Allahabad High Court Orders Action Against Lawyer for False Claim of Father's Death to Seek Adjournment

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh to take disciplinary action against Advocate Shiv Prakash for falsely claiming his father’s death to seek adjournment. The Court noted that the lawyer’s conduct is "unbecoming of an advocate” and amounted to serious professional misconduct.

The false claim was exposed when the State counsel pointed out that Prakash’s Bar records listed his father as already deceased. Upon questioning, Prakash admitted that his father had passed away before he entered the legal profession.

The Court dismissed the related writ petitions concerning adulterated milk, stating no interference was warranted in the impugned orders.