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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.
| Act Id | 196125 |
| Act Number | 25 |
| Enactment Date | 1961-05-19 |
| Act Year | 1961 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| Enforcement Date | 16-08-1961 |
- PRELIMINARY
- BAR COUNCILS
- 3 State Bar Councils
- 4 Bar Council of India
- 5 Bar Council to be body corporate
- 6 Functions of State Bar Councils
- 7 Functions of Bar Council of India
- 7A Membership in international bodies
- 8 Term of office of members of State Bar Council
- 8A Constitution of special Committee in the absence of election
- 9 Disciplinary committees
- 9A Constitution of legal aid committees
- 10 Constitution of committees other than disciplinary committees
- 10A Transaction of business by Bar Councils and committees thereof
- 10B Disqualification of members of Bar Council
- 11 Staff of Bar Council
- 12 Accounts and audit
- 13 Vacancies in Bar Council and committees thereof not to invalidate action taken
- 14 Election to Bar Councils not to be questioned on certain grounds
- 15 Power to make rules
- ADMISSION AND ENROLMENT OF ADVOCATES
- 16 Senior and other advocates
- 17 State Bar Councils to maintain roll of advocates
- 18 Transfer of name from one State roll to another
- 19 State Bar Councils to send copies of rolls of advocates to the Bar Council of India
- 20 Special provision for enrolment of certain Supreme Court advocates
- 21 Disputes regarding seniority
- 22 Certificate of enrolment
- 23 Right of pre-audience
- 24 Persons who may be admitted as advocates on a State roll
- 24A Disqualification for enrolment
- 25 Authority to whom applications for enrolment may be made
- 26 Disposal of applications for admission as an advocate
- 26A Power to remove names from roll
- 27 Application once refused not to be entertained by another Bar Council except in certain circumstances
- 28 Power to make rules
- RIGHT TO PRACTISE
- CONDUCT OF ADVOCATES
- 35 Punishment of advocates for misconduct
- 36 Disciplinary powers of Bar Council of India
- 36A Changes in constitution of disciplinary committees
- 36B Disposal of disciplinary proceedings
- 37 Appeal to the Bar Council of India
- 38 Appeal to the Supreme Court
- 39 Application of sections 5 and 12 of Limitation Act, 1963
- 40 Stay of order
- 41 Alteration in roll of advocates
- 42 Powers of disciplinary committee
- 42A Powers of Bar Council of India and other committees
- 43 Cost of proceedings before a disciplinary committees
- 44 Review of orders by disciplinary committee
- MISCELLANEOUS
- 45 Penalty for persons illegally practising in courts and before other authorities
- 46 [Repealed.]
- 46A Financial assistance to State Bar Council
- 47 Reciprocity
- 48 Indemnity against legal proceedings
- 48A Power of revision
- 48AA Review
- 48B Power to give directions
- 49 General power of the Bar Council of India to make rules
- 49A Power of Central Government to make rules
- 50 Repeal of certain enactments
- 51 Rule of construction
- 52 Saving
- TEMPORARY AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
- 53 Elections to first State Bar Council
- 54 Term of office of members of first State Bar Councils
- 55 Rights of certain existing legal practitioners not affected
- 56 Dissolution of existing Bar Councils
- 57 Power to make rules pending the constitution of a Bar Council
- 58 Special provisions during the transitional period
- 58A Special provisions with respect to certain advocates
- 58AA Special provisions in relation to the Union territory of Pondicherry
- 58AB Special provisions with respect to certain persons enrolled by Mysore State Bar Council
- 58AC Special provisions with respect to certain persons enrolled by Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council
- 58AD Special provisions with respect to certain persons migrating to India
- 58AE Special provisions in relation to the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
- 58AF Special provisions in relation to Jammu and Kashmir
- 58AG Special provisions in relation to articled clerks
- 58B Special provision relating to certain disciplinary proceedings
- 59 Removal of difficulties
- 60 Power of Central Government to make rules
