H/f ....meaning?

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 22 December 2011 This query is : Resolved
Dear Experts,

1) What is the meaning of h/f in below statement?

2) Who is senior advocate among the two below advocates?

3) What is difference between Counsel & Advocate?

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Mr. Deepu Rai h/f Mr. Sureshkumar for Respondent

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ajay sethi (Expert) 22 December 2011
advocate is one who files his appearnce in court . counsel is lawyer who argues the case .

Devajyoti Barman (Expert) 23 December 2011
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Deepak Nair (Expert) 23 December 2011
Please find my answers

1.h/f means "henceforth" - which means earlier Mr. Deepu Rai was representing the party and henceforth, which means now onwards, represented by another i.e mr. Sureshkumar

2. We cannot say who is the senior advocate in the matter. but in the present case, the seniority in representation goes to Mr. Rai since he is the first to represent the party and Mr. Suresh came after mr. Rai.

3. Advocate is the one who represents the party in the proceedings and councel is the one who is appointed by the advocate to argue the case. (Counsels are also advocate by profession)

Sailesh Kumar Shah (Expert) 23 December 2011
Mr. Deepak,

Thanks for information.

Raj Kumar Makkad (Expert) 23 December 2011
I cannot be agree with Deepak on point no. 3.

An advocate is a person who is included in the list of advocate maintained under the provisions of Advocates Act, 1961 whereas counsel is an advocate who is engaged by either of the parties to a particular case.

It means counsel is a specification over other advocates because he has been engaged by either of the parties in the case.

Rest of reply of Deepak is accurate.

H.M.Patnaik (Expert) 23 December 2011
Mr. Deepak Nair has put it right.

Deepak Nair (Expert) 23 December 2011
Dear Rajkumar Sir,
My answer was on the basis of my practical esperience, as we file Vakalatnama/apearance as advocate representing the clients and appoint Counsels or senior counsels to argue the case, who does not file vakalatnama/appearance, but argue on our behalf.

prabhakar singh (Expert) 23 December 2011
well said.

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