Supreme Court of India

R.d.saxena v. Balram Prasad Sharma

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Reported as [2000] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 598
Bench K.T. Thomas and R.P. Sethi JJ.
Decided 22 August 2000

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Advocates Act, 1961-Section 35-Professional misconduct-Case file of client withheld by Advocate for non-payment of fees-Bar Council debarred him from practice for 18 months and imposed fine of Rs. 1000-Considering it to be a professional misconduct-On appeal-Held, case.files cannot be equated with "goods" or "goods bailed" as they have no marketability­ Cause of litigant far more important than right of an Advocate for his remuneration-Such a practice can never be permitted-However, an Advo­ cate may adopt alternate legal remedies to recover his fees-It is not only a legal duty but it is also

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