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Bombay High Court Quashes Cancellation of Notary Certificate for Violation of Natural Justice. Impugned order set aside as it was passed without show-cause notice and without affording opportunity of hearing, in contravention of Notaries Act, 1952 and Notaries Rules, 1956.

The Petitioner, Mr. Lalit Doshi, a practicing Advocate since 1971 and a Notary Public since 2004 appointed by the Central Government, challenged an or...

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Bombay High Court Directs Regulation of Marriage Bureaus Run by Lawyers and Notaries in Public Interest Litigation. The court held that marriage bureaus run by lawyers and notaries require regulation to prevent exploitation and professional misconduct under the Advocates Act, 1961 and Notaries Act, 1952.

The petitioner, Majlis Manch, a registered public trust and NGO, filed a public interest litigation before the Bombay High Court alleging that several...

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Supreme Court Refers Matter to Chief Justice on Advocates' Misconduct in Vexatious SLP Filing. Advocates Filed Second SLP with Incorrect Statements After Dismissal of First, Tendered Unconditional Apology, Leading to Divergent Judicial Opinions Under Supreme Court Rules, 2013.

The Supreme Court was confronted with a case involving misconduct by advocates in filing a vexatious special leave petition. The petitioner, convicted...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals as Fraudulent Due to Fabricated Vakalatnama and Forgery of Appellant's Signature. Court Initiates Contempt Proceedings Against Advocates and Notary for Misusing Legal Process to File SLP Without Appellant's Consent.

The Supreme Court dealt with two appeals purportedly filed by Bhagwan Singh challenging a High Court order quashing criminal proceedings and a subsequ...

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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Advocate-on-Record and Senior Advocate for Suppression of Facts in Criminal Appeal. Court Considers Need for Code of Conduct for Advocates-on-Record and Reconsideration of Indira Jaising Decisions.

The Supreme Court was hearing a criminal appeal arising from a Special Leave Petition filed by a convict who had been sentenced to 30 years imprisonme...

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Bombay High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award for Violation of Natural Justice in Cooperative Bank Election Dispute. Arbitrator's Ex-Parte Order Setting Aside Nomination Without Notice to Petitioner Violates Section 84 of Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002.

The Petitioner, Mohammed Amin Haroon Solkar, a member of Kokan Mercantile Cooperative Bank Ltd. (Respondent No.4), challenged an arbitral award dated ...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Bar Council of India's Ex-Parte Suspension Order Against Advocate for Violation of Natural Justice. The Court holds that interim suspension from practice is a prejudicial order requiring prior hearing under Section 48A(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961.

The petitioner, a senior advocate with 28 years of practice and a sitting member of the Karnataka State Bar Council, faced a complaint of professional...

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Bombay High Court Adjudges Writ Petition in Civil Suit Alleging Advocate's Fraud. Withdrawal of Suit Without Plaintiff's Instructions Examined Under Order XXIII, Rule 1 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

The petitioner entered into an agreement of sale dated 6.7.2005 for purchase of agricultural land from respondent nos. 2 and 3 for Rs.15,00,000/-, pay...