...administration of justice which is the foundation of the civilised society. Both as a leading member of the intelligentsia of the society and as a responsible citizen, the lawyer has to conduct himself as a...law to organize and participate in strike. It is unprofessional and unethical to do so. In view of the nobility and tradition of the legal profession, the status of the lawyer as an officer of the court...), (2), (3) and (4) in the Bar Council of India (Conduct and Disciplinary) Rules, so that it can have statutory support should there be any violation or contravention of the aforementioned four...

...were required to be there, an intimation from the office of the lawyer would be sent. Inspite of those assurances the lawyer did not appear and the applicants suffered ex-parte decree and that such non...applicants should not suffer because of the fault of the lawyer and relied upon the following judgments:1. Sagaayam...to be seen is as to whether absence of the Advocate was bona-fide. This is to be examined in conjunction with the conduct of the party who had engaged Advocate viz. whether he was pursuing his case...

...warned the first accused for indulging in such unprofessional conduct by a lawyer. The first accused had also read out the extract which is per se defamatory with intent to defame the complainant and...First Assistant Judge himself objected to the reading of the extract by the first accused and he dismissed the argument on the point of the extract as irrelevant and professionally unethical. He also...First Assistant City Civil Judge, Madras, he showed to the learned Judge a letter said to have been sent by a lawyer A on behalf of his client to Late Advocate B who represented Dr. M.A Kareem, on...

...to engage the services of a legal practitioner in the conduct of his defence. The proceedings in the inquiry attract and are regulated by the Haryana Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1952...services of a lawyer. Before the High Court, appellant challenged the proceedings in the inquiry on grounds of denial of natural justice. The High Court dismissed the writ petition in limine....4. The right of representation by a lawyer may not in all cases be held to be a part of natural justice. No general principle valid in all cases can be enunciated. In non-statutory...

...the law officers engaged by the State Government to conduct the cases on its behalf in the High Court. Incidentally, questions bearing on the profession of the lawyer, his relationship with his client..., the District Judge has to give an estimate of the quality of the counsel's work from the judicial standpoint, his capacity as a lawyer and his professional conduct. Similarly, the District Magistrate..., capacity as a lawyer, professional conduct, public reputation in general, and character and integrity as certified by the District Magistrate and the District Judge. For the said purpose, the District...

...High Court had been rather bitter on the trial Magistrate when it observed that he could compel the lawyer to submit his register. The observations made by the High Court on the conduct of the...contained instructions given by the client which being privileged could not be disclosed to the court. On a parity of reasoning we find no impropriety on the conduct of the lawyer in refusing to show the...permitted the defence lawyer to take copious notes of the statements of witnesses in order to be in a position to cross-examine the witnesses. Subsequently, the Magistrate directed the lawyer to...

...concession made by the lawyer appearing on its behalf without any express consent by the appellant Society.12. The learned counsel, Shri N. Prabhakar, appearing for one...that the appellant Society having made a concession before the writ court, cannot now dispute the authority of the lawyer to settle and compromise a claim before this Court and therefore, submits that...lawyers to act for the client on the subject-matter of the retainer. One of the most basic principles of the lawyer-client relationship is that lawyers owe fiduciary duties to their clients. As part of...

...far as the conduct of Advocates are concerned. (vi) The law of negligence recognizes that a professional would be held liable in a civil action for negligence and...control over their work. Adherence to the codes of conduct, client confidentiality, and obligations to the court limit the freedom of lawyers to act solely in their own interest or according to their...Council of India Rules prescribe at least four sets of duty that a lawyer has to oblige, viz., Duty to the Court, Duty to the Client, Duty to Opponent and Duty to Colleagues, in no particular order...

....2. In this case, the appellant is aggrieved because a counsel engaged by him was not allowed by the High Court to conduct prosecution in spite of obtaining a consent from the Public...conduct the chief examination of that witness. It was objected to by the counsel for the accused on the premise that a private counsel cannot conduct prosecution in a sessions trial. The appellant then..., Advocate. That as per the prevailing practice being followed by this Hon'ble Court and as per provisions of Section 301(2) CrPC my counsel has a right to conduct the case under the directions of the Public...

