https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188644 An advocate who attests an affidavit without the deponent personally appearing and without administering oath makes a false endorsement that is inconsistent with the law governing affidavits and oaths. That conduct may amount to participation in a forged document used to obtain an income-tax clearance certificate and is treated as professional misconduct. The stated consequence is that the conduct is wholly unbecoming of a member of the legal profession, and suspension from practice for five years was considered warranted. en-us Thu, 18 Oct 1984 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 10 Dec 2016 12:08:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188644 An advocate who attests an affidavit without the deponent personally appearing and without administering oath makes a false endorsement that is inconsistent with the law governing affidavits and oaths. That conduct may amount to participation in a forged document used to obtain an income-tax clearance certificate and is treated as professional misconduct. The stated consequence is that the conduct is wholly unbecoming of a member of the legal profession, and suspension from practice for five years was considered warranted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 18 Oct 1984 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188644