Supreme Court of India

K. Anjinappa v. K.C. Krishna Reddy and Anr.

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Reported as [2021] 9 S.C.R. 1034
Bench M. R. Shah and B. V. Nagarathna JJ.
Decided 17 December 2021

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, t he present appeal stands disposed of with the above directions to the Bar Council of India and the respective State Bar Council(s).

Judgment, page 26

From the headnote

Advocates Act, 1961 – ss.35, 36, 36B – Held: Disposal of a complaint received by a State Bar Council u/s.35 within a per iod of one year from the date of receipt of such complaint is mandat ory – Only in an exceptional case, by giving valid reasons to b e recorded as to why the complaint could not be disposed of withi n one year, such complaints are required to be transferred to the Bar Council of India as provided u/s.36B – Thus, the transfer of the comp laint(s) received u/s.35 from the State Bar Council to the Ba r Council of India is an exception – Further, on such transfer the Bar ouncil

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