PURSHOTTAM PRASAD MISRA vs VIKAS MISRA — C.A. No. 1966/2004

Case Summary: Purshottam Prasad Misra v. Vikas Misra (C.A. 1966/2004) Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside the Bar Council of India's order that removed the appellant's name from the advocates' roll. The Court found that the Bar Council enhanced the punishment without providing the appellant a hearing as required under Section 37(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961. Direction: The matter was remanded to the Bar Council of India to redispose of the appeal in accordance with law after providing proper notice and opportunity of hearing to the appellant. No costs awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.