Supreme Court of India
Prahlad Saran Gupta v. Bar Council of India and Another
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the photostat copy of the affidavit of Shri Naresh Chandra Singhal could not oe treated as evidence and on the basis of the same the explana- tion offered by the appellant regarding the SJ!id letter could not be rejected.
Judgment, page 11
From the headnote
Advocates Act, 1961-Section 35-Professional misconduct alleged against the appellant Advocate, a Standing counsel for Railways having drafted a notice against Railway-Draft notice not sent to handwriting expert for opinion despite request-Conclusion about draft being in handwriting of delinquent Advocate reached by Disciplinary Committee solely on the basis of its own comparison of handwriting-Held : Not proper-Since charge of professional misconduct is quasi-Criminal it requires proof beyond reasonable doubt-Allegation of handing over a letter to the judgment debtor addressed to another
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