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2005 Supreme(SC) 200
Supreme Court Of India
R.C. LAHOTI, CJI., G.P. MATHUR AND TARUN CHATTERJEE, JJ.
PHOOL CHANDRA SINGH- Appellant
Versus
LAXMI PRASAD AND ANOTHER - Respondents
Civil Appeal No .... of 2005 (D. No. 19936 of 2004),
Decided on February 4, 2005
Headnote:
Advocates Act, 1961 Sections 48AA, 44, 37 and 36B- Review of order of Bar Council of India (BCI) - Plea that the State Bar Council had lost jurisdiction to decide the case on expiry of the period of one year under Section 36-B(1) of the Act- However, the appellate order of BCI not reflected the plea having been pressed for decision before the Bar Council of India- The appellant stated that he would seek a review of the order of BCI on that ground- Appeal dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to move a review petition before the Bar Council of India.. [Para 1]
ORDER
1. The learned counsel for the appellant submits that the State Bar Council had lost jurisdiction to decide the case on expiry of the period of one year under Section 36-B(1) of the Advocates Act, 1961. However, the appellate order of the Bar Council of India does not reflect the plea having been taken and pressed for decision before the Bar Council of India. The learned counsel for the appellant states that the appellant would be advised to seek a review of the order of the Bar Council of India on that ground.
2. We record the statement of the learned counsel for the appellant and dismiss the appeal as withdrawn with liberty to move a review petition before the Bar Council of India.
