on his part and his associates in his office to appear against...

...Council made the Legal Profession (Canons of Professional Ethics) Rules. Canon VII (a) and (b) provides:"(a) An Attorney shall comply with rules as may from time to time be prescribed...professional misconduct under Canons VII and VIII(d) of the Legal Profession (Canons of Professional Ethics) Rules. The necessary sanction for that misconduct c...breach by an attorney of the provisions of, inter alia, Canons VII(a) and (b) is to constitute misconduct in a professional respect and an attorney who commits such a breach is to be subject to any...

.... Cicero called the law “a noble profession”, but Frederick the Great described lawyers as “leeches”. We agree that Rule 36, fairly construed, sets out wholesome rules of professional conduct although the canons of...conduct of legal practitioners have not turned on the splitting up of the text of any rule but on the broad canons of ethics and high tone of behaviour wellestablished by case-law and lon...nidus of professional ethics.21. Indeed, the State tribunal has, from a processual angle, fallen far short of norms like proper numbering of witnesses and exhibits...

...court and the public and its traditions and canons of professional ethics and etiquette. Above all, the paramount consideration that the Bench and the Bar form a noble and dynamic partnership geared...significance of the legal profession in society, the wider powers conferred on lawyers as distinguished from ordinary agents on account of the triune facets of the role of an advocate vis-a-vis the client, the...

...lawyers as distinguished from ordinary agents on account of the triune facets of the role of an advocate vis-a-vis the client, the Court and the public and its traditions and canons of ...SCC 45, has held thus:—“34. ………………….The right of the advocate to practise envelops a lot of acts to be performed by him in discharge of his professional duties. Apart from appearing in...thus:—“58. After the coming into force of the Advocates Act, 1961, exclusive power for punishing an advocate for “professional misconduct” has been conferred on the State Bar Council...

..., professional etiquette, professional ethics, professional morality, which are to be upheld, transgression of which results in reprimanding the advocate or suspending him from practice or removing his...guarding the professional ethics with which it is entrusted. Second, under Section 36(2) of the Act, a State Bar Council may make a report to the Bar Council of India to withdraw before the Disciplinary...regard to the observance of professional ethics by persons belonging to the noble profession.27. The words “person aggrieved” are found in several statutes. The meaning of...

...say:“For the practice of law with expanding activist horizons, professional ethics cannot be contained in a Bar Council rule nor in traditional cant in the books but in new canons ...R.C Lahoti, J.— Shri D.P Chadha, Advocate, the appellant, has been held guilty of professional misconduct by the Rajasthan State Bar Council and punished with suspension from...Council of India has further directed proceedings for professional misconduct to be initiated against one Shri Rajesh Jain, Advocate. Shri D.P Chadha, Advocate has preferred this appeal under Section 38...

...junior advocate.”27. Further, the “Code of Ethics” prescribed by the Bar Council of India, in recognition of the evolution in professional and ethical standards wit...accepted notions of professional responsibility, lawyers should follow the client's instructions rather than substitute their judgment for that of the client. The law is now well settled that a lawyer...Professional Conduct and Etiquette” to be observed by all the advocates under the Advocates Act, 1961 (for short “the 1961 Act”). In the Preamble to Chapter II, the BCI Rules provide as follows...

...canons of professional conduct. The rule of law cannot be built on the ruins of democracy, for where law ends tyranny begins. If such be the keynote thought for the very survival of our Republic, the...Relates to Participation in Money-Making Activities” -Conference on Judicial Ethics, p. 8, The School of Law, University of Chicago (1964)Such is the high standard set for professional...: AIR 1999 SC 287 it has appo sitely been observed in paragraph 16:“If any counsel does not want to appear in a particular Court, that too for justifiable reasons ...

...of standards of professional conduct and ethics.”36. In Bar Council of Maharashtra v. M.V Dabholkar, ...equally concerned with the professional conduct of the legal practitioners. The legal profession, termed as a noble profession, ordains a very high level of ethics, moral standard and purity in life...proceedings before the Disciplinary Committee, as otherwise it would adversely affect the dignity, decorum and professional ethics. It is not possible to entertain an argument that the State Bar Council...

