New Delhi, Sep 24, 2025

The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa (BCMG) for “malicious prosecution” of an advocate, who merely identified the opposite party in an affidavit.

Not only did a bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta dismiss the special leave petitions (SLPs) filed against the Bombay High Court’s decision to quash disciplinary proceedings against advocate Geeta Ramanugrah Shastri, but it also imposed costs of Rs. 50,000 each on the BCMG and the complainant for causing her “immeasurable grief and harassment”.

The matter arose from a dispute between Bansidhar Annaji Bhakad, a former lecturer at Ismail Yusuf Junior College, and the college, leading him to file a complaint against advocate Shastri for allegedly attesting to fal

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