Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
[(1) Every Advocate shall affix on the Vakalatnama accepted by him a Welfare Stamp of the value of [twenty rupees]5 and no court, tribunal, authority or person shall receive any Vakalatnama in favour of such advocate unless it is so stamped in addition to any stamp required under any other law for the time being in force.]4 (2) The value of the Welfare Stamp shall neither be taxable cost in the suit or proceeding nor be collected in any even from a party to such suit or proceeding. (3) Any contravention of the provisions of sub-section (2) by any member shall disentitle him to the benefits of the Scheme and shall be deemed to be misconduct and the Trustees Committee shall report the matter to the State Bar Council for appropriate action. (4) Every Welfare Stamp affixed on a Vakalatnama under sub-section (1) shall be cancelled in the manner provided in section 30 of the Court Fees Act, 1870.]1 [(5) Where in any case the welfare stamp referred to in sub-section (1) is not affixed on the Vakalatnama or is not filed by any advocate, the court shall not permit such advocate for further proceeding in that case.]6