Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes Cost on Advocate for Concealing Suspended License

The Punjab & Haryana High Court dismissed a PIL and imposed a cost of ₹25,000 on the petitioner, an advocate, for suppressing the fact that his license to practice was suspended.

A division bench discovered the advocate had filed the plea while his license was under suspension by the Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana.

The court condemned this act as an abuse of the judicial process, stating a suspended lawyer cannot pursue litigation. The costs must be deposited with the High Court Legal Services Committee.

[Simranjeet Singh v. State of Punjab and others.]