Supreme Court Upholds Suspension Of Advocate Who Acted As Real Estate Agent

Leadindia05808 Nov, 2023Legal

As the defenders of the law and the keepers of justice, attorneys are frequently considered one of the most esteemed and honourable professions. It is required of advocates to act with the utmost honesty and ethics when defending their clients. But a recent case in India has highlighted the moral limits that lawyers have to follow.Case Background An advocate in the case of Syed Altaf Ahmed v S. Suson was defending one of the clients in the acrimonious property dispute between the two parties in issue. Rather than only representing his client, he went so far as to assist in a real estate transaction involving the property in issue.