https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=153138 An advocate on record who retained and appropriated a client's unspent litigation balance without informing the client, without issuing a fee bill, and without seeking taxation was held to have committed professional misconduct. The Court found that the alleged oral authority to withdraw the balance was not proved, and that the client's money was held in a fiduciary capacity once received for a specific purpose. Even if a lien was claimed, the advocate could not unilaterally apply the funds towards fees without the client's consent or court-sanctioned taxation. Unauthorized retention and self-assessment of fees therefore justified disciplinary action, including suspension from practice. en-us Wed, 17 Oct 1956 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 18:14:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=153138 An advocate on record who retained and appropriated a client's unspent litigation balance without informing the client, without issuing a fee bill, and without seeking taxation was held to have committed professional misconduct. The Court found that the alleged oral authority to withdraw the balance was not proved, and that the client's money was held in a fiduciary capacity once received for a specific purpose. Even if a lien was claimed, the advocate could not unilaterally apply the funds towards fees without the client's consent or court-sanctioned taxation. Unauthorized retention and self-assessment of fees therefore justified disciplinary action, including suspension from practice. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 17 Oct 1956 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=153138