Lawgist20Transitional provision regarding certain Bar Councils affected by States’ reorganisation
1[220.Transitional provision regarding certain Bar Councils affected by States’ reorganisation.—(1) The Bar Councils for the High Courts of the States of Bombay, Madhya Pradesh, Mysore, Punjab, Rajasthan and Travancore-Cochin functioning immediately before the 1st day of November, 1956, shall be deemed to be the Bar Councils for the High Courts of the corresponding new States of Bombay, Madhya Pradesh, Mysore, Punjab, Rajasthan and Kerala, respectively.
(2) As from the said day, —
(a) the Bar Councils for the High Courts of Hyderabad and Saurashtra shall stand dissolved, and
(b) the assets and liabilities of the Bar Council for the High Court of Hyderabad shall stand transferred to, the Bar Councils for the High Courts of Andhra Pradesh, Bombay and Mysore and be divided among them in such proportion as may be agreed upon, and in default of such agreement, in the proportion of 57:61:27.81:14:58.]
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1. Ins. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956.
2. The provisions of sections 3 to 7, sub-section (1), (2) and (3) of section 9, section 15 and section 20, shall stand repealed in the territory for which the State Bar Council is constituted vide Act 25 of 1961, s. 50(1).
