Lawgist23Right of pre-audience
(1) The Attorney-General of India shall have pre-audience over all other advocates.
(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Solicitor-General of India shall have pre-audience over all other advocates.
(3) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2), the Additional Solicitor-General of India shall have pre-audience over all other advocates.
1[(3A) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (1), (2) and (3), the second Additional Solicitor-General of India shall have pre-audience over all other advocates.]
(4) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (1), 2[(2), (3) and (3A)], the Advocate-General of any State shall have pre-audience over all other advocates, and the right of pre-audience among Advocates-General inter se shall be determined by their respective seniority.
(5) Subject as aforesaid--
(i) senior advocates shall have pre-audience over other advocates, and
(ii) the right of pre-audience of senior advocates inter se and other advocates inter se shall be determined by their respective seniority.
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1 Ins. by Act 47 of 1980, s. 3 (w.e.f. 29-11-1980).
2. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for "(2) and (3)" (w.e.f. 29-11-1980).
- 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
