In R.K. Anand v. Registrar, Delhi High Court (2009), the High Court had barred two senior lawyers found…
The Supreme Court held that even without rules "the High Court would be free to exercise the powers vested in it under section 34 of the Advocates Act". Barring appearance…
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In R.K. Anand v. Registrar, Delhi High Court (2009), the High Court had barred two senior lawyers found guilty of contempt from appearing before it and its subordinate courts for four months. How did the Supreme Court view the High Court's power to do this?
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The Supreme Court held that even without rules "the High Court would be free to exercise the powers vested in it under section 34 of the Advocates Act". Barring appearance in court concerns the dignity and orderly functioning of courts and is distinct from the Bar Councils' disciplinary power to suspend a licence. It stressed that this extreme step should be used rarely, as a last resort.
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