R. Muthukrishnan vs The Registrar General Of The High Court ... on 28 January, 2019
In R.K. Anand v. Registrar, Delhi High Court (supra) relied on by the
respondents, the witnesses were tampered with by the appellant. A sting
operation was conducted by the T.V. Channel in connection with BMW hit
and run case. Advocate R.K. Anand was found to be guilty of contempt of
Court. He was debarred from appearing in Court for a certain period. The
Court also dealt with a motivated application filed for recusal. The Court
expressed concern and sharp deprecation of such tendencies and practices
of Members of Bar and held that such prayer for recusal ordinarily should
be viewed as interference in the due course of justice leading to penal
consequences. The submission was raised that professional misconduct is
dealt with under Advocates Act. The Delhi High Court Rules do not provide
that Advocate on conviction for Contempt of Court would be barred from
appearing in Court.