CHAPTER II

ADMISSION, ENROLMENT &

RIGHTS OF
ADVOCATE

SYNOPSIS
1. Admission an d Enrolment
other advocates
(1) Senior Advocates and te roll .
mitted as advocate on a Sta
(2) Persons who may be ad
ment
(3) Disqualification fot enrol made
atlon for enrolment ma y be
(4) A~thority to wh·ol"f) .appll~ te
for admission as an ad vo ca
(5) Disposal of applications
roll
(6) Removal of names from -Court
rolment of certain Supreme·
(7) Special provision for en
advocates
ty
(8) Disputes . regarding seniori
(9) Certificate of enrolment
(l 0) Right of pre-audienc
e
2. Rights of1Advocates
I , .,,

1. Admission an d En ro
lmen t an d
J.6 -to 28 of the Ad vo cai e§ Act 9-eal with admission
S££tions t rel ah ng to
of.. ad vo cat es. Th e pro visions of the Advocates Ac
enrolm ent
rol me nt of ad vo cat es ma y be explained un de r the
admission an d en
following he ad ing s :-
16)
~ e ni9:r.._Ad vo ca tes an
d o1 he r_adv:oc at£_s (S ec tio n
all be two classft§ a£ edv sa

1 4
, Section 16
namely, se! !io r ad
pro
vo
vid
ca tes
es th
an d
at
o
the
er
re
advoc
sh
I advocate may, with his
B
Cpurt or High
tes.,

a.. ~o~ te if the Su pr e~ ~

I
f 1
/ CQ..U.Sent,
9°1.Jrj; is..
be
..QW
cfis
>p
iif
i.oi
ui
on
kI
th
.a
at.
£Ae
.by .
Pio
;yi
r
rty~ o( his Ability, standing
at .the .. ar or
~ ng of~ h ?istinction),~
Ift rt) speci~J _know! ~r ex pe i;- i~ ~.} 1! _I~~ ' ~e is ~
ir pr ~ctice!3~ su,!?Ject to auch

I
all , in ter of the
Se~ _advocates Bh the m~
_n,Jhe. ~ oL.Je~al
'"I

~ Co ~ ~ !? l]n d1a ma lJ..J

f -( ,) 1 restrictions as thee. 3 An &ijvocate of thE!_ ~~prem~ Co ~t whP wa~ a se~ r
B
pr ~e ~io n, pr esc rib ay ,sh»:~~--~ r
'
te of th at Co ~r t im me dia tely before t!}e appointed ...d
aqvoca · ,,,
to be a sen ior advo~ e ;
--- --- .
this purpo se be de s!J l.ed
.... .... ......--- ..............
1).
1. Advocates Act Section 16(
'
2. Ibid., Section 16(2). •

I 3. Ibid., Section 16(3). •

( 23 )
 £1.ATION
cH-BAAA
24 · .- wYERS & BEN plication
, LEGAL ETHICS, ACCOUNTABILITY OF LA aJ<eS fill , a~-the roll
. ·or 8 dvOC~~ Jil gjntai~! ! ! ~ue
ProVIded that where any such seni council, ~ d sfre to co d th
~e._fo:e tlie ~ st Decemb;r, 196g, to !h~ Bt~e does not \cation ~ - e
~'!hich_l).is ~ ame Jias been entered. th8 grant ~he 9 PP .
as a senior advocate the Bar Council Jll 8 Y ercise of its
rob~·s.hhll he altered 'accordingly. . f India in the ;:bte: Cffa'pter
1
~e i:uJes frame~ by the Bar Counc1 eso Act are a]so no rovisJO!!_~~
P9Wer under section 49(1Xg) of the Advoca\ f Jndia Jila)ceS p}es xnay be
I_ of Part vi of the Rules of Bar CounCI ,0 , of these ru
. . - ;,,h prov1s10ns
relation to the seruor advocates. T e , ot file a
summed up as follows : . dvocate shall ~ so; - ;
In the matter of their practice, a semoalr a before anY pert. - to
. t Trihun or . 1',m}ana 10n
vaka/,atnama or act,. m any cour or '1 - tes -Act, J:J~r
autbonty mentioned in S~ctio~ 30 ,of the Adv~ an appearance or any
the rule makes it clear _that 'to act mean~ to al before any person or
pleading or application in any Court or Tribun or to do any act oth~r
other authority mentioned in section 30 of the Actbor dOne by a party m
than pleading required or authorised by law to e thority mentioned
such courts or Tribunal or before any person _or 0th er _aud agent or by an
in the said section either in person or by his recognise
advocate or an attorney on his behalf. . shall not appear
The rule provides further that a semor adv~~ . __ - withour an
wipiout an advoc~~ o? reco_~~- /1! th~ SU:pr~m~_ Court .:r al or before
advocate in Part II of the State Roll in any Court or Tri un A t · Wh
any person or other authoriti_es mentioned in Section 30 of the . c · ~ e
a~ senior ady_pcate has._b_~~!l ep.gaged prior to th~~cQming _jpJQ_force _gJ_ e
rules- in this chap~r, he .shaj,l 1wt _@ntiil\ie ther~~~' unl_ess ~ advocate
in Part II of the State Roll is ~_}!gaged_alopg with him, provid~~ that a
senior advocate _may continue- to appear without an a dvocate in ~art ll
of the State Roll in ~e- wh1ch he _h_a~ been bri~~d to appear for tM
prosecution or the ~efenc_e _ip_~ crimii].al case, if. he ~~~- so qriefed J~~fore
he is designated as a senior . qivocate or before colllll!g iµ tpe operation
of the rules in tlµs chapte_!,_ 1!.~ .J~~ C!lse may be:
Besides, a senior advocate shall not' accept instructions to draft
pleading or affiJ;'v1t!t~ advjse ~~~!~E.~~~ or to ']2y;~ ~~~g of woik
an analogou.s kind in any Court or Tribunal or before ani person or other
,.,,~ _.,, - ........ ~ ~ .... ~- • ., ie.. ..,_. ~- - - - --

authori9' _pJn~!gpec!_. m S~ctjon_ 30 0£ the...Act or w \!!!.d ertake conveyancing

woz:k of any ki~d )fp~tsoe__ver. · - ·- --- - --
~s restriction shall not extend to settle any such matter as
aforesaid in consul~ation with an advocate in Part U of the State Roll.
~e rule p:ov1des furt~er t~at a se~~ advocate be _free to make
~!_lce~s!on~ .QL~ve undertakings in t~e ~ourse of argume21ts orr behmt of
hi~ clients -~I!., IDst~cttons-fronrthe JUll!Of f!dyn~ate~. A senior- aavocate
may in recognition o~ the_ services rendered by an advocate in Part II of
the State Roll appeanng m any matter pay him a fee which h 'd
reasonable. e coµsi ers
The ~ul~ pr~vides that ~ ~-.ad~~cate who . had acted
a~~ocate2._umor) ID a__case ~ ot!...-~ r- he' -~as_ ~~e~ ~~Slgllaied!:s a:
 ADM1:::,:::,1v1v, C:tVn VLMt :,V I & RIGH~s
I , OFADVOCATE

