The Advocates Act, 1961
| CONTENTS | |
| Sections | Particulars |
| Chapter I | PRELIMINARY |
| 1 | Short title, extent and commencement |
| 2 | Definitions |
| Chapter II | BAR COUNCILS |
| 3 | State Bar Councils |
| 4 | Bar Council Of India |
| 5 | Bar Council to be body corporate |
| 6 | Functions of State Bar Councils |
| 7 | Functions of Bar Council of India |
| 7A | Membership in International Bodies |
| 8 | Terms of office of Members of State Bar Council |
| 8A | Constitution of Special Committee in the absence of elections |
| 9 | Disciplinary committees |
| 9A | Constitution of Legal Aids Committee |
| 10 | Constitution of committees other than disciplinary committees |
| 10A | Transaction of Business by Bar Councils and committees thereof |
| 10B | Disqualification of Members of Bar Council |
| 11 | Staff or Bar Council |
| 12 | Accounts and audit |
| 13 | Vacancies in Bar Councils and Committees thereof not to invalidate action taken |
| 14 | Election of Bar Council not to be questioned on certain grounds |
| 15 | Power to make rules |
| Chapter III | ADMISSION AND ENROLMENT OF ADVOCATES |
| 16 | Senior an other advocates |
| 17 | State Bar Councils to maintain roll of advocates |
| 18 | Transfer of name from one State roll to another |
| 19 | State Bar Council to send copies of rolls of advocates to the Bar Council of India |
| 20 | Special provision for enrolment of certain Supreme Court Advocates |
| 21 | Disputes regarding seniority |
| 22 | Certificate of enrolment |
| 23 | Right of pre-audience |
| 24 | Persons who may be admitted as advocates on a State roll |
| 24A | Disqualification for enrolment |
| 25 | Authority to whom applications for enrolment may be made |
| 26 | Disposal of an application for admission as an Advocate |
| 26A | Power to remove names from roll |
| 27 | Application once refused not to be entertained by another Bar Council except in certain circumstances |
| 28 | Power to make rules |
| Chapter IV | RIGHT TO PRACTICE |
| 29 | Advocates to be the only recognized class of persons entitled to practice law |
| 30 | Right of Advocates to practice |
| 31 | Omitted |
| 32 | Power of Court to permit appearances in particular cases |
| 33 | Advocates alone entitled to practice |
| 34 | Power of High Courts to make rules |
| Chapter V | CONDUCT OF ADVOCATES |
| 35 | Punishment of Advocates for misconduct |
| 36 | Disciplinary powers of Bar Council of India |
| 36A | Changes in constitution of disciplinary committees |
| 36B | Disposal of disciplinary proceedings |
| 37 | Appeal to the Bar Council of India |
| 38 | Appeal to the Supreme Court |
| 39 | Application of sections 5 and 12 of Limitation Act, 1963 |
| 40 | Stay of order |
| 41 | Alteration in roll of Advocates |
| 42 | Powers of disciplinary committee |
| 42A | Powers of Bar Council of India and other Committees |
| 43 | Cost of proceedings before a disciplinary committee |
| 44 | Review of orders by disciplinary committee |
| Chapter VI | MISCELLANEOUS |
| 45 | Penalty for persons illegally practicing in courts and before other authorities |
| 46 | Omitted |
| 46A | Financial Assistance to State Bar Councils |
| 47 | Reciprocity |
| 48 | Indemnity against legal proceedings |
| 48A | Power of Revision |
| 48AA | Review |
| 48B | Power to give directions |
| 49 | General power of the Bar Council of India to make rules |
| 49A | Power of Central Government to make rules |
| 50 | Repeal of certain enactments |
| 51 | Rule of construction |
| 52 | Saving |
| Chapter VII | TEMPORARY AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS |
| 53 | Elections to first State Bar Council |
| 54 | Terms of office of members of first State Bar Council |
| 55 | Rights of certain existing legal practitioners not affected |
| 56 | Dissolution of existing Bar Council |
| 57 | Power to make rules pending the constitution of a Bar Council |
| 58 | Special provisions during the transitional period |
| 58A | Special provision with respect to certain Advocates |
| 58AA | Special provisions in relation to Union Territory of Pondicherry |
| 58AB | Special provisions with respect to certain provisions enrolled by Mysore State Bar Council |
| 58AC | Special provisions with respect to certain provisions enrolled by Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council |
| 58AD | Special provisions with respect to certain persons migrating to India |
| 58AE | Special provisions in relation to the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu |
| 58AF | Special provisions in relation to Jammu and Kashmir |
| 58AG | Special provisions in relation to Articled Clerks |
| 58B | Special provisions relating to certain disciplinary proceedings |
| 59 | Removal of difficulties |
| 60 | Power of Central Government to make rules |
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