SUO MOTU CONTEMPT PETITION (CRL.) NO.5 OF 2017 IN RE : MOHIT CHAUDHARY, ADVOCATE versus .

SUO MOTU CONTEMPT PETITION (CRL.) NO.5 OF 2017 IN RE : MOHIT CHAUDHARY, ADVOCATE versus .

Mohit Chaudhary, as Advocate-on-Record, made false and serious imputations against the Supreme Court Registry and implied against the Chief Justice, intended to aid in 'bench hunting'. His conduct was deliberate, unjustified, and amounted to misconduct and contempt in the face of the Court. The appropriate sanction is suspending his right to practice as an Advocate-on-Record for one month.

Parties
Contemnor / Advocate on Record: Mohit Chaudhary; Petitioner: State (Unnamed Petitioner)
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
17 August 2017
Procedural Posture
Suo Motu Contempt Petition (criminal) / Judgment
Outcome
Contempt Petition disposed of. Mohit Chaudhary is not permitted to practice as an Advocate-on-Record for a period of one month from the date of order.
Legal Topics
Misconduct by Advocate on Record, Standards of Professional Conduct, Bench Hunting, Supreme Court Rules, 2013
Contempt of Court Advocacy Ethics Misconduct by Advocate on Record Standards of Professional Conduct Bench Hunting Supreme Court Rules, 2013

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Parties

Mohit Chaudhary

Contemnor / Advocate on Record

State (Unnamed Petitioner)

Petitioner

Procedural Posture

Suo Motu Contempt Petition (criminal) / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Mohit Chaudhary, Advocate-on-Record, committed contempt of court by making false and imputative allegations against the Supreme Court Registry and the constitution of the Bench.
  2. 2 Whether the conduct amounted to misconduct and was unbecoming of an Advocate-on-Record.

Ratio Decidendi

Mohit Chaudhary, as Advocate-on-Record, made false and serious imputations against the Supreme Court Registry and implied against the Chief Justice, intended to aid in 'bench hunting'. His conduct was deliberate, unjustified, and amounted to misconduct and contempt in the face of the Court. The appropriate sanction is suspending his right to practice as an Advocate-on-Record for one month.

Court Disposition

Contempt Petition disposed of. Mohit Chaudhary is not permitted to practice as an Advocate-on-Record for a period of one month from the date of order.

Orders

  • Contemnor (Mohit Chaudhary) prohibited from practicing as Advocate-on-Record for one month.