As per the case facts an appeal challenged a High Court order that disallowed the appellant's wife a General Power of Attorney holder and an advocate from appearing and acting ... on his behalf in civil proceedings The High Court had held that a GPA holder could not plead or argue for their principal The question arose whether an enrolled advocate acting as a General Power of Attorney holder for a party is permitted to appear and argue on behalf of that party in civil proceedings Finally the Supreme Court found that merely being a lawyer does not prohibit a wife from pleading her husband's case as a GPA holder The ethical bar for dual roles primarily relates to conflicts of interest which were not present here The Court set aside the High Court's order and restored the Trial Court's decision allowing the wife to represent her husband

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