Jagmal Singh Jatain v. Disciplinary Committee and Others

Order accordingly Matter is now posted for 05.03.2025.

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¶10Theo+earne!oSen$"ro/"-nse+ore'resent$n(otheo'et$t$"neros-%m$ts,othat thereo*ason"ova+$!oass-m't$"no")oj-r$s!$#t$"no%&otheoD$s#$'+$nar&o/"mm$tteeo") theo,aro/"-n#$+o")oIn!$a,o-'"n,oD/o ''ea+o%ear$n(oN".79D070:,on"rothe $m'-(ne!o"r!ero#"-+!ohaveo%eeno'asse!.o/"nse5-ent+&,oheoar(-esothatothe 'ass$n(o")otheo$m'-(ne!o"r!ero$so#"m'+ete+&on"n4est.o6eos-''"rtsotheosa$! s-%m$ss$"nothr"-(homa.$n(oanoa++-s$"not"oSe#t$"no39o")otheo !v"#ateso #t,o1A61 Bhere$na)terore)erre!ot"oasoEtheo #t<C,o'r"v$s$"nso*here")o%e#"meoe;tra#te!ohere4 $na)ter:4 ���������������������������������������.―(1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the disciplinary committee of a State Bar Council made [un der section 35] [or the Advocate General of the State] may, within sixty days of the date of the communication of the order to him, prefer an ap peal to the Bar Council of India.

(2) Every such appeal shall be heard by the disciplinary committee of the Bar Council of India which may pass such order [(including an order varying the punishment awarded by the disciplinary committee of the State Bar Council)] thereon as it deems fit: [Provided that no order of the disciplinary committee of the State Bar Council shall be varied by the disciplinary committee of the Bar Council of India so as to prejudicially affect the person aggrieved without giving him reasonable opportunity of being heard.]" KAVNEET SINGH


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$"),/"-#$+") !$ "6. Functions of State Bar Councils.―(1) The functions of a State Bar Council shall be―

(a) to admit persons as advocates on its roll;

(b) to prepare and maintain such roll;

(c) to entertain and determine cases of misconduct against advocates on its roll;

(d) to safeguard the rights, privileges and interests of advo' cates on its roll; -10o-o [(dd) to promote the growth of Bar Associations for the purposes of effective implementation of the welfare schemes referred to in clause (a) of sub'section (2) of this section and clause

(a) of sub'section (2) of section 7;]

(e) to promote and support law reform; [(ee) to conduct seminars and organise talks on legal topics by eminent jurists and publish journals and papers of legal interest;

(eee) to organise legal aid to the poor in the prescribed man' ner;]

(f) to manage and invest the funds of the Bar Council;

(g) to provide for the election of its members; [(gg) to visit and inspect Universities in accordance with the directions given under clause (i) of sub'section (1) of section 7;]

(h) to perform all other functions conferred on it by or under this Act;

(i) to do all other things necessary for discharging the aforesaid functions. [(2) xxxxx

¶10Constitution of committees other than disciplinary committees.―(1) A State Bar Council shall constitute the following standing committees, namely:―

(a) an executive committee consisting of five members elected by the Council from amongst its members;

(b) an enrolment committee consisting of three members elected by the Council from amongst its members.

(2) The Bar Council of India shall constitute the following standing committees, namely:―

(a) an executive committee consisting of nine members elected by the Council from amongst its members;

(b) a legal education committee consisting of ten members, of whom five shall be persons elected by the Council from amongst its members and five shall be persons co' opted by the Council who are not members thereof.

(3) A State Bar Council and the Bar Council of India may constitute from amongst its members such other committees as it may deem KAVNEET SINGH necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. -11o-o [10A. Transaction of business by Bar Councils and committees thereof.― 3[(1) The Bar Council of India shall meet at New Delhi or at such other place as it may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, determine.

(2) A State Bar Council shall meet at its headquarters or at such other place as it may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, determine.]

(3) The committees other than disciplinary committees constituted by the Bar Councils shall meet at the headquarters of the respective Bar Councils.

(4) Every Bar Council and every committee thereof except the disciplinary committees shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at their meetings as may be prescribed.

