ADVOCATES ACT, 1961

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S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

S.2 Definitions

S.3 State Bar Councils

S.4 Bar Council of India

S.5 Bar Council to be body corporate

S.6 Functions of State Bar Councils

S.7 Functions of Bar Council of India

S.7(a) Membership in international bodies

S.8 Term of office of Members of State Bar Council

S.8(a) Constitution of Special Committee in the absence of election

S.9 Disciplinary Committees

S.9(a) Constitution of legal aid Committees

S.10 Constitution of committees other than disciplinary committees

S.10(a) Transaction of business by Bar Councils and committees thereof

S.11 Staff of Bar Council

S.12 Accounts and audit

S.13 Vacancies in Bar Council and Committees thereof not to invalidate action taken

S.14 Election to Bar Councils not to be questioned on certain grounds

S.15 Power to make rules

S.16 Senior and other advocates

S.17 State Bar Councils to maintain roll of advocates

S.18 Transfer of name from one State roll to another

S.19 State Bar Councils to send copies of rolls of advocates to the Bar Council of India

S.20 Special provision for enrolment of certain Supreme Court advocates

S.21 Disputes regarding seniority

S.22 Certificate of enrolment

S.23 Right of pre-audience

S.24 Persons who may be admitted as advocates on a State roll

S.24(a) Disqualification for enrolment

S.25 Authority to whom applications for enrolment may be made

S.26 Disposal of applications for admission as an advocate

S.26(a) Power to remove names from roll

S.27 Application once refused not to be entertained by another Bar Council except in certain circumstances

S.28 Power to make rules

S.29 Advocates to be the only recognised class of persons entitled to practise law

S.30 30. Right of advocates to practice- Subject to provisions of this Act, advocate whose name is entered in the [(Note:- Subs. by Act 60 of 1973, sec.22 for the words "common roll".) State roll] shall be entitled as of right to practice throughout the territories to which this Act extends -

S.31 Special provision for attorneys

S.32 Power of Court to permit appearances in particular cases

S.33 Advocates alone entitled to practice-

S.34 Power of High Courts to make rules

S.35 Punishment of advocates for misconduct

S.36 Disciplinary powers of Bar Council of India

S.36(a) Changes in constitution of disciplinary committees

S.36(b) Disposal of disciplinary proceedings

S.37 Appeal to the Bar Council of India

S.38 Appeal to the Supreme Court

S.39 [(Note:- Subs. by Act 60 of 1973, sec.29) Application of sections 5 and 12 of Limitation Act, 1963. -

S.40 Stay of order

S.41 Alteration in roll of Advocates

S.42 Powers of disciplinary committee

S.42(a) Powers of Bar Council of India and other committees

S.43 Cost of proceedings before a disciplinary committee

S.44 Review of orders by disciplinary committee

S.45 Penalty for persons illegally practicing in courts and before other authorities-

S.46 Payment of part of enrolment fees to the Bar Council of India

S.46(a) Financial assistance to State Bar Council

S.47 Reciprocity

S.48 Indemnity against legal proceedings

S.48(a) Power of revision

S.48(a)(a) Review

S.48(b) Power to give directions

S.49 General power of the Bar Council of India to make rules

S.49(a) Power of Central Government to make rules

S.50 Repeal of certain enactments -

S.51 Rule of construction

S.52 Saving

S.53 Elections to first State Bar Council

S.54 Term of office of members of first 1[***] State Bar Council

S.55 Rights of certain existing legal practitioners not affected-

S.56 Dissolution of existing Bar Council

S.57 Power to make rules pending the constitution of a Bar Council

S.58 Special provisions during the transitional period

S.58(a) Special provisions with respect to certain persons migrating to India

S.58(b) Special provision relating to certain disciplinary proceedings

S.59 Removal of difficulties

S.60 Powers of Central Government to make rules

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