Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System
University of Jammu · LL.B. Semester 3 · LLB206
Unit I
History of Legal Profession in India, Nature of Legal Profession, Advocates Act, 1961. · Bar Council of India – Constitution andfunctions · State Bar Council – Constitution, functions and position inJ&K · Advocates –Enrolment,qualifications and disqualification,classification of Advocates.
Unit II
Committees of Bar Council of India and State BarCouncil. · Disciplinary Committees of Bar Council of India and State Bar Council – Constitution, Powers andfunctions. · Rules of Professional Conduct: A study of code of Ethics of the Bar Council ofIndia
Unit III
Contempt of Courts Act: Nature andScope. · Civil and CriminalContempt · Legal Profession and Contempt ofCourt · Freedom of speech and expression vis-à-vis contempt ofcourt · Procedure including defences and punishment forcontempt.
Unit IV — Detailed Study of following cases:
In re, Vinay Chandra Mishra AIR 1995 SC2348 · Supreme Court Bar Association v. Union of India AIR 1998 SC1875 · In re, Ajay Kumar Pandey, AIR 1997 SC260 · In re, Arundhati Roy, AIR 2002 SC1375 · Delhi Judicial Service Association v. State of Gujrat, AIR 1991 SC2176 · E.M.S. Namboodaripadv. T. NarayanaNambias, AIR 1970 SC2015 · P.N. Dudav. P. Shiv Shanker, AIR 1988 SC1208 · M. VeerabhadhraRaov. Tek Chand, AIR 1985 SC28 · Shambhu Ram Yadav v. Hanuman Das Khatry, AIR 2001 SC2508 · Perspective publication (P) Ltd. V. Sate of Maharashtra AIR 1971 SC221