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Section 37: Appeal to the Bar Council of India.

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

(1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the disciplinary committee of a State Bar Council made [under section 35] [or the Advocate-General of the State] may, within sixty days of the date of the communication of the order to him, prefer an appeal to the Bar Council of India.

(2) Every such appeal shall be heard by the disciplinary committee of the Bar Council of India which may pass such order [(including an order varying the punishment awarded by the disciplinary committee of the State Bar Council)] thereon as it deems fit:

[Provided that no order of the disciplinary committee of the State Bar Council shall be varied by the disciplinary committee of the Bar Council of India so as to prejudicially affect the person aggrieved without giving him reasonable opportunity of being heard.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Advocates Act, 1961
Section37
Marginal noteAppeal to the Bar Council of India.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it4

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, Act 21 of 1964. . Subs. by Act 21 of 1964, s. 18, for "under sub-section (3) of section 35" (w.e.f. 16-5-1964).
  • inserted, Act 60 of 1973. . Ins. by Act 60 of 1973, s. 27 (w.e.f. 31-1-1974).

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