Honble LAHOTI, J.–Shri D.P. Chadha, Advocate, the appellant, has been held guilty of professional miscount by Rajasthan State Bar Council and punished with suspension from practice for a period of five years. Shri Anil Sharma, Advocate was also proceeded against along with Shri D.P. Chadha, Advocate and he too having been found guilty was reprimanded. An appeal preferred by Shri D.P. Chadha, Advocate under Section 37 of the Advocate Act, 1961 has not only been dismissed but the Bar Council of India has chosen to vary the punishment of the appellant by enhancing the period of suspension from practice to ten years. The Bar Council of India has also directed notice to show cause against enhancement of punishment to be issued to Shri Anil Sharma, Advocate. The Bar Council of India has further directed proceedings for professional misconduct to be initiated against one Shri Rajesh Jain, Advocate. Shri D.P. Chadha, Advocate has preferred this appeal under Section 38 of the Advocates Act, 1961 (hereinafter the Act, for short).

(2). It is not disputed that Upasana Construction Pvt. Ltd. had filed a suit for ejectment based on landlord-tenant relationship against the complainant Shri Triyugi

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