a_of a . _1 in
cate, advise _on groundan ad ppeaJ_ in _a cou . rt of apP !!,W PL ..
~,or advo •J"'\ our·f ' except wit h vocate ?on s~- d.
sew eroe v ed tha t a se· . a.! a or~
ilie .-gupr s also been provia
~;oDl client .!lnY. bri ef <u: ins tr'; ;;~ adv~ ate· shall not acce t
• It 8 8
m any ourt !!!
(ijre ~tIY r before any per ~on or oth er ~ th •to ~J)J)ear
"'fl 1 - - - -- --ont_y in n a. -.
I di
~·ib·•
'frl L,U• o b
..
~ ter son s who ma y . e- ~9 mit!_ed u
advo~ate- -
24). ~...- - - --~ a State roJJ
(2) •
11 Act. makes ro . . . ·- - - -
~..c:: ction 24 of the A~vocates vtsions ill respect of the
who may be ~dm1tte~ as advoca te ~ P
the n-_,,TJ ~ _ State ro11 . Sub-section (1 )
person~ n 24 provides tha t dsubjec- t to - .£!OVIstons ' o1 th A..1.
f Sect10 rules made th ere\111 er, a per son shairL . e . u.vo~~tes Act
o ~ the
dvocate on a Sta te roll, if he .....fulf il e qualified to be adm1ftea -..
611
8 --- .J _ll ieJollo mn g con ditions '
as 8Jl ·-
8Jllely- \
~ (a) he is a ~it~ !.1 of Ind ia :
• . ,
Provided tha t subject to the oth er provisions contained in
this Act a nat ion al of any other
rtryf Imdia! be .11d.!nitted as
an advocate _,,Qn a St~te. roll , if cit&~~eunns o n a duly alifi d'
't d
are pernu te - .to m:act1s.e.-1aw-U Lthat-. - '-¥nther COM ry •
rr-
' qu___:. e .
nty-Qpe YeW 4.~ ·
(b) he has com~1ete d the a~e of twe
. (c) he has obt ~ne d _ a degree _of law -
iversit in th .
(i) befor~_._12.-3-1967 from ✓anyI'\Un l tor y of
~ India; or /~ ~ , Y e tem

