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Supreme Court Rules Advocates Cannot Compromise Client’s Rights Without Authorization

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New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that an advocate cannot compromise or surrender a client’s substantive property rights without express authorisation, holding that a compromise decree passed solely on the basis of a lawyer’s consent, without the client’s signature or clear approval, is contrary to law. A Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and NK Singh dismissed an appeal filed by the legal heirs of the original plaintiffs, affirming the Patna High Court’s decision uphold…