Landmark case · Moot Courts, Observation of Trial, Pre-trial Preparations and Internship · Semester 6
A.S. Mohammed Rafi v. State of Tamil Nadu
(2011) 1 SCC 688 · Supreme Court of India
Every accused, however unpopular, has a right to counsel; a lawyer who refuses on moral grounds fails professional duty.
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Structure of a memorial and oral argument
— Unit I, Moot Courts, Observation of Trial, Pre-trial Preparations and Internship.
Related sections:
- Advocates Act, 1961, 49(1)(c) — Bar Council power to make rules on professional conduct and etiquette
- Bar Council of India Rules, Part VI Ch. II — Standards of professional conduct and etiquette
- Constitution of India, 22(1) — Right to be defended by a legal practitioner