Delhi Bar Council Temporarily Suspends Lawyer For Allegedly Pasting His Mobile Number On Public Walls For Soliciting Work
Live LawThe Bar Council of Delhi has temporarily suspended an Advocate's license to practice on the ground of allegedly advertising his services/ soliciting work by pasting his mobile number on the public walls of entire South Delhi. "It has come to the notice of Bar Council of Delhi that Mr. Shakeel Khan, Advocate is advertising as a specialist in divorce and Court matters, by pasting his mobile number on the public walls of entire South Delhi. It is in gross violation of Rule 36 of Bar Council of India Rules, and also, it is the violation of Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act 2007'. The order further disclosed, "The staff of Bar Council of Delhi also contacted Mr. Shakeel Khan on his mobile number, which prima-facie proves that Mr. Shakeel Khan has committed professional misconduct or other misconduct."