Mohit Bansal vs Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of ... on 21 January, 2022
113. A perusal of the case law on this would show that, for instance, in
the case of Advocates admitted for practice, the disability under the
existing provision under Section 24A of the Advocates Act, 1961, is
applicable only for a period of two years. However, the Supreme Court in
the case of Mahipal Singh Rana (supra) and the Gujarat High Court in
the case of C v. Bar Council of Gujarat (supra) recommended for more
stringent measures. Even the Law Commission of India, in its 266th
Report, has suggested removal of the two-year period and, in fact,
recommended for a total ban in the cases of those persons who are
convicted of offences involving "moral turpitude" from being enrolled in
the profession or from practicing as advocates.