Professional and other Misconduct
On the basis of Ext. 13, a resolution dated 2 1.5.92, the appellant was found guilty of misconduct by the Bar Council Tribunal — When the resolution book of the Joypurhat Bar Association was first produced before the Tribunal on 2.12.93, it was not marked as exhibit, only the impugned resolution dated 3.5.92 was marked as Ext. 2, since it was resolution book, it was given to the Jimmy of the appellant being president of the Bar Association. Again being directed the resolution book was produced before the tribunal on 6.1.94 and thereafter on 30. 3.94 the resolution book was marked as Ext. 12. When objection was taken to the resolution dated 2 1.5.92, it was marked as Ext-13 — the findings of the tribunal, this resolution dated 2 1.5.92 is an act of forgery by substituting new pages in the resolution book seeing the writings and pages of the resolution book, since the resolution book was taken back by the appellant and he also refilled the same before the tribunal, he is liable for this forgery — the findings of forgery is absolutely based on presumption, supposition, hypothesis and surmise and there is no evidence to show that the resolution dated 21.5.92 was forged and fabricated by the appellant after he took it back from the tribunal on 2.12.92 — appeal is allowed. [Paras-6, 11, 12 & 13]
S.A. Alom Vs. D. Golam Nabi & Anr 3BLT (HCD)-1
Bangladesh Legal Practitioners and Bar Council Order
In a slipshod manner with biased attribute towards the Advocate
Suit was for Partition and one Badsha Mia was one of the defendants. Appellant was engaged as his lawyer by Badsha Nha. Subsequently Badsha Mia died and his heirs were substituted. Heirs of Badsha Mia filed a complaint petition alleging that the appellant got .26 acres of suit land purchased in the name of his wife Mrs. Lafly Begum during the pendency of the suit, yet he continued to represent the heirs of Badsha Mia though Laily Begum had conflicting interest against him and that the appellant did not return the documents of Badsha Mia to them—Held : Ext. A is the registered sale deed dated 30.12.68 executed by Abdul Majid in favour of the appellants wife Mrs. Laily Begum whereby Abdul Majid sold .26 acres out of the suit land to Laily Begum during pendency of the suit. It is stated in the sale deed that Badsha Mia sold .26 acres of land to Abdul Majid by a registered sale deed on 13.4.60—we hold that the learned Advocate did not commit any professional misconduct in representing several defendants separately In the partition suit having no conflicting interest among them. (Para-61)
Abdul Hamid Advocate Vs. Bangladesh Bar Council & Ors. 5 BLT (HCD)-11.