THE ADVOCATES ACT, 1961
ACT NO. 25 OF 1961
(As Amended upto the 31st December, 1993)
Arrangement of Sections
CHAPTER I
Preliminary
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Definitions.
CHAPTER II
Bar Councils
3. State Bar Councils
4. Bar Council of India
5. Bar Council to be body corporate
6. Functions of State Bar Councils
7. Functions of Bar Council of India
7A. Membership in international bodies
8. Term of office of members of State Bar Council
9. Disciplinary Committees.
9A. Constitution of Legal Aid Committee
10. Constitution of Committees other than disciplinary committees
10A. Transaction of business by Bar Councils and committees thereof
10B. Disqualification of members of Bar Council
11. Staff of Bar Council
12. Accounts and Audit
13. Vacancies in Bar Councils and committees thereof not to invalidate action taken.
14. Election to Bar Councils not to be questioned on certain grounds.
15. Power to makes rules.
CHAPTER III
Admission an enrolment of Advocates
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 roll of advocates to the Bar Council of India
20. Special provisions 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 application 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 entertained by another Bar Council except in certain circumstances
28. Power to make rules.
CHAPTER IV
Right to Practise
29. Advocates to be the only recognized class of persons entitled to practice law.
30. Right of advocates to practice.
31. Omitted
32. Power of court to permit appearances in particulars cases
33. Advocates alone entitled to pratise
34. Power of High Courts to make rules.
CHAPTER V
Conduct of Advocates
35. Punishment of Advocates for misconduct
36. Disciplinary powers of Bar Council of India
36A. Changes in Constitution of disciplinary committees.
36B. Disposal of Disciplinary proceedings
37. Appeal to the Bar Council of India
38. Appeal to the Supreme Court
39. Application of Sections 5 and 12 of Limitation Act, 1963.
40. Stay of order
41. Alteration in roll of Advocates.
42. Powers of disciplinary committee.
42A. Powers of Bar Council of India and other Committees.
43. Cost of proceedings before a disciplinary committee
44. Review of orders by disciplinary committee
CHAPTER VI
Miscellaneous
45. Penalty for persons illegally practicing in courts and before other authorities.
46. Omitted
46A. Financial assistance to State Bar Council
47. Reciprocity
48. Indemnity against legal proceedings
48A. Power of revision
48B. Power to give directions.
49. General power of the Bar Council of India to make rules.
49A. Power of Central Government to make rules.
50. Repeal of certain enactments.
51. Rule of constructions.
52. Saving.
CHAPTER VII
Temporary and Transitional Provisions
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 provision 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.
THE SCHEDULE – Repeal of certain enactments |