(5) The disciplinary committees constituted under section 9 shall meet at such times and places and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at their meetings as may be prescribed.] 1:. sos-#h,o*heno"n+&o"noa##"-nto")o#"4res'"n!entoN".o1oratheron"t #""'erat$n(ot"otheo)-++estoe;tento*$thotheoS'e#$a+o/"mm$tteeo#"n#erne!,o)"roth-s ena%+$n(otheosa$!oS'e#$a+o/"mm$ttee,ot"o-nmas.otheotr-tho")otheoa++e(at$"ns Bs-'raCora$se!o%&otheo#"m'+a$nanto"neo=a(ma+oS$n(h,othatotheos-'raoe;tra#te!o$n4 ter$moooore#"mmen!at$"nsohaveo%eeno'asse!.oRes-+tant+&,o*henotheoS'e#$a+o/"m4 m$tteeohason"to#"m'+ete!o$tso'r"%eo$nt"otheoa++e(at$"nsora$se!o%&otheo#"m'+a$nant, n"ro*heno'"stotheret",oan&o)$na+ore'"rto*$thoan&o)$na+ore#"mmen!at$"nsothere$ns, %e#"mesore)erre!ot"otheo!$s#$'+$nar&o#"mm$tteeo")otheo,aro/"-n#$+o")oP-nja%oan! 6ar&ana.oInose5-e+,otheosa$!o'asse!o$nter$mo"r!ero*heno-+t$mate+&ohason"t res-+te!,o5-ao$notermso")oSe#t$"no39o")otheo #to")o1A61,o$notheo'ass$n(o")oano"r!er, th-so$m'"s$n(oan&o'-n$shmento-'"no#"4res'"n!entoN".1.oThere)"re,o*henothe D$s#$'+$nar&o/"mm$tteeo")otheo,aro/"-n#$+o")oIn!$a,o%e#"mesoem'"*ere!ot"oen4 KAVNEET SINGH tero-'"noanoa''ea+,o"rot"oma.eoanoa!j-!$#at$"nothere"ns,o%-to&eto*henotheosa$! -12o-o bestowedojurisdiction,othusoisorequiredotoostemofromoanoorderoimposingopunish-mentouponoco-respondentoNo.4.oHowever,owhenonoosuchopunishmentohasobeenoim-posedobyotheoDisciplinaryoAuthorityoofotheoBaroCounciloofoPunjaboandoHaryana, upon,oco-respondentoNo.o4,onorowhenotheoinstantoappealowasoraisableothereagainst. Moreover,oreiteratedly,owhenoonlyoinotheowakeoofoaopunishmentobeingoawardedoto respondentoNo.4,othusobyotheoDisciplinaryoCommitteeoofotheoStateoBaroCouncil concerned,oratherowouldobestowoaoprivilegeobothouponoco-respondentoNo.4,oand, concomitantlyouponotheoDisciplinaryoCommitteeoofotheoBaroCounciloofoIndia,oto entertainotheosaidoappealoandotooalsoodecideotheosame.

¶16Theoreasonoforostatingosoobecomesocomprisedoinotheofactumothat whenosub-Sectiono(2)oofoSectiono37oofotheoActoofo1961,ovestsojurisdictionoinoDisci-plinaryoCommitteeoofotheoBaroCounciloofoIndia,otoohearoanoappealoagainstoanoorder, thus,oawardingopunishmentobyotheoDisciplinaryoCommitteeoofotheoStateoBar Counciloconcerned.oTherefore,owhenotheojurisdictionobestowedouponotheodisciplin-aryoCommitteeoofotheoBaroCounciloofoIndia,otooalsoovaryotheoorderoimposingoothe appositeopunishment,oasomayohaveobeenopurportedlyoimposedouponoco-respondent No.4,owasosooexercisableothenoalone,obesidesowhenothenoaloneotheosaidoimposed punishmentocouldobeovariedoinotermsoofosuboSectiono(2)oofoSectiono37oofotheoActoof 1961.