8-1947, from any Uni y_eorsitv ~ ~ - -@ Y. _

m'
area which •
(ii) ·--= re 15- , J '1__
1/~fo .... ,.,_..--o
Ind ia as def ined b
was CQPlPri~_e~ fgre tha t date within
the Government of India A 'ct,'1935 ;o'r 1?f---' A---:rf·11 :' ::.
use (iria), after ·
(~~ r.,. 1~-3-191? 7 , save as provided in sub-cla
dy in law fro_!!l any
un~E;!go~g . a thr~e-ye~ course of stu
U~_yers1ty m Ind ia which is r~cognis~
pjz ;:~
for 1113e of "
ia-;- or \ l ~ ~ ~ ; -·
t~~ Act by the Bar Council of Iud
(~ f ~ dergoing a course two of study in la~ the_!!~ on~of
~~~h _is not less tha n academic years cowroeocing
any earlier academic
from the academic yea r 1967-6_8 or
ye~~tro in anf '"Qriive rsit~ a which1 s recogm ;Jf or
the purposes of this Act · 6Y":_t~ B_ af' C.,qun~il of India~ or
Bar on or before
he... is a 6ar rist er and isQcalled to the
clerk's examination
31-12-1967 or has passed the articled
bay or Calcutta for
specified by the High Court at Bom
High Court or has
enrolment as an attorney of tha t
ation in law as is
obtained such oth er foreign qualific
ia for the purpose of
recognised by the Bar Council of Ind
admission as an Advocate under this
Act;
(v) ~ny oth er case, from any U™:ver
sity outside the territW:y
fur_the ~purposes...of. this
~0 ~ dia, if the deg ree is re~ ~d
~ A~- by. the Ba r .COun.ciLof Ind.iii.
, :Y? -:fulfills f!Uch o~h~r c.QDd.iUQn a~ ·~ Qe- th1 s purpose, he
s~ec_ified in the
~~!. ~~-
- . .- _!_l)les made by the~ ~
r -_______
_
 28 NCH-BAA
A£LAftON
LEGAL ETHICS, ACCOUN wYERS &BE
TABILITY OF LA t if y,
taJllP du !'e15cran
ibed
ha s pa id , in respec rolm ent, s t f:lnd pr .
t of the_ ~ ·ste.JTlP Ac
ch ar ge able lir1d er th
e t n clui
. en ro lm en t fee. bt ai ne d a _<! ~ee
. Fo r th is pu rp os e a pe ern ed to have ~~ th
rAon shaJI be de d
t on wh1c . , ers1~e
e _eul! -.of
~ aw fr om a Un iv
In }
er sit y in India on the a e tv on its
tl\ e . ex am in ati,011 for . . he d 'f.. Vri1" ;r,.
by to e t ex ai n1,,-nat'10 n.
tli
~otice-board or ot he rw at cl~.il'ee. are pubhsh~ve passed tha th at
ise de cl ar in g them to a va ki
~ -b
~ -section (2) of - kes it cl ea r d ca te on l
section 24 of th e Act m a n a vo -a
or pl ea de r who Ts ·a
la w gr actu at e may be
d •tt ed as a
a
011 -
St at e roll if h e- w ith th e
• 7
,~) mek• es an... ~_plica h
tion for sue enro lm
t ,n
en J.... L ac co rd an ce ppom·ted
provisions ortlus t years not11 th e a -
Act, not later than w O -
day, an d ) ( st at ed
(b) fulfils the cond . ) (b) (d) an d (e a 5
itions specified m claus - -
' above). es (a
d'
Su b- se ct io n (3) of h t no tw ith st an in
. section 24 m ak es it g
an yt hi ng co nt ai ne d .. _, ._ cle abr t )a
in suh-section (1) (as 8 t te~ a ove a ·p er so n - kh
a . r a le ad er or
vino-
(a) ha s, for atleast th a ffi!:!- ta r
r~ yea_rs, been a vaki
or wa s· entitled af an l ~ d 1d er any la w
y a,s_..an
ad vo ca te of a ~ ·co titl}e fo be enr~ ; C rt of a fo rm er-f ar t:J
S~ te or of a Co ur t of ur t includi11g a. H~g i
Judicial Comm1ss1oner ~u any U ni on te rri t~ ;
in .
or
\ (b) before J: l 2; 19 ··
61, was !!}_tl tl~d- <?tbe ~~. dv oc at e
th e professTon of la w se th an ~ ~ or ac tinto pr ac tis e
g or 5b
by vi rtu e_of_ t!)~ pt,Qj (whet11~r }?y_'X~Y- 0i ,ple~ding ld '" fiave be th)
jsiQil$ oL any .la w- or en so
~! }t itl ed ha d he no t
b~~ ,in _pu}?lic serv,~c~ ~ ~h w ho 'Y?~ .-·-aat
) ~ be fo re l -4-l,9...3J, e sa id . ~te, or ar ea
,,.
-- of In di a Act, 1935
ha s be
whid}_ yYas__ COil112[~~ en an~a,_QY~o.cate....oLany_ Hi g~ Cohurt -@Y.
d~ wi th in ~u rm a as de cf
fined m t e . ov er nm t
..!
; or e~
(d) )s en µt le d _to _1;,
e_" enrolled as an adv.o
1
th e Bar Co un ci l of In cate un d~ r !he~ ru le
/
di a in this behalf, m_! d~ _bJ .
m ay be ad m_itte d- as
an _a_c!~~c'!_te ~-~~ ~Siat
(~ es an ag pl ic e, roll if h e-
at io n fo~ su ch en ro lm
' · y rovisions or this en t in ac co rd an ce w
-Act, and - · - - ith th e
~~ fulfiLs .J ~: J:Qnd,itiq~_i -
sub-sectien-fl➔
"..fil2~W.9._
in
0£-1,ection 24 (stated clauses (a), (d) an d (e) of
above).
In V. § ~~! -.v. Bar Co __ __.,
th at th e B ar Council uncito {1 ndfj ,1 the "'s upreme Cou
and apprenticeshi p is u
of India's Rule providing rt ha s he ld
for pre-enrolment Trai
ning
of ln di aa va if a, bl.~ tD ltra vires the rule nialung power of th e· Bar
it under the Act. - -- Co un cil
In a case th e Pa tn a - - .. -
High Cou~2 has held
~nrolment ~ d er claus~ th at a person seekin
g
18 not re qw re d 'to acqm (a) of sub~secti?n (3) of Section 24 (s ta te d
. re the qualification of above)
the .Mukhtarsh1p . . B 'd a mukhtar by ha vi·
examination. es1 es, l'.
.
18 not necessary t h at th 1or the purpose of th is ng pa ss ed
e person should have b . uk
l ·t
een a m e
ht ar foau se , i
r th re e
1. AIR 1999 SC 1167.
2. Parmatma Prasad v.
Union of India, AIR 19
' 71 Pat 316.
 27
HTS OF ADVOCATE
ADMISSION, ENROLMENT & RIG
1
im me di ate ly be fo re th e appointed day. ~tra ,
2
th e
years BJ 1! C!!J!,nc iL of M a!J ~r ?s
L.M . M ah ur b,a t v.
In th e case of tit wn er -before
th .at tii ~ n~ sQ g. ~t ac tising u_ Sa l.e.s_Tax .m:ac of th e
Court ha s held
~ a.t e.s .A ct, 19 61 , by vi rtu e of th e provisions
enforcement of th e Ad , bu t not possessing th e
ed uc ati on al
'l~ x A ct, 19 59 Act
Bombay . Sm ~ en t as ad vo ca te un de r th e Advocates
en ro lm
qualificatI~ns re qu ire d for by th e St at e Ba r Council un de
r th e sa id
be en ro lle d
is not en tit led to Act).
Act (i.e., th e Advocates ashtra &
of Ha nir aj L- -C hu lan i v. -Bar Council of Mahar uncil
In th e case
ur t ha s ·he ld th ~t th e -ru~ ad e by th e Ba r Co
Goa,3 th e Su pr em e Co alr ea dy carrying on ot he r profes
sion is no t
of pe rso n
restricting th e en try
t ag ain st Ar tic le 14 of th e Constitution. It does
no
arbitrary and, therefore, io n an d as a re su lt .i t is no t violat
ive of
le re str ict
not impose un re as on ab tee s all citizens rig ht to
pr ac tis e an y
ich gu ar an
Article 19(1Xg) wh
