advocates are both
punishments specifically provided for under the Advocates
Act, 1961 , for proven "professional misconduct' of an
advocate. While exercising its contempt ... jurisdiction of
the Courts to take action against
the advocates for the contempt of
Court. The said jurisdiction co-
exist court. The said jurisdiction
advocates are both
punishments specifically provided for under the Advocates
Act, 1961 , for proven "professional misconduct' of an
advocate. While exercising its contempt ... jurisdiction of
the Courts to take action against
the advocates for the contempt of
Court. The said jurisdiction co-
exist court. The said jurisdiction
frame rules to debar the
advocate in case of unprofessional and/or unbecoming conduct of an
advocate. Advocates have no right to go on strike ... court may now have to frame specific
rules debarring advocates, guilty of contempt and/or unprofessional or
unbecoming conduct, from appearing before the courts. Advocates
Advocate and is governed by the Advocates Act and the Legal Practitioners Act. Rules have been framed under the said statutes. Advocate is licensed ... facie curiae contempt under S. 14 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. In the said case, the contemner was a senior Advocate and even
person for
committing contempt of the court is universally recognised.
The law of contempt is governed by the Statutes including
Contempt of Courts ... advocate was immediately imprisoned.
An advocate will be expected to
conduct his case honestly, and
deliberate deception of the court can
amount to contempt
practice of Advocates
(hereinafter referred to as the Rules). Rule 11 reads
thus:
No advocate who has been found guilty of
contempt of Court shall ... Advocate vs. High Court
of Punjab and Haryana and ors. {1991(3) SCC 600}, while
considering an apology tendered by an advocate in a
contempt
Presiding Officer constitute criminal contempt. Since in terms of Section 18 of the Contempt of Courts Act, the criminal contempt matter has to be heard ... Presidents of various advocates Associations. Bar Council and the Advocate-General for seeking their assistance in the disposal of the contempt matter against the counsel
Advocates Act clearly show that
there is no absolute right to an advocate to appear in a court. An advocate
appears in a court subject ... rule
framed under Section 34 of the Advocates Act disallowing an advocate who is
convicted of criminal contempt is not only a measure to maintain
criminal contempt under Section 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 by any person without the written consent of the Advocate General ... Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 defines criminal contempt. Sections 3 to 6 indicate what do not amount to contempt. Section 7 of the Act saves
difference between the
Advocate appearing to represent the cause of the litigant before the Court
and the Advocate himself facing contempt action ... Section 30 of the Advocates Act predicates about the right of
Advocate to practice. The term `Advocate' has been defined in Section
