Lord Tomlin:-

This an appeal from an order dated 23rd January 1928, of the High Court of Judicature, Allahabad whereby the appellant, a pleader practising at Agra, was suspended from practice for four years from the date of the order on the ground that he was guilty of professional misconduct in respect of three out of six matters charged against him.

The order was made after enquiry and report by the District Judge of Agra under S. 14, Legal Practitioners Act (18 of 1879). This jurisdiction of the High Court to suspend or otherwise punish a pleader practising in any subordinate Court arises after report by the presiding officer of such subordinate Court that the pleader has been guilty of any of the offences mentioned in S. 13 of the Act. These offences include fraudulent or grossly improper conduct in the discharge of his professional duty.

Of the six charges made against the appellant, the three upon which the High Court found him guilty were as follows :

"(1) That having been standing counsel of the Agra United Mills, Limited, employed by Kunwar Ganesh Sinha since 25th April 1925, on 27th May 1927, you filed a vakalatnama on behalf of Major A. U. John, a plaintiff in Suit No. 126 o