Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System
Guru Nanak Dev University · LL.B. Semester 3
Unit I
Legal Profession in India-Evolution, Historical Development and Regulations · Legal Profession and its responsibilities; the equipment of the lawyer; conduct in the Court · Professional conduct in general
- Enrolment of Lawyers — Qualifications prescribed u/s 24 of the Advocates Act 1961and procedure
- Common Terminology: Solicitor, Advocate, Lawyer, Senior Counsel, Junior Counsel, Legal Practitioners, Barrister, AOR, Amicus Curie
- Seven Lamps of Advocacy: Honesty, Courage, Industry, Wit, Eloquence, Judgment and Fellowship
- Privileges of a lawyer — Salient features of the Advocates Act, 1961
- Right to Practice
- Duties
Unit II
Advocacy & Professional Ethics · Advocates’ Act, 1961 Chapter V & VI (Ss. 35-45) · Bar Council of India Rules, Part VI & VII · Judgments: · 1. C.K. Daftri v. O.P. Gupta, AIR 1971 SC 1122 · 2. EMS Namboodripad v. T.L. Nambiyar, AIR 1970 SC 2015
- The Bar Council of India and the State Bar Council — Constitution, Powers and Functions
- Professional Ethics — Power of Bar Council of India, Meaning and Standards of professional conduct and etiquette
- Professional Misconduct
- Punishment for misconduct
- Remedies against the order of punishment
- Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of India — Organisation and powers and procedure
Unit III
Contempt Law & Practice · Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 · Constitutional Provisions Regardings: Powers of Supreme Court, High Courts, Houses of · Parliament & State Legislatures for Punishing for their Contempt · Judgments: · 1. Delhi Judicial Services Association v. State of Gujrat, AIR 1991 SC 2176 · 2. In re Vinay Chandra Mishra, AIR 1995 SC 2349
Unit IV
15 Prescribed opinions of Bar Council of India: · 1. Smt. Siya Bai vs. Sitaram Singh BCI Tr. Case No. 8 / 1987 · 2. Secretary, Karnataka Khadi Gram Udyog Samyukta BCI Tr. Case No. 12 / 1990 · Sangha vs. J.S. Kulkarni · 3. Surendranath Mittal vs. Dayanand Swaroop BCI Tr. Case No. 63 / 1987 · 4. S.K. Nagar vs. V.P. Jain D.C. Appeal No. 14 / 1997 · 5. Ashok Kumar Kapur vs. Bar Council of Punjab & D.C. Appeal No. 18 / 1999 · Haryana · 6. Ram Sewak Patel vs. Vir Singh D.C. Appeal No. 32 / 1992 · 7. Chandrasekhar Soni vs. Bar Council of Rajasthan & Civil Appeal No. 258 / 1977 · Ors. · 8. In Re: Vinay Chandra Midhra Contemt Petition (Criminal) No. · 3 of 1994. · 9. Suo Motu Enquiry vs. Nand Lal Balwani B.C.I. Tr. Case No. 68 / 1999. · 10. Vijaya Singh vs. Murarilal & Ors. Civil Appeal No. 1922 / 1979. · 11. Hikmat Ali Khan vs. Ishwar Prasad Arya & Ors. Civil Appeal No. 4240 / 1986. · 12. Saiyad Anwar Abbas vs. Krishna Singh & Ors. B.C. Tr. Case No. 62 / 1991. · 13. J.N. Karia vs. M.S. Udeshi and M.S. Udeshi vs. T. BCI Tr. Case No. 61 / 1995 BCI · Raja Ram Mohan Roy Tr. Case No. 3 / 1999. · 14. Babu Lal vs. Subhash Jain BCI Tr. Case No. 115 / 1996. · 15. Kamal Prasad Mishra vs. Mechilal D.C. Appeal No. 45 / 2000.