Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System

Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya · LL.B. Semester 6 · LAW-CC-615

Unit I — ETHICS OF LEGALPROFESSION

History, scope and impotents of legal profession · Meaning and Nature of professional ethics · Professional Ethics and Standards of professional conduct by Advocate: under Section 49 (1) (c) of the Advocate Act, 1961 and Bar council of India Rules. · Duty to the court · Duty to the client · Duty to opponent · Duty to the colleagues · Duty to the public Some related Case law · 1) Vijaya Singh vs. Murarilal & other, Civil Appeal No.1922/ 1979 · 2) In Re: An Advocate, civil Appeal No.316/1987 · 3) Chandrashekar Soni v. Bar Council of Rajasthan &Others, AIR1983 SC1012

Unit II — ADVOCATE ACT, 1961

1. AUTHORITIES FOR THE PROFESSIONAL OR OTHER MISCONDUCTAND RELATED CASELAWS · a) PUNISHMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL OR OTHER MISCONDUCT: Its Meaning and Ambit · b) The body or authority empowered to punish for it: · I) Bar Council of India and its disciplinary committee · Organization · Initiation and procedure · Powers · II) State Bar Council and its disciplinary committee · Organization · Initiation and procedure · Powers · c) Complaint against advocates and procedure to be followed by the Disciplinary Committee · d) Remedies against the order of punishment. · Review · Appeal · C) CASES RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL OR OTHERMISCONDUCT: By the: - C.1.) Decisions of Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of India Financial Misappropriation · 1. Smt. Siya Bai vs. Sita Ram, BCI TrCaseNo.8/1987 · 2. Smt. Urmila Devi vs. Sita Ram Singh, BCI Tr CaseNo.21/1987 · 3. Secretary, Karnataka Khadi Gramudyog Samyukta Sangh, BCI Tr Case No.12/1990 · 4. Benguri, Hubli vs. J.S. Kulkarni · 5. Upendra D.Bhatt vs. Vijay Singh M. Kapadia, D.C.AppealNo.23/1993 · 6. Allahabad Bank vs. Girish Prasad Verma, BCI Tr Case No.49/1993 · 7. Regional Officer, Allahabad Bank vs. J.P. Srivastava BCI Tr CaseNo20/1995 · 8. Prof. Krishnaraj Goswami vs. Vishwanath D. Mukashikar D.C. Appeal No.40/1995 Suppression of Material Fact/ Misuse of Signed Documents of Forgery · 9. Smt. Sudesh Rani v. Munish Chandra Goel, BCI Tr CaseNo.43/1996 · 10. Surendra Nath Mittal v. Daya Nand Swaroop, BCI Tr Case No.63/1987 · 11. Smt. Farida Chaudhary v. Dr. Achyut Kumar Thakuria, , BCI Tr Case No. 1/1993 · 12. Pratap Narayan v. Y.P. Raheja, BCI Tr Case No40/1993 · 13. Vikramaditya v. Smt. Jamila Khatoon,D.C.AppealNo.21/1996 · 14. S.K.Nagar v. V.P. Jain D.C.AppealNo.14/1997 · 15. Smt.P. Pankajam v. B.H. Chandrashekhar Contingent Fees · 16. Rajendra V. Pai v. Alex Farnandes, Baptish Farnandes, Francisco Farnandes D.C.AppealNo.11/12/13/2000 · 17. H.G. Kulkarni & Others v. B.B. Subedar, D.C.AppealNo.40/1996 · 18. B.B. Subedar v. H.G. Kulkarni & Others, D.C.AppealNo.36/1996 · 19. R.D. Saxena v. Balram Prasad Sharma, IVIL AppealNo.1938/2000 Physical Assult · 20. Hikmat Ali Khan vs. Ishwar Prasad Arya & others, Civil Appeal No. 4240/1986 · 21. Saiyed Anwar Abbas v. Shri Krishna Singh, B.C Tr CaseNo.62/1991 · 22. Suo Moto Enquiry v. Nand Lal Balwani · 23. J.N. Gupta v. D.C. Singhania & J.K. Gupta · 24. J.N. Karia v.M.S. Udeshi · 25. Babulal Jain v. Subhash Jain · 26. Kamal Prasad Mishra v. Mehilal Purchase of property of the Client in dispute · 27. P.D. Gupta vs. Ram Murti & Anr., Civial AppealNo.15496/1986 · 28. Ram Sewak Patal vs. Vir Singh, D.C. AppealNo.32/1992 · 29. Ajmer Singh vs. Jagir Singh, D.C. Appeal No.11/1994 C.2.) CASES RELATED TO OTHER MISCONDUCT DECIDED BY THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA · 1. Chandra Tiwari vs. Baiju, 2002 (1) SCR83 · 2. V.C. Rangadurai vs. D.P.Gopalan &Others · 3. Harish Vijay Singh vs. Murarilal & Others, AIR 1979 SC1719, · 4. Sardul Singh vs. Pritam Singh & Others, Civil Appeal No.1763/1993 · 5. Satish Kumar Sharma vs. Bar Council of Himachal Pradesh, Civil Appeal No. 5395/1997 · 6. In the matter of Mr. ‘P’ an advocate Supreme Court of India, 1963 Cri LJ 341 · 7. Chandrashekar Soni v. Bar Council of Rajasthan & Others, AIR 1983 SC1012 · 8. K.V. Umre vs. Smt. Venubai , O, Dase and Another, AIR 1983 SC 1154, (D). NAME AS AN ADVOCATE INROLL · In State Bar council · Bar council in India · Qualification and disqualification as an Advocate enroll · 

