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Government of India Act, 1915-19 [Repealed] Section 114

Title: Appointment and Powers of Advocate-general

State: Central

Year: 1915

Advocate-General (1) His Majesty may, by warrant under His Royal Sign-Manual, appoint an advocate-general for each of the presidencies of Bengal, Madras and Bombay. (2) The advocate-general for each of those presidencies may take on behalf of His Majesty such proceedings as may be taken by His Majesty's. Attorney-General in England. 1[(3) On the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of advocate-general or during any absence or deputation of an advocate-general the Governor-General in Council in the case of Bengal, and the local government in other cases, may appoint a person to act as advocate-general; and the person so appointed may exercise powers of an advocate-general until some person has been appointed by His Majesty to the office and has entered on the discharge of his duties, or until the advocate-general has returned from his absence or deputation, as the case may be, or until the Governor-General in Council or the local government, as the case may be, cancels the acting appointment.] _________________________ 1. This sub-section was added by Sch. I of the Government of India (Amendment) Act 1916 (6 & 7 Geo. 5. Ch. 37).

The Merged States (Laws) Act, 1949 Complete Act

State: Himachal

Year: 1949

THE MERGED STATES (LAWS) ACT, 1949 THE MERGED STATES (LAWS) ACT, 1949 [Act No. 59 of 1949] [For Statement of Objects and Reasons see Government of India Gazette 1949 Part-V P.401 unmodified by ALO 1950 and for Hindi text see RHP (Extra) Dated 5-11-88, p. 2717] PREAMBLE An Act to extend certain laws to certain areas administered as parts of Governors' Provinces or as Chief Commissioners' Provinces. [26th December, 1949] WHEREAS by orders under section 290A of the Government of India Act, 1935 (26 Geo. 5, c. 2), provision has been made for the administration of certain areas either as if they formed part of an adjoining Governor's Province or as if they were a Chief Commissioner's province; AND WHEREAS it is expedient to provide that certain laws should be extended to, and by virtue of such extension, be in force in, the said areas; It is hereby enacted as follows :-- Section 1 - Short title and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Merged States (Laws) Act, 1949. (2) It shall come into force on the 1st day of January, 1950. Section 2 - Definitions In this Act,- (a) the expression "absorbing Province" and "merged State" have the same meanings as in the State's.....

Advocate Act, 1961 Section 24

Title: Persons Who May Be Admitted as Advocates on a State Roll

State: Central

Year: 1961

.....of this Act; and (ii) fulfills the conditions specified in clauses (a), (b), (e) and (f) of sub-section (1)]. 16[ *** ] ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 60 of 1973, section 18, for the words "28th day of February, 1963". 2. Substituted by Act 60 of 1973, section 18, for clause (iii). 3. Inserted by Act 21 of 1964, section 13. 4. Substituted by Act 60 of 1973, section 18, for the words "he is a barrister". 5. Inserted by Act 107 of 1976, section 6. 6. Clause (d) omitted by Act 60 of 1973, section 18. 7. Clause (f) substituted by Act 60 of 1973, section 18. 8. Substituted by Act 70 of 1993, section 6. 9. Substituted by Act 70 of 1993, section 6. 10. Inserted by Act 14 of 1962, section 2. 11. Substituted by Act 21 of 1964, section 13, for certain words. 12. Sub-section (3) and (4) inserted by Act 21 of 1964, section 13. 13. The words "before the 31st day of March, 1964 and then in force" omitted by Act 33 of 1968, section 2. 14. Sub-clause (aa) inserted by Act 60 of 1973, section 18. 15. Sub-clause (b) omitted by Act 60 of 1973, section 18. 16. Sub-section (4) omitted by Act 107 of 1976, section 6.

Advocate Act, 1961 Section 3

Title: State Bar Councils

State: Central

Year: 1961

.....Adaptation of Laws on UnionSubjects Order, 1974. 5. Substitutedby Act 69 of 1986, section 19, for clause (6) as earlier amended byAct 81 of 1971, section 34 and Act 34 of 1986, section 16. 5a. Substitutedby Act 34 of 1973, section 12. 6. Insertedby Act 26 of 1968, section 3 and Schedule. 7. Substituedby the Madras State (Alteration of Name) (Adaptation of Laws on UnionSubjects) order, 1970, for the words "State of Madras". 8. Substitutedby act 18 of 1987, section 21, for clause (ccc) as initially insertedby Regulation 8 of 1963, section 12 and relettered by Act 26 of 1968,section 3 and Schedule and subsequently amended by Act 60 of 1973,section 4. 9. Substituedby Act 53 of 1970, section 24, for clause (d). 10. Substitutedby Act 81 of 1971, section 34, for "Union Territories ofTripura and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands". 11. Insertedby Act 60 of 1973, section 4. 12. Substitutedby Act 60 of 1973, section 4. 13. Insertedby Act 21 of 1964, section. 2. 14. Substitutedby Act 38 of 1977, section 2, for clause (3) as Inserted by Act 107of 1976, section 3. 15. Insertedby Act 21 of 1964, section 2. 16. Sub-clause(6) inserted by Act 60 of 1973, section 4. .....

