Supreme Court of India
Adi Pherozshah Gandhi v. H. M. Seervai, Advocate-general of Maharashtra, Bombay
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the appeal by the Advocate-General of Maharashtra to the Bar Council of India was incompetent and this appeal should be allQwed and the finding of the Bar Council of India set aside.
Judgment, page 42
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Where later benches applied it
- 2025 H. Anjanappa & Ors. v. A. Prabhakar & Ors.
- 2021 K. Anjinappa v. K.C. Krishna Reddy and Anr.
- 2015 K. Nanjappa (dead) by Lrs. v. R.A. Hameed Alias Ameersab (dead) by Lrs. and Another
- 2012 Ravi Yashwant v. District Collector, Raigad and Ors.
- 1997 M/s. Northern Plastics Ltd. v. Hindustan Photo Films Mfg. Co. Ltd. and Ors.
- 1981 S.P. Gupta & Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India & Ors. Etc. Etc.
- 1975 Bar Council of Maharashtra v. M. V. Dabholkar. Etc. Etc
- 2020 Samir Agrawal v. Competition Commission of India & Ors.
Of those, 2 relied on · 1 distinguished · 5 mentioned
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