Unit III — CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971

Contempt of Court – Its meaning, Nature and main features · Constitutional Provisions relative to court of records · Contempt :  By Lawyers,  By the Judges, and other person acting judicially.  By State and its liability.  Corporate Bodies and their office · Kinds of contempt of courts · Civil Contempt: Meaning and Nature · Disobedience of the order, decree, etc. of the court or breach of undertaking given to the court. · Willful disobedience or breach · Criminal Contempt: Meaning and Nature · Publication or other act. · Scandalizing or lowering the authority of the court or interfering with judicial proceeding or administration of justice. · Scandalizing the court or lowering the authority of the court. · Prejudice to or interference with the due course of any judicial proceeding. · Interference or obstruction with the administration of justice in any other manner. · Interference with the court’s officer’s, interference with the parties, interference with witnesses. · Abuse of process of Court. · Difference between civil contempt and criminal contempt

Unit IV — Unit IV (untitled in print)

Jurisdiction of the court for contempt of court and defenses or remedies available for the contemnor · Contempt jurisdiction of the High Court and Supreme Court, · Contempt jurisdiction of the Subordinate Court. · Contempt Proceedings – Nature and Main Features · Cognizance and Procedure in case of contempt in face of the court. · Contempt in the face of the Supreme Court or High Court. · Contempt in the face of the Subordinate Courts. · Contempt outside the court (Constructive Contempt) · Period of Limitation for initiation of contempt proceedings · Parties to contempt proceedings. · Defenses Open to Contemnor · Defenses in Criminal contempt. · Innocent publication and distribution of matter. · Fair and accurate report of Judicial Proceedings. · Fair criticism of judicial act. · Bona-fide complaint against the presiding officers of the subordinate court. · No substantial interference with due course of justice · Defamation of the Judge Personally. · The Statement complained of open to different interpretations. · The Statement complained of has no nexus with the judicial function of a judge. · No imminent danger of interference with administration of justice. · Defenses in Civil contempt · Disobedience or Breach was not willful. · The order has been passed without jurisdiction. · Order disobeyed is vague or ambiguous. · Order involves more than one reasonable interpretation. · Compliance with the order is impossible · No knowledge of order. · Nature and Extent of Punishment And Remedies Against the Order of Punishment . · Apology · Appeal · Review · Important Cases On Contempt Of Court · 1. E.M.S. Namboodaripad v. T.N. Nambiar, 1970 AIR 2015 · 2. In re Vinay Chandra Mishra, AIR 1995 SC 2348 · 3. Supreme Court Bar Association vs. Union of India, AIR 1998 SC 1895 · 4. In re- Ajay Kumar Pandey, (1998)7 SCC 248 · 5. Delhi Judicial Services Association, Tis Hazari Court v. State of Gujarat, 1991 AIR 2176 · 6. Income Tax Appellate Tribunal through President v. V.K. Agarwal air, AIR 1999 SC 452 · 7. Sukumar Mukhopadhyay vs. T.D. Karamchandani , 1995 Cri LJ1610 · 8. T.R. Dhananjaya vs. J.Vasudevan,(1995)5 SCC 619 · 9. State of Rajasthan v. Prakash Chand, AIR 1998 SC1344, · 10. T. Deen Dayal v. High Court of Andhra Pradesh,1997Cri LJ 4080 SC · 11. J.Vasudevan v. T.R. Dhananjaya, 1996 AIR 137 · 12. Prakash Jaiswal v. D.K.Mittal (2000) 3 SCC 171 · 13. Mrityunjoy Das v. Sayed Hasibur Rahman, (AIR 2001 SC 1293) · 14. Rajender Shall vs. Bar Association and M.P. High Court, AIR 2005 SC 2473 · 15. Re Aeundhati Ray, AIR 2002 SC 1375,

Unit V — BENCH BAR RELATIONS

OBLIGATION OF BAR TO THE COMMUNITY · THE LAWYER’S FUNCTION IN MODERN SOCITY