Supreme Court of India

L.C. Goyal v. Mrs. Suresh Joshi and Ors.

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Reported as [1999] 1 S.C.R. 1018
Bench A.S. Anand J.
Decided 12 March 1999

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Advocates Act, 1961-Section 18-Appeal against order passed by Bar Council of India-Amount deposited towards court fee misappropriated by Advocate-Cheque issued to refund amount to client dishonoured for insuf­ ficient funds-Advocate denied signature on the cheque--i.icence to practice suspended for 5 years as professional misconduct proved-On appeal Held, legal profession is known as a noble profession having high traditions and if a member of the profession falls from such standards, he deserves punishment commensurate with gravity of the misconduct-Opinion of a handwriting ex- pert was not

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