(1.) The appellant, Joginder Singh, was once an advocate. His grievance is that his name has been struck off the rolls.
(2.) On 28th March, 1962 he was enrolled as an advocate by the Bar Council of the State of Uttar Pradesli. For a short while, he says, he practised at Shaharanpur. He then applied to the Bar Council of India under section 18 of the Advocates Act 1961 for the transfer of his name from the roll of the U.P. Bar Council to that of the Bar Council of Delhi. This application was allowed in October 1963, and thereafter he began to practise in Delhi.
(3.) Pursuant to a communication received from the Deputy Registrar of the Punjab High Court, the Bar Council of India sent a notice dated 12th January, 1965 to the appellant saying :