IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL Nos.3346-3348 OF 2005

COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURE ...APPELLANT(s)

VERSUS

MANOHAR KRISHNAJI RANADE & ORS. ...RESPONDENT(s)

O R D E R

We have heard learned counsel for the parties.

While we find no reason to interfere with the impugned judgment and order dated 29th November, 2004 passed by the Bombay High Court in Writ Petition No.1830 of 1988 and connected matters, we are of the view that the High Court was in error in rejecting the contention of the appellant that practice under the Architects Act, 1972 is not restricted only to the architects. It is not correct to say that any one can practice as an architect even if he is not registered under the Architects Act, 1972.

That being the position and with this clarification, we dispose of these appeals.

.............................J. (MADAN B. LOKUR)

.............................J. (PRAFULLA C. PANT)

NEW DELHI

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

ITEM NO.105 COURT NO.5 SECTION IX

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Civil Appeal No(s).3346-3348/2005

COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURE Appellant(s)

VERSUS

MANOHAR KRISHNAJI RANADE & ORS. Respondent(s)

(Office Report)

Date : 14/02/2017 These appeals were called on for hearing today.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MADAN B. LOKUR

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAFULLA C. PANT
For Appellant(s) Mr. Naveen R. Nath, Adv.

Mr. V. N. Raghupathy, AOR

Ms. Lalit Mohini Bhat, Adv.

Mr. Parikshit P. Angadi, Adv.

Mr. Prakash Jadhav, Adv.
For Respondent(s)  Mr. Pankaj Kr. Mishra, Adv.

Mr. A. S. Bhasme, AOR

Mr. Ashish Wad, Adv.

Ms. Jayashree Wad, Adv.

Ms. Paromita Majumdar, Adv.

Ms. Jaya Khanna, Adv.

for M/s. J. S. Wad & Co.

Mr. Atul Yeshwant Chitale, Sr. Adv.

Mrs. Suchitra Atul Chitale, AOR

Mr. Gurjyot Sethi, Adv.

Ms. Akansha Ghose, Adv.

Mr. Hemant Sharma, Adv.

Mr. Ajit Kr. Sinha, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Sanjay Pathak, Adv.

Ms. Gunwant Dara, Adv.

Mr. G.S. Makkar, Adv.

Mr. Surendu Kumar Gupta, Adv.

Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, Adv.

Ms. Sushma Suri, AOR

Ms. Prachiti Deshpande, Adv.

Dr. R. R. Deshpande, AOR

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

The appeals are disposed of in terms of the signed order.

(SANJAY KUMAR-I) (JASWINDER KAUR)

AR-CUM-PS COURT MASTER

(Signed order is placed on the file)