...ethical standards of the legal profession.” (Pages 895-896)“…The validity of provisions of canons of ethics or codes of professional responsibility has been upheld...ethics. (Pages 897 & 898)Under a disciplinary rule of a code of professional responsibility, the validity of which has been upheld, an attorney should not accept employment with respect...Court. The right of the advocate to practice envelopes a lot of acts to be performed by him in discharge of his professional duties. It is not necessary that the advocate is acting in that capacity in...

..., we directed the petitioner to place on record for the consideration of the Court and the respondents a draft guideline which could be prescribed to ease the situation keeping the professional ethics...the doctors as complained. On the other hand, he stated that it is a part of the professional ethics to start treating the patient as soon as he is brought before the doctor for medical attention...do all that is within his power to save life. So far as this duty of a medical professional is concerned its duty coupled with human instinct, it needs no decision nor any code of ethics nor any rule...

...matter of form, even the fees being recovered directly by the advocate from his client. From the point of view of professional ethics, it is, in my opinion, not proper for an attorney to lend his name in...legal ethics are sidelined by some members of the profession.4. It is not disputed in the present case that on March 15, 1974 when Mr Adhia, advocate withdrew from the...

...of professional ethics and try to protect the interests of his client in relation to whom he occupies a position of trust. Counsel's paramount duty is to the client. When a person consults a lawyer...circumstances appearing do give rise to considerable suspicion about the manner in which they have been conducting their affairs, which deflects from the norms of professional ethics...by a group of 12 advocates practising in the two courts of Sub-Divisional Magistrates in the Collectorate of Poona alleging various acts of professional misconduct against the appellant P.D Khandekar...

...the litigants. Therefore, he is expected to follow norms of professional ethics and try to protect the interests of his client in relation to whom he occupies a position of trust. Counsel's paramount...against professional ethics for a lawyer to abstain from the court when the cause of his client is called for hearing or further proceedings.25. This Court in...any advocate claims that his right to strike must be without any loss to him but the loss must only be for his innocent client such a claim is repugnant to any principle of fair play and canons of...

...litigants to the advocates who are mindful of professional ethics and believe in maintaining the decorum of courts.7. We have yet to come across a Judge who can take a...learned Advocate appeared in a shirt-and-trouser-outfit in disregard of the rule requiring him to appear only in court attire when appearing in his professional capacity. The learned Judge asked him to...appear in the prescribed formal attire for being heard in his professional capacity. The learned Advocate apparently took umbrage and left the Court. Some other advocate appeared on behalf of the accused...

...contributed the delay in disposal of the suit which as such was for eviction. Such approach is wholly condemnable. Law and professional ethics do not permit such practice. Repeated adjournments on one or the...accepted the brief, he will be committing a breach of his professional duty, if he so fails to attend.”20. In Mahabir Prasad Singh...Ethics, p. 182]18. Of course, it is not a unilateral affair. There is a reciprocal duty for the court also to be courteous to the members of the Bar and to make...

...nation, Krishna Iyer, J. goes on to say (Para 25 of AIR)- For the practice of Law with expanding activist horizons, professional ethics cannot be contained in a Bar Council rule nor in traditional ...professional and moral obligation in the discharge of their duties. Any act or omission on the part of a lawyer which interrupts or misdirects the sacred flow of justice or which renders a professional...: (AIR 1976 SC 242), Krishna Iyer, J. said that the vital role of the lawyer depends upon his probity and professional lifestyle. The central function of the legal profession is...

...Advocates Act is comparable to the role of a guardian in professional ethics. 30. The interest of the Bar Council is to uphold standards of professional conduct and etiquette in the...observed that canons of conduct cannot be crystallised into rigid rules. 15. Now to the legal issue bearing on canons of professional conduct. The rule of law cannot be built on the...disciplinary proceedings against the petitioners for their professional misconduct. 3. The Bar Council initiated disciplinary proceedings against the petitioners in D.C.C. No. 46 of 2015...