Doctor can’t enrol as advocate without cancelling registration: HC
The Kerala High Court has ruled that a registered medical practitioner cannot be enrolled as an advocate without cancelling her medical registration. The petitioner, who is a law graduate, had previously cancelled her clinic license but was still required to cancel her medical registration to pursue a legal career. The court upheld the Bar Council of Kerala's decision, emphasizing the need to prevent individuals from practicing in multiple professions simultaneously.
- ▪The Kerala High Court dismissed a plea from a registered medical practitioner seeking to enroll as an advocate.
- ▪The court stated that she must cancel her medical registration to pursue a legal career.
- ▪The Bar Council of Kerala refused her application based on the requirement to not engage in multiple professions.
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The Kerala High Court has dismissed the plea of a registered medical practioner to be enrolled as an advocate. “She ought to cancel her registration as a medical practitioner if she wants to enrol as an advocate,” the court held.The petitioner, a law graduate, had cancelled her licence issued by the local municipality to run a homeopathic clinic, before joining the LL.B course. However, her application for enrolment was refused by the Bar Council of Kerala (BCK). During verification, it was found that she had also submitted an undertaking that she would not practise medicine while in the legal profession, and that if she decided to do so, she would suspend her enrolment.The BCK contended that it had a duty to ensure that an applicant was not engaged in any other profession, and that the…
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