...of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), such person is entitled to be represented by a lawyer of its choice before such declaration is made.2. The RBI Circular dated 1-7-2013 is...India would be impacted, as a result of which, it would be necessary to read into the aforesaid guidelines a right to be represented by a lawyer. The only possible objection that banks can have is that...defaulter cannot be a resolution applicant.10. It is in this background that we have to consider the question as to whether a lawyer ought to be allowed to...

...Gupta in the circumstances was unbecoming of professional ethics and conduct. The Bar Council of India also observed:“It is an acknowledged fact that a lawyer conducting the case of...lawyer was guilty of professional misconduct particularly on a complaint filed by an interested person like Ram Murti no lawyer would be able to conduct henceforth the case of his client fearlessly...concerned with the professional conduct of P.D Gupta as a lawyer conducting the case for his client. A lawyer owes a duty to be fair not only to his client but also to the court as well as to the opposite...

.... The Disciplinary Committee has recorded a finding that it did not consider that the conduct of the appellant and Agavane amounted to cheating their clients, and that both were guilty of giving...improper legal advice, but these were not cases of a bona fide mistake of a lawyer. With respect to the first charge, it held that they had misled their clients Potdar and Smt Dhavale that the affidavit...legal evidence but proceeds on mere conjectures and surmises. The case against the appellant and Agavane rests upon professional misconduct and not any other conduct. The question is whether there was...

...based on the media report, without doing any verification or research on his part. This conduct of the lawyer is highly condemnable. 4. In view of the statement made by Sri Swetashwa Agarwal...

...conduct in the discharge of his professional duty. A false order had been obtained by him by unfair means and so he was guilty of professional misconduct. That in substance is the case against the...improper conduct of the justices in allowing the acting Clerk to be associated with them when they deliberated about the merits of the case. An affidavit was filed on behalf of the justices that they...solicitor's Clerk in their office about the preparation of a deed of separation from her husband and the lawyer acted in the matter for a time after which she ceased to consult him. No mention of the matter...

...conduct of the lawyer as also the subsequent events would categorically show that the said consent terms were filed by the counsel without any instructions from the appellant. It was furthermore...fine amount before the trial court.”9. Inter alia, on the premise that such a proposal made by her lawyer to her had expressly been rejected and he was instructed...is evident that no terms of settlement could have been filed before the High Court as express instructions issued in that behalf were not given by the appellant to the lawyer. It was urged that the...

...of the lawyer affects his client and unwarranted conduct on the part of the lawyer may lead to injustice to the party. So, in my opinion the interest of justice demands that an opportunity may be given...to the defendant-petitioner to cross-examine P.W 1 Roshan Lal as well as P.W 2 Durgashanker, and it is hoped that the defendant's lawyer will now conduct himself having due regard to the observations...keeping himself busy in locking into the file. It may be stated that a lawyer owes some duty to the Court, as well as to the client. The court's time undoubtedly, is precious and the lawyer is expected...

...represented by a lawyer in Court not only where the cases involve complicated questions of law but also where the Court is of the view that the party will not be in a position to conduct his or her case...to conduct there case for want of legal knowledge or of any other reason; and(iii) The Court can always seek legal assistance of a lawyer, if considered necessary;17...Family Court Agra allowing the respondent husband to engage a lawyer for prosecuting the divorce case on his behalf. A little experience of the matrimonial disputes on a bare glance on the facts and...

...aware of the said conduct of the lawyer and under such circumstances SPC to the concerning party may be required. But in the 1...compromise and accordingly on 21.03.2022 the counsel for the applicant had pleaded no instructions. 3. It is true that whenever a lawyer pleads no instruction then the party may not be...

...Judge”.— and, we may add, no lawyer. Such is the high, standard set for professional conduct as expounded by courts in this country and elsewhere...course in canons of conduct and etiquette in the socio-ethical setting of the lawyer, the public and professional responsibility may be an educative asset to Disciplinary Tribunals and Bar Councils...the disciplinary authority to aberrant professional conduct have been the source of our distress, as we will presently explain, after unfurling the factual canvas first.2...