advocates act 1961,section 35

Dear Aayog

The lady who was attacked must in the first place lodged a police complaint and then with the Bar Council. She can file a complaint even now. If she is proved guilty of the offence then the Bar Council can take steps to suspend the advocate for a period of time and even remove her from the rolls of the Bar Council for life. I don't think there are any such instances.

it seems to be a moot problem?

well, as far as S. 35 is concerned it talks about professional misconduct only....i.e. where there is a relationship of lawyer and client.

since its a pvt. dispute and moreover a lawyer is not a public servant so no question of using any degree or license or authority.....in such a circrumstance Bar Council has no role to play unless and until it is proved that the act was done in discharge of professional services.

merely because a perosn was wearing lawyer's attire he can not be held to be misusing any authority while having any pvt. dispute with someone.

I agree with mr. Kiran Kumar.

But I would supplement that in this case wearing the official dress though not a professional misconduct, is violation of code of conduct. Wearing the dress on a public place outside court campus is prohibited wide rule 7 of chapter II of Rules for Standards of Professional Conduct and Etiquet as passed by Bar Council of India. Now let us see, what sanction is attached to this violation ?

Thanks Mr.Kiran Kumar. I agree with his reply.

The affected lawyer can register a case before the police if she failed she can file a private complaint undr section 200 Cr.P.C. befor the Judicial magistrate.

Undermining the dignity of the profession by behaving as a goondas in the public also falls within the purview of sectionb 35 of the Act. So, filing a case against the delinquent lawyer and refering the saame to the bar council will certainly invite desciplinary proceedings under section 35 of the Act and the Bar council of of India Rules.  

sir I presume a good example of professional misconduct is " If a lawyer refuses to take case on the ground that people belive him to be guilty or if a lawyer deceiv his claint."

 Under advocates act 1961,section 35

(1) Where onreceipt of a complaint or otherwise a State Bar Council hasreason to believe that any advocate on its roll has been guilty of professional or other misconduct, it shall refer the case for disposal to its disciplinary committee.

[(1A) The State Bar Council may, either of its own motion or on application made to it by any person interested, withdraw a proceeding pending before its disciplinary committee and direct the inquiry to be made by any other disciplinary committee of that State Bar Council.]