https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199227 Disciplinary proceedings against an advocate are quasi-criminal and require a specific charge, framed issues, and full notice of the alleged misconduct to ensure a fair hearing. Professional misconduct must be proved beyond reasonable doubt, with benefit of doubt given to the advocate; it cannot rest on suspicion or a mere preponderance of probabilities. Where an advocate acts bona fide on instructions from a person believed to be authorised, misconduct is not established unless mens rea or culpable negligence is proved. The disciplinary order was set aside and the matter remitted for reconsideration on the existing record without enlarging the complaint. en-us Thu, 29 Sep 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:34:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199227 Disciplinary proceedings against an advocate are quasi-criminal and require a specific charge, framed issues, and full notice of the alleged misconduct to ensure a fair hearing. Professional misconduct must be proved beyond reasonable doubt, with benefit of doubt given to the advocate; it cannot rest on suspicion or a mere preponderance of probabilities. Where an advocate acts bona fide on instructions from a person believed to be authorised, misconduct is not established unless mens rea or culpable negligence is proved. The disciplinary order was set aside and the matter remitted for reconsideration on the existing record without enlarging the complaint. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 29 Sep 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199227