The fees prescribed under Rules framed under Sec. 49(1)(h) of the Act) in Part VIII of the Bar Council of India Rules may be revised as follows:
(a) |
Petition challenging the election of one or all members of the State council |
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Rs. 750.00 |
(b) |
Complaint of professional misconduct under section 35 of the Act. |
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Rs. 250.00 |
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Provided that no fee shall be payable on a complaint made by any court or tribunal or other statutory body or wherein a proper case the Bar Council grants exemption therefor. |
(b-1) |
The complainant shall be liable to pay in addition to the fee in sub clause (b) the cost of service of process unless the Disciplinary Committee grants exemption therefor. |
(d) |
Certificate required to be produced with the transfer application under Section 18 of the Act |
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Rs. 100.00 |
(e) |
Inspection by complainant or the concerned advocates, of documents relating to the disciplinary matters. |
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Rs. 50.00 |
(f) |
Inspection of the roll of the advocates or the voters list. |
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Rs. 50.00 |
(g) |
Any application made in any proceedings before a State Council or its Committee other than the Disciplinary Committee. |
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Rs. 50.00 |
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A fee as specified hereunder shall be paid in the following matters. |
(a) |
Complaint of professional misconduct referred under section 36 of the Act. |
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Rs. 250.00 |
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Provided that no fee shall be payable on a complaint or appal made by any court or tribunal or other statutory body or where in a proper case the Council grants exemption therefor. |
(a-1) |
The complainant shall be liable to pay in addition to the fee in sub-clause(a) the cost of service of process unless the Disciplinary Committee grants exemption thereof. |
(b) |
An appeal filed under section 37 of the Act |
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Rs. 500.00 |
(c) |
An application for stay made to the Council under the Act. |
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Rs. 200.00 |
(d) |
(i) An application for inspection |
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Rs. 50.00 |
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(ii) Inspection in cases finally decided when permitted. |
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Rs. 100.00 |
(e) |
An application for withdrawal under Section 36 of the Act. |
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Rs. 500.00 |
(f) |
An application for Review under the Act. |
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Rs. 500.00 |
(g) |
An application for the exercise of its power under Section 48A of the Act (Revision). |
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Rs. 250.00 |
(h) |
Any application made in any proceedings before the Council or a Committee other than the Disciplinary Committee. |
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Rs. 50.00 |
3. (a) |
Every application for an authenticated copy of any certificate, order of other proceedings, entry on any roll, or any document or deposition in any proceeding, before a State Council or the Council or a Committee thereof shall be accompanied by a fee of Rs. 10/- and the copying charges as follows : |
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Every exemplification of the order or other documents in addition to the folio and other charges. |
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Rs. 50.00 |
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Copying charges for folio |
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Rs. 10.00 |
A folio shall be deemed to consist of two hundred words, seven figures shall be counted as one word and more than half a folio shall be reckoned as a folio. |
(b) |
In any proceedings, summons to witness shall only be issued on payment of the requisite batta and/or charges according to the rates prescribed by the High Court, in the case of a State Council, and the Supreme Court in the case of the Council or a Committee thereof as the case may be. |
(c) |
Every interlocutory application, including a petition for excusing delay or for obtaining stay for proceedings of a Disciplinary Committee shall be accompanied by a fee of Rs. 100/- in the case of the Disciplinary Committee of a State Council and a fee of Rs. 100/- in the case of the Disciplinary Committee of the Council. |
(d) |
An application by a party to the proceedings for unattested copies of depositions of witnesses may be supplied at the rate of Rs. 5/- for each page of the deposition. |
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(a) Application for transfer from one State Bar
Council to another State Bar Council1. |
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Rs. 750.00 |
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(b) Preparation charges of file and other papers
regarding transfer of name by transferor and
transferee Bar Councils |
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Rs. 750.00 |
5. |
For resumption of practice as an Advocate, an applicant shall have to pay a sum of Rs. 1000/- in favour of the State Bar Council and Rs. 200/- in favour of the Bar Council of India by way of separate Bank Drafts drawn in favour of the respective bar Councils.2 |