Suva lawyer Rajendra Chaudhry has been suspended from practicing in Fiji.

The suspension was handed down by the Independent Legal Services Commission this morning.

Chaudhry has been suspended until March 2017.

However – he is allowed to remain in practice for the next 21 days in order to hand over current cases.

Another lawyer Kini Maraiwai has also been suspended from practicing until March 2016.

Both have also been publicly reprimanded and are to pay $1,000 each to the Commission as costs.

The pair were found guilty of misconduct following a hearing in August.