https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=368108 The Advocates Act, 1961 and the Rules made under it restrict the right to practise only where an express statutory bar exists. Rule 49 applies to a full-time salaried employee and does not cover legislators, whose office is constitutional and not an employer-employee relationship with the Government merely because they receive salary, allowances or pension. No other rule expressly bars MPs, MLAs or MLCs from practising law. Allegations of conflict of interest or professional misconduct cannot be presumed from legislative office alone and must be proved on the facts of each case. en-us Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:17:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=368108 The Advocates Act, 1961 and the Rules made under it restrict the right to practise only where an express statutory bar exists. Rule 49 applies to a full-time salaried employee and does not cover legislators, whose office is constitutional and not an employer-employee relationship with the Government merely because they receive salary, allowances or pension. No other rule expressly bars MPs, MLAs or MLCs from practising law. Allegations of conflict of interest or professional misconduct cannot be presumed from legislative office alone and must be proved on the facts of each case. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=368108