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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Advocate Act, 1961 Section 40

Stay of Order

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Advocate Act, 1961 Section 40 is part of Advocate Act, 1961 - Stay of Order. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1 [(1)]An appeal, made under section 37 or section 38, shall not operate asa stay of the order appealed against, but the disciplinary committeeof the Bar Council of India, or the Supreme Court, as the case maybe, may, for sufficient cause, direct the stay of such order on suchterms and conditions as it may deem fit.

2 [(2)Where an application is made for the stay of the order before theexpiration of the time allowed for appealing thereform under Section37 or Section 38, the disciplinary committee of the State BarCouncil, or the disciplinary committee of the Bar Council of India,as the case may be, may, for sufficient cause, direct the stay ofsuch order on such terms and conditions as it may deem fit.]

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1.Section 40 renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof and sub-section (2)inserted by Act 60 of 1973, section 30.

2.Section 40 renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof and sub-section (2)inserted by Act 60 of 1973, Section 30.

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