The Advocates Act, 1961
Central · 1961
- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
- S. 2Definitions.
- S. 3State Bar Councils.
- S. 4Bar Council of India.
- S. 5Bar Council to be body corporate.
- S. 6Functions of State Bar Councils.
- S. 7Functions of Bar Council of India.
- S. 7AMembership in international bodies.
- S. 8Term of office of members of State Bar Council.
- S. 8AConstitution of special Committee in the absence of election.
- S. 9Disciplinary committees.
- S. 9AConstitution of legal aid committees.
- S. 10Constitution of committees other than disciplinary committees.
- S. 10ATransaction of business by Bar Councils and committees thereof.
- S. 10BDisqualification of members of Bar Council.
- S. 11Staff of Bar Council.
- S. 12Accounts and audit.
- S. 13Vacancies in Bar Council and committees thereof not to invalidate action taken.
- S. 14Election to Bar Councils not to be questioned on certain grounds.
- S. 15Power to make rules.
- S. 16Senior and other advocates.
- S. 17State Bar Councils to maintain roll of advocates.
- S. 18Transfer of name from one State roll to another.
- S. 19State Bar Councils to send copies of rolls of advocates to the Bar Council of India.
- S. 20Special provision for enrolment of certain Supreme Court advocates.
- S. 21Disputes regarding seniority.
- S. 22Certificate of enrolment.
- S. 23Right of pre-audience.
- S. 24Persons who may be admitted as advocates on a State roll.
- S. 24ADisqualification for enrolment.
- S. 25Authority to whom applications for enrolment may be made.
- S. 26Disposal of applications for admission as an advocate.
- S. 26APower to remove names from roll.
- S. 27Application once refused not to be entertained by another Bar Council except in certain circumstances.
- S. 28Power to make rules.
- S. 29Advocates to be the only recognised class of persons entitled to practise law.
- S. 30Right of advocates to practise.
- S. 31[Repealed.].
- S. 32Power of court to permit appearances in particular cases.
- S. 33Advocates alone entitled to practise.
- S. 34Power of High Courts to make rules.
- S. 35Punishment of advocates for misconduct.
- S. 36Disciplinary powers of Bar Council of India.
- S. 36AChanges in constitution of disciplinary committees.
- S. 36BDisposal of disciplinary proceedings.
- S. 37Appeal to the Bar Council of India.
- S. 38Appeal to the Supreme Court.
- S. 39Application of sections 5 and 12 of Limitation Act, 1963.
- S. 40Stay of order.
- S. 41Alteration in roll of advocates.
- S. 42Powers of disciplinary committee.
- S. 42APowers of Bar Council of India and other committees.
- S. 43Cost of proceedings before a disciplinary committees.
- S. 44Review of orders by disciplinary committee.
- S. 45Penalty for persons illegally practising in courts and before other authorities.
- S. 45APower to frame and publish lists of touts.
- S. 46[Repealed.].
- S. 46AFinancial assistance to State Bar Council.
- S. 47Reciprocity.
- S. 48Indemnity against legal proceedings.
- S. 48APower of revision.
- S. 48AAReview.
- S. 48BPower to give directions.
- S. 49General power of the Bar Council of India to make rules.
- S. 49APower of Central Government to make rules.
- S. 50Repeal of certain enactments.
- S. 51Rule of construction.
- S. 52Saving.
- S. 53Elections to first State Bar Council.
- S. 54Term of office of members of first State Bar Councils.
- S. 55Rights of certain existing legal practitioners not affected.
- S. 56Dissolution of existing Bar Councils.
- S. 57Power to make rules pending the constitution of a Bar Council.
- S. 58Special provisions during the transitional period.
- S. 58ASpecial provisions with respect to certain advocates.
- S. 58AASpecial provisions in relation to the Union territory of Pondicherry.
- S. 58ABSpecial provisions with respect to certain persons enrolled by Mysore State Bar Council.
- S. 58ACSpecial provisions with respect to certain persons enrolled by Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council.
- S. 58ADSpecial provisions with respect to certain persons migrating to India.
- S. 58AESpecial provisions in relation to the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu.
- S. 58AFSpecial provisions in relation to Jammu and Kashmir.
- S. 58AGSpecial provisions in relation to articled clerks.
- S. 58BSpecial provision relating to certain disciplinary proceedings.
- S. 59Removal of difficulties.
- S. 60Power of Central Government to make rules.