Professional Misconduct -- Law Officer Assisting Court -- Not Misconduct
(i) Advocates Act, 1961, S.8 -- Professional Misconduct -- Law Officer Assisting Court -- A law officer does not commit professional misconduct by bringing relevant facts to the notice of the Court, even where such facts incidentally favour a party whom the law officer does not represent, provided the assistance is rendered in the bona fide discharge of official duties and no vakalatnama has been filed on behalf of that party. (ii) Civil Procedure Code, 1908, S.151 -- Suppression of Material Facts -- Prior Rounds of Litigation Not Disclosed -- Suppression of earlier litigation seeking substantially similar relief on the same cause of action disentitles a petitioner from equitable relief, and a writ petition raising such repetitive grievance without disclosing prior proceedings is liable to be dismissed.
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