The Advocates Act
An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the legal practitioners and to provide for the constitution of Bar Councils and an All-India Bar.1961
List of Chapters & Sections
PRELIMINARY
BAR COUNCILS
ADMISSION AND ENROLMENT OF ADVOCATES
RIGHT TO PRACTISE
CONDUCT OF ADVOCATES
MISCELLANEOUS
TEMPORARY AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
PRELIMINARY
BAR COUNCILS
3State Bar Councils4Bar Council of India5Bar Council to be body corporate6Functions of State Bar Councils7Functions of Bar Council of India7AMembership in international bodies8Term of office of members of State Bar Council8AConstitution of special Committee in the absence of election9Disciplinary committees9AConstitution of legal aid committees10Constitution of committees other than disciplinary committees10ATransaction of business by Bar Councils and committees thereof10BDisqualification of members of Bar Council11Staff of Bar Council12Accounts and audit13Vacancies in Bar Council and committees thereof not to invalidate action taken14Election to Bar Councils not to be questioned on certain grounds15Power to make rulesADMISSION AND ENROLMENT OF ADVOCATES
16Senior and other advocates17State Bar Councils to maintain roll of advocates18Transfer of name from one State roll to another19State Bar Councils to send copies of rolls of advocates to the Bar Council of India20Special provision for enrolment of certain Supreme Court advocates21Disputes regarding seniority22Certificate of enrolment23Right of pre-audience24Persons who may be admitted as advocates on a State roll24ADisqualification for enrolment25Authority to whom applications for enrolment may be made26Disposal of applications for admission as an advocate26APower to remove names from roll27Application once refused not to be entertained by another Bar Council except in certain circumstances28Power to make rulesRIGHT TO PRACTISE
CONDUCT OF ADVOCATES
35Punishment of advocates for misconduct36Disciplinary powers of Bar Council of India36AChanges in constitution of disciplinary committees36BDisposal of disciplinary proceedings37Appeal to the Bar Council of India38Appeal to the Supreme Court39Application of sections 5 and 12 of Limitation Act, 196340Stay of order41Alteration in roll of advocates42Powers of disciplinary committee42APowers of Bar Council of India and other committees43Cost of proceedings before a disciplinary committees44Review of orders by disciplinary committeeMISCELLANEOUS
45Penalty for persons illegally practising in courts and before other authorities46[Repealed.]46AFinancial assistance to State Bar Council47Reciprocity48Indemnity against legal proceedings48APower of revision48AAReview48BPower to give directions49General power of the Bar Council of India to make rules49APower of Central Government to make rules50Repeal of certain enactments51Rule of construction52SavingTEMPORARY AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
53Elections to first State Bar Council54Term of office of members of first State Bar Councils55Rights of certain existing legal practitioners not affected56Dissolution of existing Bar Councils57Power to make rules pending the constitution of a Bar Council58Special provisions during the transitional period58ASpecial provisions with respect to certain advocates58AASpecial provisions in relation to the Union territory of Pondicherry58ABSpecial provisions with respect to certain persons enrolled by Mysore State Bar Council58ACSpecial provisions with respect to certain persons enrolled by Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council58ADSpecial provisions with respect to certain persons migrating to India58AESpecial provisions in relation to the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu58AFSpecial provisions in relation to Jammu and Kashmir58AGSpecial provisions in relation to articled clerks58BSpecial provision relating to certain disciplinary proceedings59Removal of difficulties60Power of Central Government to make rules