Rule 22 of Part VI, Chapter II of the Bar Council of India Rules bars an advocate from bidding for or…

Rule 22 forbids an advocate to buy execution property for his own or anyone else's benefit, but it does not prevent him from bidding for or purchasing for his client what the client may himself legally buy, "provided the Advocate is expressly authorised in writing in this behalf". The rule asks for the client's written authority, not the court's approval, and buying for himself stays barred whatever price he pays. Rule 22A, added in 1998, separately bars an advocate from bidding in a court auction for property that is the subject matter of a proceeding in which he is engaged.