an y oc cu pa tio n, tra de or business. The Co ur t
on
profession or to ca rry g) do es no t provide an absolute rig
ht to
cl e 19 (1X
has observed th at ~i on an y occupation, tra de or
business. It
es s io n or ca rry in
practise an y prof
of Ar tic le 19 wh ich provides th at no th in g
is subject to .c lau se (6) Ar tic le 19 sh all affect th e operation
of an y
se (1) of
sub-clause (g) of Cl au se s or prevents th e St at e
from m ak in g
fa r as it im po e
existing -law in so
e in ter es ts of th e ge ne ra l public, re as_onabl
th
any law imposing, in th e rig ht co nferred by th e sa id su i;c
lau se .
er cis e of
restrictions on th e ex ng ob tained th e qualification
re qu ire d' for
n of In di a ha vi
No doubt, a citize
ca te ca n leg iti ma tel y aspire to be enrolled as
vo
being enrolled as an ad ht is fe tte re d by th e ru le framed by
th e
or es aid rig
an advocate bu t th e af se s re as onable an d valid restricti
on. Th e
Th e ru le im po
State Ba r Council.
ll tim e att en tio n. Be sides, th e ru le is not
s fu
legal profession re qu ire le ca rv es ou t a well-defined class
of
. Th e ru
violative of Article 14 of es sio n an d denie.s _to me mb er
of th e
on o~ he r pr
professions carrying leg al pr ofession so long as th ey
visit on
en try to th e
well-defined class
sio n sim ul tan eo us ly wi th th e legal profession.
ofes
carrying on an y ot he r pr on ab le ne xus to th e object so ug ht
to be ·
ha s a re as
The said classification of advocates belonging to
th e legal
th e eff ici en cy
achieved, namely, ich th e legal
th e be tte r ad mi ni str ati on of justice for wh le
profession and
th th e j~ dic iar y. Th e ru le . is not un re as on ab
wi
profession is a pa rtn er vio lat ive of Article 14.
4
or e, no t
and arbitrary and, th er ef le is no t violative of Article 21.
No
th at th e ru
The Court ha s he ld liv eli hood, bu t if a pe rso n
ca rry in g
in clu de s rig ht to
doubt, right to live lik e medical profession is
de ni ed th e
n es pe cia lly s
he ha s be en de ni ed hi
on anoth~r profes sio
nn ot be sa id th at
te it ca
enrolment as an ad vo ca ire s th at un les s he gives up th at ot he
r
ru le re qu
right to livelihood. Th e ly th e leg al profession he ca nn
ot be
ol e- he ar ted
practice an d jo in s wh sio n. Th e ru le ca nn ot be sa id
to be
leg al pr of es
pe1:°1itted to en te r th e th e co nt ra ry th at
ur e no t es tab lis he d by law. On
laying down pr oc ed 5 Ori 76 ·
1• Ramakant Samanta v. State Bar Counc
il, AIR 197
2 · AIR 1996 SC 1602.
a. AIR 1996 SC 1708.
Ibid.
 ::mas
r . 24 · :
s & e£NcH-
eAf~R
eLAr,oN
19(1) (g) read
t.AwY£R ..t.icle
A absol ute
' LEGAL ETHICS , ACCOUNTABILITY OF def J:V ~d the .d th t
d . d tJJl che ' be sa1 a
tatn°
, <oce ure has been found to be well stl 9usioll is . ree. p.llot . t
Jt ca
with ~ticl e 19(6). Once that co nd f the we.Y· .bood b)' pursu ing wo
.
requi re~en t of Article 21 would be o_tJ t o. ht to h·vet 1
f le.W•t
th e apph cant has been depriv 0 Bar Council
ed of his rig ocedure dvice v.. a perso n
professions, contrary to any esta?lished ~ Aid and : deba rrtll~
le-lll aking
In the case of I nd ian Counc il of Leg h t the rttl nd the r
of lndia 2 the Court has made it clear t a rs is beJO ·
who have completed the age of forty-five yea d th t
t baS h~l .a
power of the Bar Council of India . l s the Cout disqu abfic ation
In Thom as pc. v. Bar Council of Ker\:' treate d ~s eJllployed as a
being paris h pries t or nw1 by itself cannot. t or p\lll tS
}Jllent, In such
for being enrolled as an advocate. If a ~rie:, gible for
enro cond ition for
full time teach er or nurse he/she may be inelt ,nnent as
~ and are not
case h e may be aske d to qw·t the emP OJ- t time service '4b
enrol ment . If the duties are rendered as par he can be allow ed to e
affecting his/her functioning as full time lawyer,
enrolled.
(2A) All India Bar Exam inati on .
The Bar Council of India has inserted &me~ ..9 R le ·9 no
to 11 in Part ...YI,
advo cate
Ch.apter III of the Bar C~uncil of _!edi a Rules. As e~e e~tit
enrolled unde r Section 24 of ~4e Advocates Act sh~ advo cate
·r led to pr! ctice
succ ess~ lly
unde r Chap ter IV of the ~~~ Ac~, unless .sue
P!l,SSes, the AllJ ndia..Bar.- .Exrumnat um conducted,_, bY-v~ Bar Colll !cil of
the
~t'1 ~ shall be
India. It has been made clear that the · ~ar _ Ex~
na ~
mand atory for all law stude nts gradu ating from aca<J;emic 2009":2(jlO
Y~ ~ d t-
and onwa rds and -; nrolled as .-advocates unde rS ection 2~
Act. - - --- ~ -· - --
of tlie A v.9~ es
-
R.w-e- 10 make s provisions in respe ct of the all India Bar
Exam inati on.
The provi sions of Rule 10 are as follo ws:-
(V 'fhe 'All India Bar Examination shall be conduc~e_d by the Bar
Couu.ciL..oL.1nd ia · --
~ Bar Exam inatio n shall be held at last twice
each i ear
in such ~ o~th and such .J!_lac es that the Bar Coun cil
-of
India may deter mine from time to time ,~ - --
~ ..
(h) ;&'ie B~r Exam inati on shall test advo
---- - - - - - - - 4 •
cates in such
s1t.bs tanti ve and proce dural law areas as th B-- -,.,-
"'-· .
_In di a may detern une from time to tim e ... ar voun --
cil
•
pu~
uch s ubsta ntive /procedur a\ law areas an;:
ll .
by t h lar C.oun cil of India at le ~ ab1 shal l be
p.90!. to _tlie sc~ed? led d_~te of exam inatio : st t h ree mon ths
~g),/ rhe _per~entag e of · mark s requ ired t~ ·
Exam 1nat10n sh a ll be det e:mi ned by the Pa~~ =the
. India:
Bar
Ba_r Council of
1. Ibid.
2. AIR 1995 SC 691 _
8. AIR 2006 Ker _
69
 29
ADMISSION, ENROLMENT & RIGHTS OF ADVOCATE

~ U~successful ~~':'.!!c!!J;e may (lppear agaill.Jor the B~

Exanun~ ~ Hhout any limit_.?n~the num~er of .attem_m ·
\JD~ Bar Council ~Tnclia,'tht ough a commltj;ee_of._exp~rts, 1
s!iall determine the sylh bi, recomrue!l<!~d_ !~ ~$s,
a~ ment or paper 7ette~s, moderators, eyaluJltOJ_~, modef
ans'\lrnff, examination half rufes and other related_maUe~.8·
~g) . 1~ ar Council of India shall det~.rminJJ..JbELP.lanner and
· , . format of applica~ion for th_~ ~!lmiPation.~
