- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3014 WP No. 106594 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 106594 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SHRI. NEELAKANT MALLESHAPPA SHIRAGUPPI, ADVOCATE, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, HOUSE NO. 521/NEAR C.S.I. CHURCH, TOWNSHIP, DANDELI- 581325, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI HAREESH S. NAYAK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY, THE ADVOCATES ASSOCIATION, DANDELI ® DANDELI- 581325, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE-II, THE KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL, BANGALURU- 560001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI N. L. BATAKURKI, ADVOCATE FOR R1, SMT ARCHANA MAGADUM, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA IS PRAYING TO 1. ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3014 WP No. 106594 of 2024 IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 24/08/2024 PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT I.E., DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE-II OF THE KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL IN DCE NO.78/2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-A, AND ALLOW THIS PETITION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. 2. PASS ANY SUCH OTHER SUITABLE ORDER/S AS THIS HON’BLE COURT DEEMS FIT AND PROPER IN THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE, IN THE ENDS OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. The petitioner is before this Court calling in question an order passed by the Disciplinary Committee of Karnataka State Bar Council on 24.08.2024. 2. The learned counsel Smt.Archana Magadum appearing for 2nd respondent would submit that the petitioner has a statutory remedy of filing an appeal as obtaining under Section 37 of the Advocates Act, 1961. 3. In the light of the said submission, without going into the merits of the matter, I deem it appropriate - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3014 WP No. 106594 of 2024 to reserve liberty to the petitioner to knock at the door the Appellate Authority under Section 37 of the Advocates Act, in accordance with law, if available in law. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE KGK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29