KAMESHWAR NATH VERMA Vs. BAR COUNCIL U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The Bar Council has preferred an objection to the admission of Sri Kameshwar Nath Verma as an Advocate; and the objection has been laid before this Bench for hearing in accordance with the provisions of Section 9 (2) (d) of the Bar Council's Act.

(2.) The facts giving rise to this matter are these:--Sri Kameshwar Nath Verma after passing his LL.B.. examination from the Lucknow University in 1949 took an appointment under the U.P., Government as an Assistant Public Prosecutor from the 18th of April, 1952 and ever since then has been working as such. At no time was he enrolled as a Pleader; nor did he take any training for being enrolled either as a Pleader or as an Advocate. He contends that having worked as an Assistant Public Prosecutor for nearly six years he is entitled to be enrolled as an Advocate in accordance with the provisions of Proviso 8 to Rule 1 of the Rules framed by the Bar Council under Section 91 of the Act. We may here produce the relevant parts of Rule 1 necessary for the purpose of this case. Rule 1,

(3.) Sri Kameshwar Nath Verma has not furnished a certificate in terms of proviso 8 aforesaid. He has furnished a certificate signed by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Headquarters, U.P. saying that he has been working as an Assistant Public Prosecutor in the U.P. Police since April 18, 1952 and holds the post in substantive capacity from April 18, 1953.