¶17However,owhenotheoSpecialoCommitteeoconcerned,ohasonotoyet completedoitsoprobe,onorohasomadeoanyofinalorecommendationsotootheoDisciplinary committeeoofotheoBaroCounciloofoPunjaboandoHaryana,onorowhenotheolatterohas proceededotooimposeoanyopunishmentouponoco-respondentoNoo4.oResultantly,oono jurisdictionobecameofoistedouponotheoDisciplinaryocommitteeoofotheoBaroCouncil ofoIndia,oeitherotooentertainotheoappeal,oorotoopassoanyoorderothereon.oAsosuch, therebys,otheoimpugnedoorderoisomadeoonoanooill-constitutedoappeal,obesides,othe sameoisonon-est. KAVNEETgSINGH 2025.03.05g15:29 Igattestgtogthegaccuracygand integritygofgthisgdocument -13o-o

¶18Additionally,otheoSpecialoCommitteeoconcerned,owhichohasodrawn anointerimoreport,othusowithotheosupraointerimorecommendation,oand,oalsoowith thereinsobecomingo oproclaimed,otheoopenodefiancesoofotheoco-respondentocon-cerned,oagainstohisorenderingotheofullestocooperationotootheoSpecialoCommittee concerned,otooenableotheolatterotoowelloengageoitselfoinomakingoanointensiveoprobe vis-a-visotheodefalcationoofofundsoofotheoBaroAssociation,oKarnal,obesides,otoomake aoprobeorelatingotooineligibleoadvocatesobecomingoallottedochambers.oResultantly, whenoinotermsoofotheosupraoextractedodirections,othereowasoanoendowmentoofoa rightoquaotheoSpecialoCommitteeotoothereuponopassosuchoorders,oasodeemedofit, againstoco-respondentoconcerned,oand,owhichohasobeenosoodoneothroughothe passingoofoAnnexureoP-5.o

¶19Asosuch,otheoaboveoextractedorelevantoportionoofotheoointerimodirec-tions,odooprimaofacieomagnify,othatoco-respondentoNo.4,ohasoprimaoofacieoactedoin conflictowithotheoprovisionsoembodiedoinosub-Sectiono(1)oofoSectiono6oofotheoAct ofo1961.oFurthermore,owhenoinotermsoofotheoempowermentovested,othroughothe mandateooccurringoinosub-Sectiono(3)oofoSectiono10oofotheoActoofo1961,oinotheoBar CounciloofoPunjaboandoHaryana,otooconstituteofromoamongstohisomembersoany otheroCommittee,oasodeemedonecessaryoforocarryingooutotheooprovisionsoofotheoAct, thus,otheoSpecialoCommitteeohasobeenoconstituted.

¶20Asosuch,owhenotheoconstitutionoofotheoSpecialocommitteeowasoboth foroforwardingotheoprobeointootheosupraoallegations,obesidesowasoforoprotectingothe statutoryointerestsoofotheolegalofraternity,oas,obecomeodetailedoinoSectiono6oofothe Actoofo1961,owhereupons,owithotheoSpecialoCommitteeoconcerned,othusomaking theooooosupraointerimoreportowithothereinsodelineatedointerimodirections.oSinceothere-froms, oprima o facieo it o becomes o crystal o clear, o that o there o was o but o a o plain speaking/omissionoonotheopartoofoco-respondentoNo.o4,otoocooperateoinotheorelevant probe,oasobecameoembarkedouponobyotheospecialoCommitteeoconcerned.oTherefore KAVNEETgSINGH 2025.03.05g15:29 Igattestgtogthegaccuracygand integritygofgthisgdocument -14o-o therebys,othereoisoprimaofacieoacquiescenceobyoco-respondentoNo.4,otootheoveracity ofotheoallegationsomadeoagainstohim,owherebys,oalsooprimaofacieoatothisostage,othe saidoallegationsountilotheyofurtherobecomeocogentlyoestablished,othroughosome moreointensiveoprobeobeingocarriedoout,othusodoobecomesotentativelyoestablished.o

¶21Resultantlyotherebys,otheodebarmentoofoco-respondentoNo.4ofrom contestingoelectionsotootheoofficeoofoPresidentoofotheoDistrictoBaroAssociation concerned,oisoimperative,oprimaofacie,obothoforoprotectingotheointerestsoofolegal fraternity,oand,oforoalsooensuringotheopassingoofotheofinalorecommendations/report.

