https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278105 Solicitation of clients by accosting litigants at court entrances, snatching briefs, fighting for briefs, and undercutting fees is incompatible with the ethical standards of the legal profession and constitutes professional misconduct. Rule 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules was treated as illustrative of the broader prohibition against solicitation and other unworthy practices, not as a narrow formula that must be artificially dissected into separate elements. The disciplinary tribunal's restrictive reading of the rule was erroneous, and the conduct was also condemned as undermining the public trust placed in advocates. The proceedings were further criticised for clubbing multiple respondents and charges without adequate individualised scrutiny. en-us Fri, 03 Oct 1975 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 15:09:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278105 Solicitation of clients by accosting litigants at court entrances, snatching briefs, fighting for briefs, and undercutting fees is incompatible with the ethical standards of the legal profession and constitutes professional misconduct. Rule 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules was treated as illustrative of the broader prohibition against solicitation and other unworthy practices, not as a narrow formula that must be artificially dissected into separate elements. The disciplinary tribunal's restrictive reading of the rule was erroneous, and the conduct was also condemned as undermining the public trust placed in advocates. The proceedings were further criticised for clubbing multiple respondents and charges without adequate individualised scrutiny. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 03 Oct 1975 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278105