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Advocates Act, 1961

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1Short title, extent and commencementView Details
10Constitution of committees other than disciplinary committeesView Details
10ATransaction of business by Bar Councils and committees thereofView Details
10BDisqualification of members of Bar CouncilView Details
11Staff of Bar CouncilView Details
12Accounts and auditView Details
13Vacancies in Bar Councils and Committees thereof not to invalidate action takenView Details
14Election to Bar Councils not to be questioned on certain groundsView Details
15Power to make rulesView Details
16Senior and other advocatesView Details
17State Bar Councils to maintain roll of advocatesView Details
18Transfer of name from one State roll to anotherView Details
19State Bar Councils to send copies of rolls of advocates to the Bar Council of IndiaView Details
2DefinitionsView Details
20Special provision for enrolment of certain Supreme Courts AdvocatesView Details
21Disputes regarding seniorityView Details
22Certificate of enrolmentView Details
23Right of pre-audienceView Details
24Persons who may be admitted as advocates on a State rollView Details
24ADisqualification for enrolmentView Details
25Authority to whom applications for enrolment may be madeView Details
26Disposal of an application for admission as an AdvocateView Details
26APower to remove names from rollView Details
27Application once refused not to be entertained by another Bar Council except in certain circumstancesView Details
28Power to make rulesView Details
29Advocates to be the only recognized class of persons entitled practice lawView Details
3State Bar CouncilsView Details
30Right 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 territorieView Details
32Power of Court to permit appearance in particular casesView Details
33Advocates alone entitled to practiceView Details
34Power of High Courts to make rulesView Details
35Punishment of advocates for misconductView Details
36Disciplinary powers of Bar Council of IndiaView Details
36AChanges in constitution of disciplinary committeeView Details
36BDisposal of disciplinary proceedingsView Details
37Appeal of the Bar Council of India- Any person aggrieved by an order of the disciplinary committee of a State Bar Council made [(Note:- Subs. by Act 21 of 1964, sec.18, for the words "under sub-section (3) of section 35".) under Section 35]View Details
38Appeal to the Supreme CourtView Details
39Application of sections 5 and 12 of Limitation Act, 1963View Details
4Bar Council of IndiaView Details
40Stay of orderView Details
41Alteration in roll of AdvocatesView Details
42Powers of disciplinary committeeView Details
42APowers of Bar Council of India and other Committee India and other CommitteeView Details
43Cost of proceedings before a disciplinary committeeView Details
44Review of orders by disciplinary committeeView Details
45Penalty for persons illegally practicing in courts and before other authoritiesView Details
46AFinancial assistance to State Bar CouncilView Details
47ReciprocityView Details
48Indemnity against legal proceedingsView Details
48APower of revisionView Details
48AAReviewView Details
48BPower to give directionsView Details
49General power of the Bar Council of India to make rulesView Details
49APower of Central Government to make rulesView Details
5Bar Council to be body corporateView Details
50Repeal of certain enactmentsView Details
51Rule of constructionView Details
52SavingView Details
53Elections of first State Bar CouncilView Details
54Terms of office of members of first State Bar CouncilView Details
55Rights of certain existing legal practitioners not affectedView Details
56Dissolution of existing Bar CouncilView Details
57Power to make rules pending the constitution of a Bar CouncilView Details
58Special provisions during the transitional periodView Details
58ASpecial provision with respect to certain AdvocatesView Details
58AA Special provisions in relation to Union Territory of PondicherryView Details
58AC Special provisions with respect to certain provisions enrolled by Uttar Pradesh State Bar CouncilView Details
58AD Special provisions with respect to certain persons migrating to IndiaView Details
58AE Special provisions in relation to the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and DiuView Details
58AG Special provisions in relation to Articled ClerksView Details
58BSpecial provisions relating to certain disciplinary proceedingsView Details
59Removal of difficultiesView Details
6Functions of State Bar CouncilsView Details
60Power of Central Government to make rulesView Details
7Functions of Bar Council of IndiaView Details
7AMembership in international bodiesView Details
8Term of office of Members of State Bar CouncilView Details
8AConstitution of Special Committee in the absence of electionView Details
9Disciplinary CommitteesView Details
9AConstitution of legal aid CommitteesView Details

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