58ADSpecial provisions with respect to certain persons migrating to India
1[58AD. Special provisions with respect to certain persons migrating to India.-- Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of the provisions of the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879 (18 of 1879), or of any other law relating to the admission and enrolment of legal practitioners (hereafter in this section referred to as such Act or law), every person who migrates to the territory of India from any area which, before the 15th day of August, 1947, was comprised within India as defined in the Government of India Act, 1935, and who has, before such migration, been a pleader, mukhtar or revenue agent in any such area under any law in force therein, may be admitted and enrolled under the relevant provisions of such Act or law as a pleader, mukhtaras or,as the case may be, revenue agent, if he--
(a) makes an application for the purpose to the appropriate authority under such Act or law; and
(b) is a citizen of India and fulfils other conditions, if any, specified in this behalf by the appropriate authority aforesaid,
and notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of the relevant provisions of such Act or law, every pleader, mukhtar or revenue agent so enrolled shall have the same rights as respects practice in any court or revenue office or before any other authority or person and be subject to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the same authority to which he would be subject under the relevant provisions of such Act or law as if they had not been repealed and accordingly, those provisions shall have effect in relation to such persons.]
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1. Ins. by Act 60 of 1973, s. 40 (w.e.f. 31-1-1974).
- 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