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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:81033-DB Court No. - 39 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 15422 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shiwani Kushwaha Respondent :- State Of Up And 7 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ram Autar Verma Counsel for Respondent :- Ashok Kumar Tiwari,C.S.C. Hon'ble Arindam Sinha,J. Hon'ble Avnish Saxena,J.
1. Mr. Ram Autar Verma, learned advocate appears on behalf of petitioner and submits, private respondent no.8 is a practising advocate. He has created a document to show transfer of public path, in his favour. It amounts to professional misconduct. His client lodged complaint dated 2nd July, 2023 to respondent no.2 (Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh). Nothing has been done. He refers to section 36-B in Advocates Act 1961, and submits, the complaint is to be transferred to Bar Council of India. He seeks interference.
2. Mr. Ashok Kumar Tiwari, learned advocate appears to on behalf of opposite party nos. 2 to 7 and submits, adjournment be granted to obtain instruction.
3. It appears from disclosures in the petition, the complaint was referred to the committee. It reserved the complaint for decision thereon as far back as on 28th April, 2024. There are provisions in the Act, for the complaint being sent to the disciplinary committee, who, if fails to deal with it within one year, by operation of section 36-B, the file is to be sent to Bar Council of India.
4. Respondent no.2 is to ensure petitioner is informed of decision on his complaint within four weeks of communication of certified copy of this order to it.
5. The writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 16.5.2025 Abhishek Sri. (Arindam Sinha,J.) (Avnish Saxena,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK RANJAN SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad