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......................................................................................................................... Contents The Advocates Act, 1961 Chapter I - Preliminary 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. Constitution of Special Committee in the absence of election 8A. Constitution of Special Committee in the absence of election 9. Disciplinary Committees 9A. Constitution of legal aid committees 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 Council and Committees thereof not to invalidate action taken 14. Election to Bar Councils not to be questioned on certain grounds 15. Power to make rules Chapter III - Admission and 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 rolls of advocates to the Bar Council of India 20. Special provision 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 applications 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 be 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 recognised class of persons entitled to practise law 30. Right of advocates to practise 31. Special provision for attorneys 32. Power of Court to permit appearances in particular cases 33. Advocates alone entitled to practise 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 practising in courts and before other authorities contents 46. Payment of part of enrolment fees to the Bar Council of India 46A.Financial assistance to State Bar Council 47. Reciprocity 48. Indemnity against legal proceedings 48A.Power of revision 48AA.Review 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 construction 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 Council 55. Rights of certain existing legal practitioners not affected 56. Dissolution of existing Bar Council 57. Power to make rules pending the constitution of a Bar Council 58. Special provisions during the transitional period 5 8A.Special provisions with respect to certain advocates 58AA.Special provisions in relation to the Union territory of Pondicherry 58AB.Special provisions 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. Powers of Central Government to make rules The Schedule State Wise Chart of Number of Advocates Enrolled .........................................................................................................................