¶22Sinceothroughotheointerimorecommendationsoco-respondentoNo.4, becomesoalsoodebarredofromocontestingoelectionsotootheoofficeoofoPresidentoofothe DistrictoBaroAssociationoconcerned,owhichoprimaofacieoforoabove-statedoreasons hasosomeomoreovalidity,otherebys,othoughoprimaofacie,onoopunishmentohasobeen imposedouponohim,otootheoextentothatohisolicenceohasobeenocancelled.oResultantly theosaidopassedoorderowasoprimaofacie,oratheronotoappealable.o

¶23Consequently,oonlyowhenopunishmentobecomingoimposedouponohim orouponoimpositionoofopunishmentotootheosupraoextent,oorosomeomoreosevere punishment,othusobecomingoimposedouponohim,othereupon,othereowasobestowment ofoaojurisdictionoinotheoDisciplinaryoCommitteeoofotheoBaroCounciloconcerned,oto entertainotheoappealoandotoomakeoanoorderothereons.oHowever,osinceoexceptingothe supraointerimorecommendations,onoofurtheropunishmentohasobeenoimposedoupon co-respondentoNo.o4,otherebys,othereowasonoojurisdictionoinotheosupra,otooentertain theoappeal,oand,otoopassoanyoorderothereons.o

¶24o Theomostosignificantoandostrikingoeffectoofotheoabove,oisothat, AnnexureoP-6,owasopassed,opostotheoimpugnedodecisionobecomingorecorded, therebysotoo,oevenoifoitoisoassumedothatotherebysotheoco-respondentoNo.4,owas debarredofromocontestingotheoelectionsotootheopostoofoPresidentoofotheoDistrictoBar Associationoconcerned,oand,oevenoifoassumingotheosaidodebarment,omayoprima KAVNEETgSINGH 2025.03.05g15:29 Igattestgtogthegaccuracygand integritygofgthisgdocument -15o-o facieo tantamount o to o imposition o of o punishment o upon o co-respondent o No. o 4, wherebys,oalsooprimaofacieoifojurisdictionocreatedounderoSectiono37oofotheoActoof 1961,owasoassumableothereoversobyotheoDisciplinaryoCommitteeoofotheoBaroCoun-ciloofoIndia.oHowever,osinceoco-respondentoNo.o4,owasodebarredofromocontesting electionsothroughotheomakingoofoAnnexureoP-5,obyotheoSpecialoCommitteeocon-cerned.oInoaddition,owhenostrikingly,oitowasonotomadeobyotheoStateoBaroCouncil concerned,owhereas,otheopassingoofoanoorderounderoSectiono37oofotheoActoofo1961, byotheoStateoBaroCounciloconcerned,obutowasoimperativeotoomakeosuchoanoorderoto beoappealable.o

25.o Therefore,osinceonooorderoinotermsoofotheointerimorecommendations, madeobyotheoSpecialoCommittee,othus,ohasobeenorenderedobyotheoStateoBaroCouncil concerned.oConsequently,otheosaidointerimorecommendation(s)ocouldonotobecome theobedrockoofoaowelloconstitutedoappealoratherotheoinstantoappealoasomade thereagainstobutowasoimmature.oInosequel,oevenoonotheosaidoground,otheoimpugned orderoisorequiredotoobeoquashedoandosetoaside,owithoaodirectionotootheoDisciplinary CommitteeoofotheoStateoBaroCouncil,otooforthwitholawfullyoactouponotheointerim recommendationsoasomadeobyotheoSpecialoCommittee,obutoafterograntingoanooppor-tunityoofopersonalohearingotooco-respondentoNo.4.

