Supreme Court of India

Council of Architecture v. Mr. Mukesh Goyal & Ors.

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Reported as [2020] 7 S.C.R. 904
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi JJ.
Decided 17 March 2020

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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons, we affirm the decision of the High Court of Allahabad on the first question and hold that Section 37 of the Architects Act does not prohibit individuals not registered under the Architects Act from undertaking the practice of architectur e and its cognate activities.

Judgment, page 34

From the headnote

Architects Act, 1972 – s. 37 – Prohibition against use of tit le – The High Court held that s.37 of the Architects Act does not create a bar on individuals not registered with the Council of Arch itecture from carrying out the duties and functions of an Ar chitect – On appeal, held: plain reading of s.37 clearly supports the proposition that the Architects Act prohibits individuals not registe red with the Council of Architecture from using the title and style o f ‘Architect’ and does not prohibit unregistered individuals from pra cticing the activities undertaken by Architects such as the

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