Lawgist16Senior and other advocates
(1) There shall be two classes of advocates, namely, senior advocates and other advocates.
(2) An advocate may, with his consent, be designated as senior advocate if the Supreme Court or a High Court is of opinion that by virtue of his ability, 1[standing at the Bar or special knowledge or experience in law] he is deserving of such distinction.
(3) Senior advocates shall, in the matter of their practice, be subject to such restrictions as the Bar Council of India may, in the interests of the legal profession, prescribe.
(4) An advocate of the Supreme Court who was a senior advocate of that Court immediately before the appointed day shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be a senior advocate:
2[Provided that where any such senior advocate makes an application before the 31st December, 1965 to the Bar Council maintaining the roll in which his name has been entered that he does not desire to continue as a senior advocate, the Bar Council may grant the application and the roll shall be altered accordingly.]
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1. Subs. by s. 13, ibid., for "experience and standing at the Bar" (w.e.f. 31-1-1974).
2. Ins. by Act 21 of 1964, s. 8 (w.e.f. 16-5-1964).
- 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
