As per case facts, in Re: Vinay Chandra Mishra, an advocate was found guilty of criminal contempt and punished with suspended imprisonment and a three-year suspension from practice by the ... Supreme Court. The Supreme Court Bar Association challenged this suspension, contending that Bar Councils have exclusive jurisdiction over professional misconduct. The question arose whether the punishment for established contempt of Court committed by an advocate can include debarring the concerned advocate from practice by suspending their licence for a specified period, in exercise of its powers under Article 129 read with Article 142 of the Constitution of India. Finally, the Supreme Court ruled that suspending an advocate's license for contempt is not a permissible punishment under Articles 129 and 142. The Court clarified that professional misconduct falls under the exclusive jurisdiction of the State Bar Council or Bar Council of India, which follows specific procedures under the Advocates Act, 1961. The judgment in Vinay Chandra Mishra's case regarding the suspension of practice was thus overruled, affirming that the Supreme Court should not usurp the functions of statutory bodies.