ASHOK KUMAR AGARWAL vs K.L. HANDOO . — C.A. No. 2276/2006

Summary of Civil Appeal No. 2276 of 2006 On January 28, 2008, the Supreme Court (Justices B.N. Agrawal and G.S. Singhvi) allowed Ashok Kumar Agarwal's civil appeal against K.L. Handoo and others. The Court found that an ex-parte order passed by the Bar Council of India should be reversed, as the appellant was not given an opportunity to contest the proceedings. The impugned orders were set aside and the matter was remitted to the Bar Council of India for fresh disposal in accordance with law, with the appellant to file a vakalatnama within four weeks before the Bar Council. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.