26.o Lastobutonototheoleast,oitoisonotoatoalloevidentofromoaoreadingoofothe impugnedoorder,othatotheosaidoorderowasopassedodespiteotheoAppellateoBodyobe-comingoawakenedovis-a-visotheosupraodirectionsobecomingopassedobyothisoCourt.oIf so,otheoimpugnedoorderoappears,oprimaofacie,otoohaveobeenoobtainedobyotheoco-re-spondentoNo.o4,othroughohisopracticingotheovicesoofosuppressiooveri/osuggestio falsi.oIfoso,otheosaidoillopracticesoindulgedointoobyooco-respondentoNo.o4oareoex-tremelyodisturbing.o

¶27Even o otherwise, o the o interim o directions o made o by o the o Special CommitteeothroughoAnnexureoP-5,oareomadeoinopursuanceotootheodirectionsopassed KAVNEETgSINGH 2025.03.05g15:29 Igattestgtogthegaccuracygand integritygofgthisgdocument -16o-o byothisoCourt,oand,ounlessotheodirectionsopassedobyothisoCourtowereoannulledooroset asideobyotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourt,othusothereupto,otheyoacquiredobindingoand conclusiveoforce.oResultantlyoevenoonotheosaidopremiseotheoBaroCounciloofoIndia, thusohadonoojurisdiction,ountilotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtohadoreversedotheosupra extractedodirections,oasobecameopassedobyothisoCourt,othusootooeitheroentertainothe appealoobearingoNo.o07/2025onorohadotheojurisdictionotoopassotheoimpugnedoorder.o

28.o Furthermore,oitoalsooappearsothatotheoReturningoOfficeroconcerned, hasoilloabidedobyotheointerimoorder,othanotootheohereinaboveodirectionsopassedoby thisoCourt.oInocase,oheowasounderosomeoconfusion,oasotoowhetheroheohasotoocomply withotheoimpugnedoorder,oorovis-a-visotheodirectionsopassedobyothisoCourt,othere-bys,oheowasorequiredotoomoveoanoapplicationoforoseekingoaoclarificationofromothis Court.oHowever,oheofailedotoodooso.oThoughotheosaidoamountsotoosomeomisconduct onotheopartoofotheoReturningoOfficeroconcerned,obutoyetothisoCourtorefrainsofrom drawingoanyostringentoactionoagainstotheoReturningoOfficeroconcerned.oo

29.o Keepingoinoviewotheospecialofactsoandocircumstancesoinotheoinstant case,othisoCourtoafterofindingomeritoinotheoinstantopetition,othus,oallowsotheosame. Consequently,otheoimpugnedoorderoisoquashedoandosetoaside.

¶30Allopendingoapplication(s),oifoany,ostandsodisposedoofoaccordingly. o ooo o oo(SURESHWARoTHAKUR) o oooooooooooooooooooooooJUDGEo ooooooo oooooooo(VIKASoSURI)o oooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooJUDGE

27.02.2025 Anjal Whetherospeaking/reasoned : Yes/No ooooooooooooWhetheroreportable : Yes/No KAVNEETgSINGH 2025.03.05g15:29 Igattestgtogthegaccuracygand integritygofgthisgdocument

