Review by the State Bar Council of its own order 3.5 Disciplinary Committee of the State

Three advocates sit in a room at the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa in Mumbai, hear a complaint against a colleague, and decide whether his name stays on the roll. Who are these three? What powers do they have to call witnesses, demand documents and bind people to attend? And if, a month later, the advocate produces a document proving they got a fact wrong, can they change their minds? This topic covers two linked things: the State disciplinary committee itself, and its power to review its own order.

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Each State Bar Council acts through one or more three-member disciplinary committees (section 9) that hold judicial proceedings with civil-court powers (section 42), and under section 44 may review their own orders within sixty days — but a review by a State committee takes effect only if the Bar Council of India approves it.

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