Advocate Act, 1961 Section 17

Title: State Bar Councils to Maintain Roll of Advocates

State: Central

Year: 1961

.....or is admitted as an advocate shall be determined by thedate of such enrolment or admission, as the case may be. 4 [(e)notwithstanding anything contained in clause (a), the seniority of anattorney enrolled [whether before or after the commencement of theAdvocates (Amendment) Act, 1980] as an advocate shall be determinedin accordance with the date of his enrolment as an attorney]. (4) No person shall be enrolled asan advocate on the roll of more than one State Bar Council. ______________________ 1. Substitutedby Act 60 of 1973, section 14, for the words " and who withinthe prescribed time". 2. Substitutedby Act 21 of 1964, section 9, for the words "and, suchseniority shall be determined". 3. Clause(c) omitted by Act 60 of 1973, section 14. 4. Insertedby Act 47 of 1980, section 2.

Advocate Act, 1961 Complete Act

Title: Advocate Act, 1961

State: Central

Year: 1961

..... Section11 - Staff of Bar Council Section12 - Accounts and audit Section13 - Vacancies in Bar Councils and committees thereof not to invalidate action taken Section14 - Election to Bar Councils not to be questioned on certain grounds Section15 - Power to make rules Chapter III Section16 - Senior and other advocates Section17 - State Bar Councils to maintain roll of advocates Section18 - Transfer of name from one State roll to another Section19 - State Bar Councils to send copies of rolls of advocates to the Bar Council of India Section20 - Special provision for enrolment of certain supreme court advocate Section21 - Disputes regarding seniority Section22 - Certificate of enrolment Section23 - Right of pre-audience Section24 - Persons who may be admitted as advocates on a state roll Section24A - Disqualification for enrolment Section25 - Authority to whom applications for enrolment may be made Section26 - Disposal of application for admission as an Advocate Section26A - Power to remove names from roll Section27 - Application once refused not to be entertained by another Bar Council except in certain circumstances Section28 - Power to make rules Chapter IV.....

Advocate Act, 1961 Section 58AB

Title: Special Provisions with Respect to Certain Persons Enrolled by Mysore State Bar Council

State: Central

Year: 1961

.....the profession of law (whether by way of pleading or acting or both): Provided that where any such person has been elected to be enrolled as an advocate on the roll of any other State Bar Council, his name shall be deemed to have been struck off the roll of the State Bar Council, of Mysore from the date he was enrolled by the other State Bar Council: Provided further that the seniority of such person, whether his name is borne on the State roll of the State Bar Council of Mysore, or on the State roll of any other Bar Council, shall, for the purposes of clause (d) of sub-section (3) of section 17, be determined by reckoning the 16thday of May, 1964, as the date of admission. ] ________________________ 1. Inserted by Act 33 of 1968, section 3.

Advocate Act, 1961 Section 20

Title: Special Provision for Enrolment of Certain Supreme Court Advocate

State: Central

Year: 1961

(1)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter, every advocate who isentitled as of right to practice in the Supreme Court immediately before theappointed day and whose name is not entered in any State roll may, within theprescribed time, express his intention in the prescribed form to the Bar Councilof India for the entry of his name in the roll of a State Bar Council and onreceipt thereof the Bar Council of India shall direct that the name of suchadvocate shall, without payment of any fee, be entered in the roll of that StateBar Council, and the State Bar Council concerned shall comply with suchdirection. (2)Any entry in the State roll made in compliance with the direction of Bar Councilof India under sub-section (1)shall be made in the order of seniority determined in accordance with theprovisions of sub-section (30 of section 17. (3)Where an advocate referred to in sub-section (1) omits or fails to express hisintention within the prescribed time, his name shall be entered in the roll ofthe State Bar Council of Delhi.]

Advocate Act, 1961 Section 26

Title: Disposal of Application for Admission as an Advocate

State: Central

Year: 1961

.....made to it in this behalf or otherwise, that any person hasgot his name entered on the roll of advocates by misrepresentation asto an essential fact or by fraud or undue influence, remove the nameof such person from the roll of advocates after giving him anopportunity of being heard.] (2) Where the enrolment committee ofa State Bar Council proposes to refuse any such application, it shallrefer the application for opinion to the Bar Council of India andevery such reference shall be accompanied by a statement of thegrounds in support of the refusal of the application. (3) The enrolment committee of aState Bar Council shall dispose of any application referred to theBar Council of India under sub-section (2) in conformity withthe opinion of the Bar Council of India. 3 [(4)Where the enrolment committee of a State Bar Council has refused anyapplication for admission as an advocate on its roll, the State BarCouncil shall as soon as may be, send intimation to all other StateBar Councils about such refusal stating the name, address andqualification of the person whose application was refused and thegrounds for the refusal.] ______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 21 of.....

Advocate Act, 1961 Section 58AC

Title: Special Provisions with Respect to Certain Persons Enrolled by Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council

State: Central

Year: 1961

1[58AC. Special provisions with respect to certain persons enrolled by Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council. - Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any judgment, decree or order of any court, every person who was enrolled as an advocate by the High Court during the period beginning with the 2ndday of January, 1962 and ending on the 25thday of May, 1962 and was subsequently admitted as an advocate on the State roll by the State Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh shall be deemed to have been validly admitted as an advocate on that State roll from the date of his enrolment by the High Court and accordingly entitled to practise the profession of law (whether by way of pleading or acting or both). ________________________ 1. Sections 58AC, 58AD, 58Ae and 58AF inserted by Act 60 of 1973, section 40.