Which is the body that awards punishments to the advocates for misconduct:

Option A: Ethics Committee

Option B: Professional Development Committee

Option C: Disciplinary Committee

Option D: High Court

Correct Answer

Option: c

Explanation

Disciplinary Committee is the body that award punishments to the advocates for misconduct. As per Section 35(3) of the Advocates Act, the Disciplinary Committee of a State Bar Council after giving the advocate concerned and the Advocate-General an op- portunity of being heard, may make any of the following orders, namely-(a) dismiss the complaint or, where the proceedings were initiated at the instance of the State Bar Council, direct that the proceedings be filed; (b) reprimand the advocate; (c) suspend the advocate from practice for such period as it may deem fit; (d) remove the name of the advocate from the State roll of advocates.

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