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Section 76: Special provision relating to Bar Council and advocates.

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019Central Act · Act 34 of 2019

(1) On and from the date referred to in sub-section (1) of section 75, in the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961), in section 3, in sub-section (1),--

(a) in clause (a), the words "Jammu and Kashmir" shall be deleted.

(b) after clause (f), the following clause shall be inserted, namely--

-(g)- for the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union territory of Ladakh, to be known as the Bar Council of Jammu and Kashmir; and Ladakh.

(2) Any person who immediately before the date referred to in sub-section (1) of section 75 is an advocate on the roll of the Bar Council of the existing State of Jammu and Kashmir and practising as an advocate in the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, may continue to be members of the Bar council of Jammu and Kashmir; and Ladakh, notwithstanding anything contained in the Advocates Act, 1961 and the rules made thereunder.

(3) The persons other than the advocates who are entitled immediately before the date referred to in sub-section (1) of section 75, on and after that date, be recognised as such persons entitled also to practise in the common High Court of Jammu and Kashmir or any subordinate court thereof, as the case may be.

(4) The right of audience in the common High Court of Jammu and Kashmir shall be regulated in accordance with the like principles as immediately before the date referred to in sub-section (1) of section 75, are in force with respect to the right of audience in the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
Section76
Marginal noteSpecial provision relating to Bar Council and advocates.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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