Noor Mohomed Suhaibdeen vs Abdul L. Mohomed Anees, Supreme Court Rules – sllr 2008 volume 2 page 073

The case between the complainants represented by Noor Mohomed Suhaibdeen and the Registrar of the District Court of Kandy, and the respondent A.L.M. Anees, Attorney-at-Law, addressed the issue of alleged deceit and malpractice arising from the fraudulent use of the name, signature, and seal of a deceased Attorney-at-Law. It was determined that the respondent’s conduct, which involved representing a non-existent legal partnership and employing proxies, rubber stamps, and letterheads that misleadingly suggested such a relationship, constituted professional misconduct. The decision reaffirmed the principle that actions intended to mislead the public and the courts undermine the integrity of legal practice and mandated a two-year suspension of the respondent’s practice in accordance with Secti