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

D.P. Chadha v. Triyugi Narain Mishra

(2001) 2 SCC 221 · Supreme Court of India

An advocate who misleads the court or makes reckless allegations against a judge invites disciplinary and contempt consequences.

From topic

Duty to the court and to the client — Unit III, Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System.

Related sections:

Bar Council of India Rules, Part VI, Ch. II, s. I — Duty to the court
Bar Council of India Rules, Part VI, Ch. II, s. II — Duty to the client
Advocates Act, 1961, 7(1)(b) — BCI's function to lay down standards of professional conduct