-1o-o InotheoHighoCourtoofoPunjaboandoHaryanaoatoChandigarh [163] oDateoofoDecision:o27oo.02.2025o JAGMAL SINGH JATAINo .....oPETITIONER oVERSUS DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE, BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA, 21, ROUSE ENCLAVE, INDUSTRIAL AREA, NEW DELHI AND OTHERSoo oooooooo......RESPONDENTS CORAM:ooHON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSURESHWARoTHAKUR ooooooooHON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoVIKASoSURI Present: Mr.oSanjeevoSharma,oAdvocateoSenioroAdvocateoassistedobyo Mr.oSandeepoSingh,oAdvocateoforotheopetitioner. Mr.oAshwanioTalwar,oAdvocateofororespondentoNo.1. Mr.oBirenderoSinghoRana,oSr.oAdvocateoassistedobyo Mr.oManavoDhull,oAdvocate, Ms.oNiharikaoSingh,oAdvocateo Mr.oNayandeepoRana,oAdvocate,o Ms.oAnuoChaudhary,oAdvocateoando Ms.oRahishoPahwa,oAdvocateofororespondentoNo.2. NoneofororespondentoNo.4. **** oSURESHWARoTHAKURo,ooJ.oo(ORAL)o 1. o Mr.oKanwaljitoSingh,olearnedoSenioroCounsel,owhoohadoearlier appearedoonobehalfoco-respondentoNo.4,owasorequestedotooseekoinstructions fromotheosaidoco-respondentoNo.4,o oforohisoappearingoonohisobehalfoinothe instantowritopetition.oHowever,oSh.oKanwaljitoSingh,olearnedoSenioroCounsel, KAVNEETgSINGH 2025.03.05g15:29 afterohavingocellularocommunicationowithoco-respondentoNo.4,oapprisedothis Igattestgtogthegaccuracygand integritygofgthisgdocument -2o-o /"-rt,othatoheohason"to%eeno$nstr-#te!o%&otheosa$!o#"4res'"n!ent,oth-sot"oa''ear "noh$so%eha+)o$notheo$nstanto'et$t$"n,o%-totheosa$!o#"4res'"n!entoN".1,ohasore4 5-este!oh$mot"o%esee#hoth$so/"-rtothatoa%"-to17om$n-tes,o%e$n(o(rante!ot"oh$m, t"o oma.eoarran(ementso)"roaore'resentat$"no"noh$so%eha+)o%e#"m$n(oma!e t"!a&,o%e)"reoth$so/"-rt. 0. 6"*ever,o!es'$teoa+m"stom"reothanoha+)oanoh"-roe+a's$n(,os$n#e Shr$o3an*a+jeetoS$n(h,o+earne!oSen$"ro#"-nse+oma.$n(otheosa$!o$nt$mat$"n, ne$thero#"4res'"n!entoN".1ohasoa''eare!o$no'ers"n,on"rohaso#a-se!oan&ova+$! re'resentat$"no"noh$so%eha+).oThere)"re,o$toa''earsothatotheosa$!o#"4res'"n!ent $son"to$ntereste!ot"oa''earot"!a&o%e)"reoth$so/"-rt.o sos-#h,oth$so/"-rt 'r"#ee!sot"o!e#$!eotheo$nstanto'et$t$"no$notheoa%sen#eo")o#"4res'"n!entoN".1.o 3. Prima facie,o $notheo'ass$n(o")otheo$m'-(ne!o"r!er,oao%+atant %rea#ho$so#a-se!,ot"otheo!$re#t$"nso'asse!o%&oth$so/"-rtoasoem%"!$e!o$no'ara4 (ra'hoN".o11,o$notheover!$#toren!ere!o%&oth$so/"-rt,oo$noo/8PoN".3790o") 070:,o"no71.70.070:.oTheosa$!o!$re#t$"nsoareoe;tra#te!ohere$na)ter:4 "14. However, without making any further detailed examination of the validity of the said reference, the larger interest of justice, do require, that unless the Special Committee which is engaged in making a probe into the allegations raised by one Mr. Jagmal Singh, Advocate, relating to the bungling of funds at the instance of the concerned in the apposite undertaken construction activity, thus, thereupto the reference which is, pri' ma facie, preceded by reasons to believe, as ordained by Section 35 of the Act, 1961, be not be actioned upon by the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of India. In consequence, the ends of justice also require that the present petitioner be directed to to produce all the relevant records if the same are in his possession, or if not in his possession, he is thus directed to ensure that the custodian thereof, ensures production of the relevant records be' KAVNEET SINGH 2025.03.05 15:29 fore the Special Committee of the Bar Council concerned. The -3o-o said be done within five days from today. Moreover, it is also open to the present petitioner to give a plausible reason or an ex' planation for non'production thereof. If the said reason is found to be unwarranted, thereupon, it is open to the Disciplinary Com' mittee of the Bar Council, to whom a reference has been made by the Bar Council, with thereins occurring the ordained reasons to believe, thus to proceed with the said reference. However, in the drawing of all the proceedings complete adherence be made to the principles of natural justice. Moreover, the Special Commit' tee of the Bar Council is directed to conclude the proceedings as drawn a