Professional Misconduct Advocates

Maintainability of statutory appeals under Section 38 of the Advocates Act
Transfer of disciplinary proceedings from State Bar Councils to the Bar Council of India
Evidentiary threshold for establishing professional misconduct of an advocate
Indefeasible right of cross-examination in disciplinary adjudications
Extinguishment of the substratum of disciplinary proceedings upon amicable settlement
Duty of disciplinary committees to consider sworn withdrawal affidavits
Distinction between bona fide procedural misunderstanding and culpable professional negligence
Judicial rectification of inadvertent defaults and client protection
Proportionality and justification in imposing professional penalties
Role of disciplinary bodies as custodians of professional conduct rather than mechanical arbiters