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

In re A, an Advocate

AIR 1962 SC 1337 · Supreme Court of India

Professional misconduct is not confined to acts in court; moral turpitude in the profession's honour is enough to found discipline.

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Misconduct and the disciplinary process — Unit II, Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System.

Related sections:

Advocates Act, 1961, 35 — Punishment of advocates for misconduct
Advocates Act, 1961, 36–37 — Disciplinary powers of the Bar Council of India and appeal to the Supreme Court
Advocates Act, 1961, 6(1)(c) — State Bar Council's function to entertain and determine cases of misconduct