Question

Principle : An advocate is bound to accept any brief in the Courts or Tribunals or before any other authorities in or before which he proposes to practise at a fee consistent with his standing at the Bar and the nature of the case.
Facts : You are an advocate practising in the Supreme Court of India and specialising in criminal law. You are approached by a Pakistani national who has been convicted of serious terrorism and murder charges by the Delhi High Court. He wants you to represent him before the Supreme Court. He is willing to pay any fee you may quote. However, you have a serious moral objection to taking up this case since it concerns
the security of the country.
Choose the most appropriate answer.

• A. You can refuse to represent the terrorist on account of your strong moral objection. It is unfair to force a lawyer to argue a case against his moral beliefs.
• B. You can refuse to represent the terrorist on account of your strong moral objection. It would be unfair to the client if his lawyer does not believe in his case strongly
• C. You are under an obligation to accept the case because the principle makes no exceptions for advocates having moral objections.
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

You are under an obligation to accept the case because the principle makes no exceptions for advocates having moral objections.

Answer 2

The correct option is (C): You are under an obligation to accept the case because the principle makes no exceptions for advocates having moral objections.