Judgment

PALEKAR, J.:- This is an appeal under Section 38 of the Advocates Act, 1961. The appellant Mr. N. B. Mirzan, was an Advocate on the roll of the Bar Council of Maharashtra. On 27th October, 1964, respondent No. 2 who was once the client of the appellant, made several allegations of professional misconduct against the appellant which were referred by the State Bar Council to its Disciplinary Committee consisting of three Advocates, one being the Committee s Chairman and the other two its members. After a detailed inquiry into the allegations, the Disciplinary Committee came to the conclusion that professional misconduct had been established on three counts which involved moral turpitude. The Committee therefore, directed on 3rd October, 1968 that the appellant should be suspended permanently and should not be allowed to appear before any Court authority or person in India. He was also directed to surrender his Sanad forthwith. From this order, an appeal was filed to the Bar Council of India, being Appeal No. 9 of 1968. The appeal was heard by the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of India consisting of a Chairman and two members. On 30th November, 1969 by a detailed o