The Kerala bar council's disciplinary committee has stayed an advocate's professional misconduct suspension for two months after an appeal by the advocate, against whom the bar council handed down a one year suspension for "proved misconduct" of a very serious nature for cheating the complainants in a land deal, "failing to uphold professional dignity" and neglecting his professional duty.

The New Indian Express reported that the Kottarakkara-based advocate also faced "other allegations" and was "involved in a criminal case", but he claimed that the allegations were false and he shouldn't be suspended. The disciplinary committee seemed to agree with, at least temporarily, according to the stay