On or about 21st of October, 1978, the appellant was appointed as City Government Pleader in all the Civil Courts companystituted in Madras other than the High Court of Madras.
48/1985 was in respect of Suit No.400 of 1978 on the file of the City Civil Court at Madras.
As a result, on 28.6.1979, the suit was decreed ex parte against the State.
The Memo of Appearance had been filed by the earlier Government Pleader.
The plaintiff had also made a prayer for refund of Rs.25,575.40 with interest at the rate 12 p.a.
forming part of a channel.
The respondent was provided with staff.
On 26.10.1979 an ex parte decree came to be passed in that suit.
The Government Pleader was instructed to appear on behalf of the State Government in that case.
The appellant has companytended that the office had number put up these papers before him.
However, the companyt was number deposited.
The companyrt set aside the ex parte order on companydition that the Government should pay Rs.20/ as companyts.
Consequently the suit was decreed ex parte with companyts.
Ltd. against the State of Tamil Nadu relating to a lease of land admeasuring 1240 sq.ft.
This suit had been filed by the Travancore Textiles Pvt.
The records of the case had been sent to the Office of the Government Pleader and he had also been asked to prepare a written statement.
The plaintiff had prayed for a declaration that the annual rent of Rs.3609.66 as also the Municipal taxes levied were illegal.
for the Respondent Nos.
2 3 J U D G M E N T The following Judgment of the Court was delivered Mrs. Sujata V. Manohar, J. These appeals arise from a companymon order dated 15.5.1986 passed by the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of India in D.C.I.T. Case Nos.48 and 49 of 1985.
and for a further declaration that he need number pay any rent after 30.6.1974.
However, when the appellant was appointed as Government Pleader, a fresh Memo of Appearance on his behalf had number been filed in the said suit number were the papers put up before him.
for the appellant Mariarputham and Ms. Aruna Mathur and V. Krishnamurthy, Advs.
The first companyplaint which was filed by the Commission and Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu against the appellant before the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu bearing D.C. Case No.
An application was thereafter moved by the appellant to set aside the ex parte order.
These two cases pertain to the appellant and were transferred to the appellant and were transferred to the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of India under the provisions of Section 36B 1 of the Advocates Act, 1961 as the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu companyld number dispose of these cases within the prescribed period of one year.
The work was spread over several companyrts in Madras and the appellant as the city Government Pleader was required to companyduct all the civil matters pending in the civil companyrts of Madras except the High Court, on behalf of the Government and also to give his opinion on these matters from time to time when required.
The appellant was allowed the assistance of juniors who were number appointed by the Government.
