Lawyer as witness.
Atish
(Querist) 31 October 2012
This query is : Resolved
Dear Wellwishers,
I thank all those who in the past have answered all my different queries as I do not know how to do it after reading the answer on the same page.
There has been a Divorce petition filed in the family court as per Muslim law, and going on for a while. Along with that the Petitioner had also filed 5 various civil and criminal cases for properties and monies that would finally not and at present also does not belong to the Petitioner for various reasons, and these have been filed just for harrasment sake.
Now in the Family court we have got sufficient documented proof which would enable us to bring in the Petitioner's lawyer as witness.
As what I have heard that if the lawyer has to come as a witness, then he is not allowed to continue as the Petitioner's lawyer after that. How true could this fact be and could he aply again to become her lawyer after coming in the witness box.
Also would he be able to continue as the Petitioner's lawyer in the other 5 cases which are civil and criminal in nature?
Regards
Atish
Devajyoti Barman
(Expert) 31 October 2012
Lawyer can be brought to the court as witness but not to ask any question on the communication made between him and his client.
There is nothing like that he would no more be engaged as his advocate.
G. ARAVINTHAN
(Expert) 31 October 2012
Any advocate can be examined in a case, where he has not been a counsel on record. Further, no one can compell an advocate to talk about his dealing with clients
