Section 130 of the Indian Patents Act 1970
Section 130 of the Indian Patents Act 1970 is about Removal from register of patent agents and restoration. It is under CHAPTER XXI of the Act. CHAPTER XXI is titled PATENT AGENTS.
Removal from register of patent agents and restoration
(1) The [Controller] may remove the name of any person from the register when [he] is satisfied, after giving that person a reasonable opportunity of being heard and after such further inquiry, if any, as [he] thinks fit to make–
(i) that his name has been entered in the register by error or on account of misrepresentation or suppression of material fact;
(ii) that he has been convicted of any offence and sentenced to a term of imprisonment or has been guilty of misconduct in his professional capacity which in the opinion of the 1[Controller] renders him unfit to be kept in the register.
(2) The [Controller] may, on application and on sufficient cause being shown, restore to the register the name of any person removed therefrom.
See also:
Section 129 Indian Patents Act 1970 (Restrictions on practice as patent agents.)