https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108931 A professional regulatory body may regulate renewal of certificates of practice where the statutory scheme requires full-time devotion to the profession and permits control over other occupations. The Bombay High Court upheld the Institute's policy barring advocates from practising simultaneously as company secretaries, reasoning that the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 and the Regulations authorised supervision of practice and withdrawal of permission where necessary. The Court treated the restriction as a reasonable regulatory measure connected with professional standards, efficiency and public interest, and rejected the challenge under Articles 14, 19(1)(g), 19(6) and 21 as non-arbitrary and constitutionally valid. en-us Tue, 05 Mar 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:31:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108931 A professional regulatory body may regulate renewal of certificates of practice where the statutory scheme requires full-time devotion to the profession and permits control over other occupations. The Bombay High Court upheld the Institute's policy barring advocates from practising simultaneously as company secretaries, reasoning that the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 and the Regulations authorised supervision of practice and withdrawal of permission where necessary. The Court treated the restriction as a reasonable regulatory measure connected with professional standards, efficiency and public interest, and rejected the challenge under Articles 14, 19(1)(g), 19(6) and 21 as non-arbitrary and constitutionally valid. Case-Laws Companies Law Tue, 05 Mar 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108931