Power of attorney holders lack a general right of audience and cannot address Court without enrolment as advocates.

The Advocates Act confers the right to practise law only on enrolled advocates, and a non-advocate may appear only with the Court's permission in a particular case. Order III CPC allows appearance through recognised agents, but that procedural facility does not override the prohibition against unauthorised practice. A power of attorney holder may act for the principal and, where permitted, appear in Court, but does not acquire a general right of audience or a right to plead as of course. Accordingly, a power of attorney holder who is not enrolled as an advocate has no right to address the Court on behalf of the principal, and the preliminary objection was upheld.

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Issues: Whether a power of attorney holder, who is not an advocate, has the right to address the Court on behalf of the principal.

Analysis: The statutory scheme of the Advocates Act confers the right to practise law only on enrolled advocates, while permitting a non-advocate to appear only with the Court's permission in a particular case. Order III of the Code of Civil Procedure enables appearance through recognised agents, but that procedural facility does not override the prohibition in the Advocates Act against unauthorised practice. A power of attorney holder may act for the principal and may, in appropriate cases, appear with permission, but does not acquire a general right of audience or a right to plead as of course.

Conclusion: A power of attorney holder who is not enrolled as an advocate has no right to address the Court on behalf of the principal; the preliminary objection was correctly upheld against the petitioner.

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