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Section 16: Senior and other advocates.

The Advocates Act, 1961Central Act · Act 25 of 1961

(1) There shall be two classes of advocates, namely, senior advocates and other advocates.

(2) An advocate may, with his consent, be designated as senior advocate if the Supreme Court or a High Court is of opinion that by virtue of his ability, [standing at the Bar or special knowledge or experience in law] he is deserving of such distinction.

(3) Senior advocates shall, in the matter of their practice, be subject to such restrictions as the Bar Council of India may, in the interests of the legal profession, prescribe.

(4) An advocate of the Supreme Court who was a senior advocate of that Court immediately before the appointed day shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be a senior advocate:

[Provided that where any such senior advocate makes an application before the 31st December, 1965 to the Bar Council maintaining the roll in which his name has been entered that he does not desire to continue as a senior advocate, the Bar Council may grant the application and the roll shall be altered accordingly.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Advocates Act, 1961
Section16
Marginal noteSenior and other advocates.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it16

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted. . Subs. by s. 13, ibid., for "experience and standing at the Bar" (w.e.f. 31-1-1974).
  • inserted, Act 21 of 1964. . Ins. by Act 21 of 1964, s. 8 (w.e.f. 16-5-1964).

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