Advocate Can't Become A PIL Petitioner To Advance Cause Of Clients; May Amount To Professional Misconduct: Allahabad HC

Sparsh Upadhyay

16 April 2026 9:46 AM IST

  • Advocate Cant Become A PIL Petitioner To Advance Cause Of Clients; May Amount To Professional Misconduct: Allahabad HC

    The Allahabad High Court recently observed that an advocate who is approached by his clients for redressal of the grievance cannot be permitted to become a petitioner and file a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea advancing the cause of his clients.Noting that this conduct may amount to professional misconduct, a bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra dismissed...

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