Can an advocate appear as a witness under the Advocates Act, 1961
by Susanah Naushad*, Associate, Khaitan & Co.
Advocates Act
Foreign Law Firms/lawyers can’t ‘practice’ in India; ‘Casual visit’ on fly in and fly out basis permissible: SC
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BCI, while exercising original jurisdiction on transfer of a complaint, cannot remand the complaint to the State Bar Council
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Witnesses can be re-examined or re-called only when interest of justice is affected by not doing so
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