\h) .. ufon succes~fu!_~y p_~ssing !he .Bt;tr_ mxamination , tpe
advocate Ehal\ .. be entitled to a Certificate _o{ Practice.
~ule II make~ provision in respect of application for , certificate of
practice. As per this Rule the Certificate of Practice shall be issued by
the Bar Council of India to the ·address of the ·successful advocate within
30 days of the date of declaration of results. It shall -be issued by the
Bar Council of India under the signature of the chairman, Bar Council
of India.
(3) Disquali~c~t~on for enrolment (Section 24-A)
Section -~-4:Ati) ma'ltes provfs1on in respect ~f1he dis,qualificat~ ~r
enrolment as aj! -~~~~- It provides that no person shall be admitted
as an advocate~_on a state_ roll- _.. ~ ,..
(a) ·if he is c~!i,~...P-~2La.D,- Qff._~n~~ involv~ng mo~ itude; ..
, (~) if he is ~-o~victe.q ➔of an offen~ ~the provisions o( the
U~~~u~~ajnllix (Offences) - Act, 1955 (now Protection of Civil
Rights Ac~J.. 1955) :
Provid~ · th~t -the _disqualification for enrolment as aforesaid shall
cease to have. eff_!~~ -~ a · perioclo'f iw9 -years lias .~ use~d.....s,inca_his
release-or aismissed or, as the case -may be, removed.
_ Section 24-A.(2) makes it clear that not~ ng__~nErl~e~!__l ~ ~:_sectio11;
(1) ,,.QJ _this -,$ection shall-~apply to a_,yerson who having b_~ -- fmp ij _@ilty
is dealt with under the provisions ·.9f the Probation of Offenders '\I.,... .
Act, 1958.
~ ............ .......~ ,ii
_ ~ _ ·- .1,,.,., 8 :.d. _

-- InSmt. Manjula, B.R. and:-Others v. Karnataka State Bar Council,1

---- .,..._ , .,. , fet OSit - ~~ _ ........~~~ ...~ ----~.

the petitioners have successfully completed three years law course in the
Rajiv Gandhi College of Law, Malleswaram, Bangalore, which is affiliated
to Bangalore University-."and obtained degree in law. When the petitioners
wan,ted to enroll themselves .as advocates, the Karnataka State Bar
Council informed them that they could not be enrolled as the college
where they underwent the course of study (Rajiv Gandhi College of Law)
has not been recognised by the Bar Council of India,_ The Supreme Court
held that the petitioners cannot be refused enrolment on this ground, i.e.,
on the ground that Bar Council of India has not approved affiliation of
college to Bangalore University. Sections 24 and 24A of the Advocates Act
alone govern ~ritolment and they do not contemplate Bar Council of India,
by Rules, prescribe any additional requirement to be fulfilled by a
candidate seeking enrolment. Bar Council of India's r~cognition by. way of
approval of affiliation of a college where the candidate undergoes the
l . AIR -~002 Kant. 274.
 RRELATION
er:NCH-8A
' TY OF LAwYERS & ...
30 LEGAL ETHICS ACCOUNTABILI nro lme nt
' .. f }filled for e B
to be 1.l scr
course of study is not one of the con dit1ons · pre ibed by • car
under section 24. Such a requireme~ n if it 1s. or rel eva nt 1or
·i t, evet be binding •se fulfils the
Counc1 of India under its Ru Ies will no OtherWl
adm~ssion as advocate on a State R 11 if he t suf fer from
reqmrements of section 24 of th0
: t and does no'fhe wo rds 'an y
. c 24 A of the Act. a Un ive rsit y
disqualifications enumerated under sectt
. .
Umvers1ty m India' . . . t'
m sec ion 24(1XcAct
o)n( ...
u1
) refe r onlY
not
t?
inc
Jude or ref er
constituted under any Central or Sta and does ch Universit. y.
t~ h . affiliated to eu_ h C urt has
to any independent private college whi 18
c . 1 the Delhi Ilig J>........- ll
In .Anees Ahm ad v. , Unw· erSi·tY Of Delhi ' 1 ry can enr o
held tha t no full time laW teacher -:- ' reg ula r ea a __ _.
drawing
him.self as an advocate.
,,, ,,
v(4) Authority to whom apphca . . ~ nro bn ent may be ma-de
tion ,or e
(Se ctio n 25)
· Section 25 of the Advocates Act . tha t an applicatio.n of
· pro vid es
admission as an advoc~te sha,l be_ d · the pres cn'bed form to the
Sta te Bar Council within whose Jun _e !n ~a a · lica nt pro p§ ~ to
sd1ctton the PP
practise.
(5) Dis pos al of app lica tion
. . advocate (Se cti.on
s for adm1~s1on as an .
26) ·-·- --
Section 26 of the A~vocates Act · 'd th t a Sta te Ba r Coun ct·1
shall refer every application for adm proVI es a . . . ·~ l
ission as an advoca~e to _its~0 Df~ m~
committee and subject to any directio t
n tha t may qe given 1? ~~~~g by
tbe State Bar Co und r in this 'b~half,
such committee sha ll 4~~P,9Je ori lie
application in the prescribed manne
r. However, the Ba r Council of Ind
may, if satisfied, either on a refe ia
rence made to it iJL..th is_ beh alL
otherwise Hiat any person nas . or
got his. name ent ere d on the rol
advocates by ~is rep res ent~!~~~ _ as e of
·to ~-n essential fact or by fra ud
undue influence, remove the nam or
e of such person from the -...rol
advocates ~ r giving ' hj~ ari opporj; e- of
unity of being h~ard. ··
Where the enr.ol~e~t co1?~it.1e~Et,..Qf
~. Stat~ ~¥°_.Qoun~i! »i:op.9ses to
re~ ~.. ..M YJ ~~1:mhc~ on, it sq~
L~f~ .. ~~e application for opi nio
the Ba r CounCI~ o( Ind1~ and _eyery n to
.such reference sha ll be accom pm
by.JUlatement o(Jh~ -~_gEJlds lll,JBllW lied
The enr olm ent committee of a Sta
. t·
.Qri __o Ltll
te Bar Council sha ll di
e .ref iisa l oftlie-;p"° licatio ns.
appl1ca 10n so re1erre to c d ~;•- - E_- r-i
opinion of the Ba r Counciltheof Bar Council of Ind ia in c nfi spo ·t
se 01 any
·h
India. o orn u y wit the
Where the enrolment committee
any application for admission as an of a Sta te B C .
advocate o ~ o~ c11 has ref use
Council shall, as soon as may be, d
send inti ma t. n \ 8 ~o , the Sta te
Ba
Co ~ci ls abo ut §J;Wh refusal sta ting
f th ~ - r--- :~=
the _n.a ·m-e iodnd o all oth er Sta te Barr
0... __ e pers_ --~--= =--. ;~
on who!!LJ!pplfoation wa. s r~f ysed , da res s and ~ ~ 1nc
a1·:.e•• ·
atio ns
Section 27 of the Adv~ es . Act
pr~' 'dap. rf'o uu tls for tne,. ref usa
Cdounci l has ..r.efuied .the application l.
a vocate n"" tin~ ~.s - at~ ~~ her e a
-· Bar
•
---~ '
no oth er Sta te Ba.Lr · l",.e
1,iJ. ..lti.t rson 1or ac1m .,. ...·-st ate
Co ~c iC~ --- - -1~s~ 1on ~s an
