“Law is no trade, briefs no merchandise”

This quote is fast receding to oblivion. Today we are faced with falling standards in the profession where an unscrupulous few have started commercialising this noble profession and professional ethics have taken a back seat.

2. An advocate is a vital part of the justice dispensation system. In addition to being a professional he is also an officer of the Court. His conduct therefore should not only be impeccable but above reproach. He is expected to follow the norms of professional ethics and try and protect the interests of his client in relation to whom he occupies a position of trust.

3. The case of hand is a classic case of this fall in standards and the indignation that is displayed by a member of this noble profession who believes and asserts that he has been deprived of his share in the subject matter which he claims was his agreed fee.

4. This Civil Revision Petition has been filed invoking the superintending jurisdiction of this Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the application filed by their erstwhile counsel for direction that the revision petitioners and Power Agent should deposit a sum of Rs