Order

M. Jagannadhar Rao & A.P. Misra, JJ.-This is an appeal filed by a complainant against orders passed by the Bar Council of India on 27.4.92 in a review petition filed by the first respondent-advocate whereby the review was allowed and the order passed by the Bar Council of India dt. 4.10.1991 was set aside and the order of the Delhi Bar Council dt. 2.5.90 was restored.

2. In this appeal, notice was ordered on 1.11.93 and the first re­spondent was served and he also filed a counter. Thereafter the peti­tioner complaint filed a rejoinder dt. 18.3.94. The matter came up for hearing in this court on 29.1.99 and was heard for considerable time when neither the first respondent nor his counsel Mr. N.S. Bisht were present. After more than an hour and half the said counsel appeared and represented that the file was taken by the first respondent from him two months earlier on the ground that the first respondent wanted to engage another counsel and thereafter no instructions were given to him (Mr. Bisht). In these circumstances, we adjourned the matter and directed fresh notice to the first respondent at house No. 190, first floor, Gautam Nagar, New Delhi and informed him that if he does