• 1. AIR 2002 Delhi 440.
sh ~ ~ te ~ an·
 ADMISSION, ENROLMENT & RIGHTS OF ADVOCATE
31
app thlic~tio~ for adm issi on of such person as an advocate (\n its roll
except
wt"_ the . prev ious""'cll\\li~ t.- in writing of the Sta ~ Bar
refu sed the app lica tion and of the Bar Council which
~ . Council of India.
'
\6) · R!l ~ov a1 of n~1!,l_e!!.k<tlL.l:.oll. (Se.
ctio u .28-AL
Acci i;tfng ~ ection 26-A of the Advocates Act, a Stat e
m~y _::~ ove , from th~ _Sta! ~!)l1, t ~e
Bar Council
M me of a..ny advocate who is dead
or ~ ~o m a f-!lJl.ues t ¥ as beeµ i:eceived .tJi thaL effect. .
,(7f S2e1:ial .pr°:visi.OD-lor enrolment o.f._
ady oca tes (Se ctio n 20) _cer.tain_ Supreme -.Court
Sec tion 20 of the Advocates Act provides
that every advocate _Y:7ho
was enti tled as of tigh t to prac tise in
the Supreme "Court . iDlDlediately
before the app oint ed day !Uld whOse . natn
e is n6t entered in any State
roll ~ay , wit hin the pre§ cribed 1>ep ocl.,
exp_r! sB_ !iis .inte n.Y:o~ t~e
pres cnb ed ~ rm to _!he ~ar Co ~c~l of _India
for the entr y of .his n~ e '?
the roll of a -slate Bar Council and (l!L!ece
ipt thereof, -the Bar Council
of India sha ll dir.e,ct-. tha t ....th.~..-1},~ e. _
of . such rulvocite shall, without
payment of any fee, ?e entered, ~ - the roff
_~ )§f' ?.'. !_a ~J:l_~-c~UJU:11 and
the Stat e BB! Cou ncil conce!_ne_d ~h!!! l£Q
J!!P,l;ir: _~ t~.. ~_11ch ilirech!>!L..
Any entr y in the Sta te roll mad e in com
pliance with the dire ct~
f the Bar Cou ncil of Ind ia issu ed und er
this section sha ll be made. m
:rde r of seni orit y dete rmi ned in accordan
ce with the prov isio ~ of ~o n
17(3) of the Act. Wh ere the advocate refe
~ed to in this se~10n omits or
fails to exp ress his inte ntio n with in the
_presc~bed tim~~' his name shall
be en~ red in the roll of the Sta te Bar Cou
ncil of Delhi.
,o/n isp ute s re_gar_dD;l.-1tJ1..fflP!lritl'..,_.{Section
7 2!J
~A rdin g · -to Sec tion 21 of the Advocates
cco
Act -wbe~e ~he date of ll
• ·t Of two or mor e pers ons 1s . iae sam fh emo r ag;
sem on Y
L
e,.,.J! e one_ s . lil sha __
to
be reckoned as sen ior to tiie_ othh~ If
ae. ..
di te ans es with respect
the sem onty of any pers on, it s be 8;-; rerr :uto the Stat e Bar Council
concerned for decision.

ye rti fic ate of enr.o)ment (SectionJ!_i that ther e shal l be issued

Section 22 of the Advocates Act ~redovi £es
b the Stat e Bar Council
a certificate of enrolment _m. the pr~scnb orm
D.8iaim
.lil- aine
y
- d
• erei l.iii'l lii:r oI[O --
f ailvO!:~J
to every pets ~ _ wtro~ Jra-JllELlS~ent h ame is so entered m the Stat e
by; ~ this -Act. Eve ry pers on w ose
n!'~ •
· the o~ce Q! -'ti!-W :::= •nn n+ resi d~l lO
ro s all no_!i!y JlJIX chang{l ID - -thi
the Sta te Bar Council concerned w~ ~-ninety days of s~ ~_ge-
~ -
- -·-- - - -·
,.<.;:)-]li,drt-11( m:e:a;;lumce !§ection_ ~3) ·n reapact
~J. u f h At of pre-audienc.e·,
Section J,3 o t e c me.
kes
provision 1 . all
~ e Attorney-General of India shal l have pre-audience over ..
~ cate s. . . · of sub-section (1) stat ed ab_ove the
~ Subject to the provisi~ns h~ . . . R~ -~ ~~~~ -
over all ot.\\e r
Solicitor-General of Ind ia 8- -
advocates.
 R£LA I /VI •
I t18AR •
£RS &e£fJC - and (2), the
TY oF LAwYi ( 1) dience over
32 LEGAL ETHICS, ACCOUNTABILI ectio 08 pre--a0 --
f stJb--S Il pave
9
, (3) Subject to the provision( 0 /1ndill sb ( ) and (3), the
2
.... . Ailditional Solicitor-Genera . 08 (1), . shall have
. n 11
~
U! other advocates . . . of 8 ub-se
ct• 0
of fl I· dia
8
(3-A) Subject to the provis~o~ General ) and (3-A),
3
Second AdditionaI-Sohcitor ndvocsteB• (1) (2), ( shall have
• 11 £herC,& • os ' te
pre-audience over a .. o s of sub-sectio f the Sta e right of
(4) Subject to the proV1s1;n te General o and th shall be
. (stated above) the A vocah - advocates ter se .
pre-audience over afl ot erte-General in
Advoca .
pre-audience among t' e senioflty.
determined by their respec iv over other
. 'd dierice
15) Subject as aforesai - h pre-au
~ shall ave •
(i) senior advocates inter se .and
aa vocates, and .\ senior advocate~ d b their
(ii) the right of pre-audience of II be det_ e rm1ne y
other advocates in er
· t se sha
respective _seniority. .
2. Rights of Advocates · . · k •t clear that advocates
61
Section 29 of the -Advocates Act, 19 , ma es lt'tled to practis~ -1aw.
t· . I f s who are en I d
are tne only recogmsed c a~s o person . . of the Advocat~s Act an
According to Section 29 subJect to the proVIsIOnS • ted day be only
th e app~in f I w' namely
rules made thereunder, there shall, a~ from
one class of persons entitled to practise the profession ° : 'h
I 0 f
~
O
advocates. This section, thus, provides for a unified 1
bar for e W e
India. In order to understand the true effect of this section, it should be
read along with the relevant provisionE!_ of Section 55 of the Advoc~tes
Act. Section 55 s~ es. the riglifs o f" certain existing legal pi:_a~u_ioners,
namely, vakils, pleaders, a~to.rE~YS Jv
th~. High Courts at Bombay and
Calcutta, mukhtars·-and revenue agents. They can continue to practise the
profession of law _as such. Section 55, thus, s~ves the exis#ng vakils,
pleaders, attorneys, mukhtars, and revenue agents. ·
Acp>rding to Section · 55 of the Advocates Act notwith 8 t d ·
anything containec in this Act- '"' · . .· an Ing
. '

(a) evw_ple.ader or vakil _practising as such immed·1a · t 1 b · c-. h

1
. h Ch
d ate on wh ic e y e1ore t e
apter IV (Sections 29 to 34 .
by virtue of the provisions of the L al ~ ~omes into force
(18 of 1879), the Bombay Pleaders ~~t iractitioners Act, 1879
1 92
who does not elect to be or ·1 snot - • 0 or any other law
an advocate under this Act. qualified to be enrolled as
(b) every Mukhtar ---practising as such . .
date by virtue of llHr provisions of i:me,t1ately ,b~fore the said
187 ~ or any other law who does e egal Practitioners Act,
qualified to be enrolled as an ad not elect to be or is not
() vocate und .
c every revenue agent pract· . er this Act
