What are ways to punish indian advocates recent supreme court justices?
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The legal profession is a solemn and serious occupation. It is a noble calling and all those who belong to are its honorable members. Although the entry to the profession can be had acquiring merely the qualification of technical competence, the honor as a professional has to be maintained by its members, by their exemplary conduct both in and outside the court.
The object and need of the contempt jurisdiction or contempt of Court the Court has held that the object of the contempt power is not to vindicate the dignity and honor of the individual Judge who is personally attacked or scandalized, but to uphold the majesty of law and administration of justice. The foundation of the Judiciary is the trust and confidence of the people in its ability to deliver fearless and impartial justice.
The judiciary is the guardian of the rule of law. Hence judiciary is not the third pillar but the central pillar of the democratic state. Misconduct: it is a sufficiently wide expression: it is not necessary that it should involve moral turpitude. Any conduct which in any way renders a man unfit for the exercise of his profession or is likely to hamper or embarrass the administration of justice maybe considered to be misconduct calling for disciplinary action. It cannot be said that an advocate can never be punished for professional misconduct committed by him in his personal capacity.