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

In re 'M', an Advocate

AIR 1957 SC 149 · Supreme Court of India

Misappropriation or mixing of clients' money with the advocate's own funds is among the gravest species of professional misconduct.

From topic

Advertising, fees and professional accounting — Unit III, Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System.

Related sections:

Bar Council of India Rules, Part VI, Ch. II, s. IV r. 36 — Restriction on advertising and soliciting
Bar Council of India Rules, Part VI, Ch. II, s. III — Duty to opponents
Advocates Act, 1961, 15 — Power to make rules including accounts of the Bar Council