said date b ·rt ismg as such inun di ·
Act 1879 Y VI ue of the provisions of th eL ately before the
y othP.r law e egal PrRt"t;+; ,m ,-...,.,
 ALJMl~IUN, tNROLM~NT & RIGHTS'OFADVOCATE 33
. , I .
shall, notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of ,the relevant provisions of the
Leg~l Practitioners Act, 1879, the Bombay Pleaders Act, 1920 . or other law,
as
co~tinue to enjoy th~ same rights respects pr:actise in any Court or revenue
?~ce .0 ~ before any authority or person and be subject to the disciplinary
Junsdi~ on of the same authority which he enjoyed or, as the case may be,
to which he was subject immediately before the said date and accordingly
the relevant provisions of the Acts or law aforesaid shall have effect in relation
to such persons as if they had not been repealed. ·
1
-~ection 30 of the Advocates Act provides that subject to the
proV1s1ons or this Act, every advocate whose name is entered in the State
roll_ shall be entitled as of right ·to _pr~ctise throughout the territory to
w~ch this Act extends - .
1
\(i) in all Courts _including the Supreme Court;
(ii) before any . Tribunal . or ___ perso_n fegally authorised to take
evidence; and ·
(iii) before any othe! aut:hority or person before whom such advocate
is by or under any law .f?r the t ime 'bemg in fore~ e~titled to
- practise. -
In Harish Uppal, v. Union of lndia,2 the Court has held that the
advocates' right to appear and conduct cases .in court is not absolute. It
is subject to rule framed by the Supreme Court under Article 145 or the
High Court under section 34 ··of ~he Advocates Act. The Court can,
thus,
frame rules debarring advoca~ s guilty of contempt, unprofessional or
unbecoming conduct from ~ppearing before Courts. Such rules will not be
in conflict with disciplinary jurisdiction of the Bar Councils.
The Rules framed •by the Supreme Court so as to prescribe
conditions, which an advocate is required to fulfil in case he wants· to act
or plead before the Suprem e Court and become Advocate on Record are
not discriminatory and tjolative of Article 14 of the Constitution.~
In a case4 the Supr;,eiµe Court has held that the right°, to practice
which is not only a statutor y right under the provisions of the Advocates
Act but would also be a Fundam ental right under Article 19(1) (g) of the
Constitution is . 1subj~t to reasonable restric~ions under 19(6) of ·the
Constitution. 1! . I·
The Court has held that 'the advocate has no right to go on strike
or give call of boycott. The Court ..will not adjourn cases becaqse lawy~s ,
are on strike. If an advocate holding . Vakalatnama of a cli~nt' abstams
from attendin g work due to strike, call, he shall be person8:1ly liable, to
pay costs which shall be -in addition to damages which -he. uught have to ·
pay to his client for loss suffered by him. The Court has h~ld that only
in the rarest of rare casee where the dignity, integ, lty and ~depende~ce
of the Bar and/or the ~~!1,ch arf-a t stake, the Court' may ~gnore to a
1. Vzde Notification No. S.O. 1349(E) dated June 9, 2011, ~e Centra~ GQverruqent has
appointed Fifteenth June, 20 11 as the date on which' Section· 30 pf ~e Act, 1961 shall
come into force. -,-
2. 200a AIR sew 43. , lhi
3. Balraj Singh Maltk v. Supreme Court, 1AI.R. 2J12 .Pe 79·
4. N.K. Bajpai v. Union of India, AIR 2012 _ sc, 1310:
 FLAWVER~ & o i..• •v · It will be for
34 LEGAL ETHICS , ACCO uNTABILITY;° daY•
than one ·ty or in teg n·t y or
protest abstention from work for no t mo~e 1ves dig tll . su ch case_s
or not it in v~ er ef or e, !n the
the Court to decide whe th e~ or th e District
or the Bench . Chief Justicefro
independence of the Bar anfi m th e Court.
President of the Bar mu st ~:c t co nsu lt the the ms elv es ld be final and
Judge before the Advoca tes ide to abs~nt. ct Judge wou
. the D19trt
The decision of the Ch.19f Justice or th ·
have to be abided by the Bar.1 ' th at e,ccePt as. oforerw ise
ce no
t Ac
Section 33 of the Advoca esthe t provides t' me being 10• . '
r law r the -~led to pr ac tis
provi'ded 1n . th1s' Act or in anY o . d dallfo e tn any
person shall , on or after ,th e -~ ppointe Y,- be en b he 1s . en ro lle d as an
Court or before any autbon or person unless
y
advocate under this_Act : of k it cle ar th at
the Advocates Act ~; e: tio
However Section 32 ns 29 to 34)
' . d in thi s Ch ap ter
notwithstanding ~nything conntaine on no t en ro lle d as an
any Court authonty or perso ma y pe rm it an y ~ers_ ' n pa rti cu lar case.
be for e it or him in a y A P Hi gh Court
advocate un der th'1s Ac t
. .to apl pe ar J · l th
In Surender RaJ Jaiswa · Sm. t. Vijaya ais wa , · .e ht · of· ap pe ara nc e
v 2
d'ffi nt from th e ng
has held th at the right of practi
. a particular case. The .rig ce is i ::e
ht of prac iceurt Tribunals,
is a rig ht to th e ad~~cat e t
to
mpractice the profession of law au th on tie s' e c.
before all Co s, n th e pe rm
whereas right to appear in · rticular case O - iss io n gr an ted
a pa t'
by the Court under section
the right of practice by
d tes
32 of the A v~ca l . from an excep 1on
Act is
se cti on 32 th at
°t

the Court cannot permit the Advocates. It is _c ea :n er al in

a person to appear in g all ca se s an d
th at right can be exercised by
the advoc~t~s on l;' h Gu' ar
In J aymal Thakore v. Charity at Hi gh Co ur t
has held th at section 30 of Commissioner' t e J.
law only on the enrolled or
confers discretionary pdwer
the Advocates Act confers rlg
registered advocates .. Howeve J.
ht to
rac tic e
r, se 10n 32
on the' Court to pe rm it ap
non-advocate for a party. Secti pe ar an ce to any
on 32 res tri cts th e power of
permit any non-advocate only th e Co ur t to
to appear on be ha lf of th e
pa rti cu lar case. pa rty in any
In Harisanker Rastogi v. Gird
hari Sh ar ma , 4 th e .Su pr em
held th at a private person wh e Co ur t ha s
o· is not an !dvocate, ha s no
in the Court an d claim to argue for rig ht to ba rg e
_permission of th e Court for a pa rty . He · m us t ge t th e pr ior
