Landmark case · Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System · Semester 5

A.S. Mohammed Rafi v. State of Tamil Nadu

(2011) 1 SCC 688 · Supreme Court of India

A Bar Association resolution refusing to defend a particular accused is unprofessional and unconstitutional.

From topic

Right to practise, dress, and the prohibition of strikes — Unit I, Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System.

Related sections:

Advocates Act, 1961, 29–30 — Advocates to be the only recognised class of persons entitled to practise; right to practise
Advocates Act, 1961, 34 — Power of High Courts to make rules
Constitution of India, 19(1)(g) — Right to practise a profession, subject to reasonable restrictions