Advocate being director can appear before the court

KmeduVishnu (Querist) 16 April 2015 This query is : Resolved
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An Advocate who being a Director of the Private Limited Company can appear/defend before the court on behalf of that Company?

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Devajyoti Barman (Expert) 17 April 2015
Yes, he can.

Rajendra K Goyal (Expert) 17 April 2015
Yes is the answer.

malipeddi jaggarao (Expert) 17 April 2015
Advocate should not pursue gainful employment. Being the Director of a Private Limited Company, his registration with bar council has to be de-registered and then only he can appear as party-in-person on behalf of the company.

Guest (Expert) 17 April 2015
Academic query.

KmeduVishnu (Querist) 17 April 2015
Dear Experts,

Thanks for your valuable and detailed answer for my query. Life is Ocean, everyday we are learning newer one. So nobody can say I know everything.