The Advocates Act, 1961

Central Act · Act 25 of 196182 provisions133 citing judgments

The enactment

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