An advocate cannot be prosecuted or named as a conspirator in an FIR for acts performed in professional capacity while representing a client. Filing a statutory appeal and making a pre-depos..

Rule 13 of the Bar Council of India Rules, falling under the category of duty to clients, only restrains an advocate from accepting a brief where he has reason to believe he may be called as..

Advocates are duty-bound to place before the court all relevant precedents, including judgments adverse to their client's case. Independently, the court itself has a tri-fold duty to apply c..

Rule 13 of the Bar Council of India Rules does not prohibit a co-accused advocate from appearing as counsel for another accused. The rule, falling under "Duty to Client," merely restrains an..

No rule, regulation, or bye-law of any Bar Council or Bar Association authorises a boycott of courts or empowers disciplinary action against an advocate for discharging professional duties. ..

Delay in lodging FIR, if reasonably explained, does not vitiate prosecution. Assistance of advocate in drafting FIR does not by itself affect credibility. The only caveat that the same requi..

An advocate who has been authorized by clients to handle their legal matters before authorities cannot file a Public Interest Litigation advancing the cause of those very clients. Such a pet..

Appeal to Bar Council of India-- Special committee constituted by State Bar Council, during the pendency of probe, issued interim orders restraining to contest elections of DBA--BCI has no j..