Advocates ActCentral laws1961
The Advocates Act, 1961
An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the legal practitioners and to provide for the constitution of Bar Councils and an All-India Bar.
Act No. 25 of 1961 · Ministry of Law and Justice
- Sections
- 84
- Chapters
- 7
- Classified offences
- 1
Contents
IPreliminary§ 1–22 sections
IIBar Councils§ 3–1518 sections
- 3State Bar Councils.
- 4Bar Council of India.
- 5Bar Council to be body corporate.
- 6Functions of State Bar Councils.
- 7Functions of Bar Council of India.
- 7AMembership in international bodies.
- 8Term of office of members of State Bar Council.
- 8AConstitution of special Committee in the absence of election.
- 9Disciplinary committees.
- 9AConstitution of legal aid committees.
- 10Constitution of committees other than disciplinary committees.
- 10ATransaction of business by Bar Councils and committees thereof.
- 10BDisqualification of members of Bar Council.
- 11Staff of Bar Council.
- 12Accounts and audit.
- 13Vacancies in Bar Council and committees thereof not to invalidate action taken.
- 14Election to Bar Councils not to be questioned on certain grounds.
- 15Power to make rules.
IIIAdmission and Enrolment of Advocates§ 16–2815 sections
- 16Senior and other advocates.
- 17State Bar Councils to maintain roll of advocates.
- 18Transfer of name from one State roll to another.
- 19State Bar Councils to send copies of rolls of advocates to the Bar Council of India.
- 20Special provision for enrolment of certain Supreme Court advocates.
- 21Disputes regarding seniority.
- 22Certificate of enrolment.
- 23Right of pre-audience.
- 24Persons who may be admitted as advocates on a State roll.
- 24ADisqualification for enrolment.
- 25Authority to whom applications for enrolment may be made.
- 26Disposal of applications for admission as an advocate.
- 26APower to remove names from roll.
- 27Application once refused not to be entertained by another Bar Council except in certain circumstances.
- 28Power to make rules.
IVRight to Practise§ 29–346 sections1 repealed
VConduct of Advocates§ 35–4413 sections
- 35Punishment of advocates for misconduct.
- 36Disciplinary powers of Bar Council of India.
- 36AChanges in constitution of disciplinary committees.
- 36BDisposal of disciplinary proceedings.
- 37Appeal to the Bar Council of India.
- 38Appeal to the Supreme Court.
- 39Application of sections 5 and 12 of Limitation Act, 1963.
- 40Stay of order.
- 41Alteration in roll of advocates.
- 42Powers of disciplinary committee.
- 42APowers of Bar Council of India and other committees.
- 43Cost of proceedings before a disciplinary committees.
- 44Review of orders by disciplinary committee.
VIMiscellaneous§ 45–5213 sections1 repealed
- 45Penalty for persons illegally practising in courts and before other authorities.
- 46[Repealed.].(Repealed)
- 46AFinancial assistance to State Bar Council.
- 47Reciprocity.
- 48Indemnity against legal proceedings.
- 48APower of revision.
- 48AAReview.
- 48BPower to give directions.
- 49General power of the Bar Council of India to make rules.
- 49APower of Central Government to make rules.
- 50Repeal of certain enactments.
- 51Rule of construction.
- 52Saving.
VIITemporary and Transitional Provisions§ 53–6017 sections
- 53Elections to first State Bar Council.
- 54Term of office of members of first State Bar Councils.
- 55Rights of certain existing legal practitioners not affected.
- 56Dissolution of existing Bar Councils.
- 57Power to make rules pending the constitution of a Bar Council.
- 58Special provisions during the transitional period.
- 58ASpecial provisions with respect to certain advocates.
- 58AASpecial provisions in relation to the Union territory of Pondicherry.
- 58ABSpecial provisions with respect to certain persons enrolled by Mysore State Bar Council.
- 58ACSpecial provisions with respect to certain persons enrolled by Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council.
- 58ADSpecial provisions with respect to certain persons migrating to India.
- 58AESpecial provisions in relation to the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu.
- 58AFSpecial provisions in relation to Jammu and Kashmir.
- 58AGSpecial provisions in relation to articled clerks.
- 58BSpecial provision relating to certain disciplinary proceedings.
- 59Removal of difficulties.
- 60Power of Central Government to make rules.