which th e motion m us t come
himse~. It is open to the Co fro m th e pa rty
urt to gr an t or wi thh old th
its discretion. Even _after gr e pe rm iss io n in
an t of permission th e Co ur
halfway if th e representative t ca n wi th dr aw it
proves himself rep reh en sib le.
the relationship, the -reasons Th e an tec ed en t,
for requisitioning th e se rv ice
person -and a variety of the s of th e pr iv ate
grants or refusal of permission oth er cir cu ms tan ce s m us t be ga th er ed before
.
Section 34 of the Advocates
Act em po ~e rs th e Hi gh Co
ur t to ma ke
1. Harish Uppal v. Union of India, 2003 AIR SC
2. A.I.R. 2003. A.P. W 43.
317. ,
_3. A.I.R. 2001 Guj. 279.
4· A.LR.
1978 S.C. 1019.
 I'
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I .' '' ' • \

rules. laying down the conditions 'subject to which an advoc~te shall be

penmtted to practise in the High Court and the Courts subordinate
thereto.
!he High Court shall make rules for fixing and regulating by
taxation or otherwise the fees payable as costs by any party in respect
of the fees of his adversary's advocate upon all proceedings in the High
Court or in any Court subordinate thereto.
. Without prejudice to the provisions contained in sub-section (1), the
High Court at Calcutta may make rules providing for the holding of the
Intermediat e and the Final Examination for articled clerks to be passed
by the persons referred to in Section 58-AG for the purpose of being
admitted as advocates on the State roll and any other matter connected
therewith.
In the case of Bar Council of India v. High Court of Kerala, 1 the
Supreme Court has 1ade it clea~ that_ the advocat~s' right to practice is
not Fundamental Right. Such right 1s conferred upon him under the
provisions of Advocate Act (i.e. statutory right) which necessarily would
mean that the conditio11s laid down therein would be ·applicable ·in relation
thereto. Section 30 of the Act uses the expressions "subject to" which
would include section 34 of. the Act. Section 34(1) _provides that the High
Court may make rules laying down the conditions' subject to which an
advocate shall be permitted to practise·· in the High Court and the Courts
subordinate thereto.
In Bar Council of India-v. High Court of Kerala, 2 the Rule 11 framed
by the Kerala High Court was challenged. It prohibits the advocates from
practising unless he has purged him.self of contempt. This rule, otherwise
valid, is not hit by Article · 14 of the· Constitutibn for . not having provided
for a further opportunity of hearing to the contemrier advocate.
Within the Court, the right of audience .of an advocate is to be
regulated by the Court itself. The Court can prevent an advocate from
continuing to appear in the matter if it feels that it would be improper
to allow him to appear in the said _matter. 3 . '
4
In the case of P.C. Jose v. Nandakumar, the CQurt ~as said that in
view of sections 23 29 and 33 of the Advoc·ates Act, in Court room,
members of the Ba;, being officers of the Court, have _ce~ain _priv_il~ges.
Merely on the bastf! of. equality clause in. the Constitution ~ a. hti~ant
conducting his case himse~f without the aid~.of counsel.· C~n~t ~laim, ri~ht
to be seated in the Court. In the · opinion of the .Court :it 1~ im~atenal
that there is no , statutory provision conferring preferential ~ight fulon
. .
advocates regarding ~eati1:1;s: a~~~~~o dat'~~~ .in a Court
. . ··
room. -It 1s use
d• th ·at
to keep in mind that there is no statutory provisio~ regar i~g( eb se :h
. d . C urt hall or the seat of the Court Officer as -e_nc
of a JU ge in a o
clerk) or seat for witnesses, etc. Thus, the cri.t eria . 18
__
. not- .whether '.'th~re
. ·, , -\ . .

1. AIR 2004 SC 2227.

2. Ibid. AIR 2005 Del . 41 .
3. Amarjit Singh -Kalra v. Smt .. Pramod Gupta, ·. ·
4. AIR 1997 Ker 243. I .
' TA wYERS &sENCH
-BAR RELJ.TIOH
36 LEGAL ETH/CB, ACCOUN BILIT,Y pF LA , th A,dvocatel Act
. 9< 1)(ah) of. erelation .
~
is any l!ltatutory pr
empowers the Bar
conditions subject to
.
r ru le. Sect
inti
ov11ipn of India ion 4 e ru1e·s in .gh t to pract1ae
C o~ ci h advocate
to have the t1 eel to
-,ha ball be deetJl
to

practiae
and the circumatance
whtch a hich a pers
on 8 he pawet th e
B ar Council
as an advocate in
a
a un de 'ir the exerciee
of India ha s ·made Cou~. ul08 Chapter 111
of °
t f Part V1 of! h R ul et of
econditillDII
certa in . ~ , ~everal rules dea 1 r og w ith t ed up
Bar Council of Indi tnaY be suixun
a contain~ . of these rules
81
for right to practice.
The provisions
follows : t bis ruune appears
(1') lt · the duty of ever ad vocate to see th a bi
1s y ch jurisdiction he
on the roll of ~ta te B ar Counci·1 within w
ordinarily practises. , .
(ii) An advocate
, . to a partnership or any other
shall n?t enter i: ra on or legal
~ ha ti on w ith ailY pe
arrangement or 8• ring renuro rs
practitioner, who .1s n advocate.
not .a d to keep in Bar Council
(iii) Every advo
cate is req~1re formed th e chan
ges of
On the roll of which his name stands an d of every
his addres. s.
(iv) The Council or
a, State Coun Counc
cil can call upon
an ~~~ ro .
furnish the name of il on th e roll of w
the State hich his
name is entered an articul
d call for other p ds ars.
(v) An advocate w th e practice for
ho . volunt~rily 8~ :i any
reason whatsoever is :a te by th e re gi st
er
to the State Bar
required to i ll of which hi s ed po ~
Council on the. ro na m
entered, of such su s .th hi s certific e 18
ate
enrolment in origin spension together W1 h 'dvocate who of
al. Whenever any ha s
suspended his practic sue . a
apply to the Secretar
of practice alongw
e de sires to resum
y of the State Bar e hi s
Coun
~f .
1ce,
or re su m
he sh
pt
all
ion
ith an affidavit, st
incurred any of the ating . w he th er he
qualifications under ha s
III of the Advocates Se~1on 24-A,1 _Cha
Act .during the peri pt er
Enrolment ;Committ od of suspension ~
ee of the State Bar The
resumptiori of his pr Council m ay or~e
actice and re tu rn th r th e
necessary ' endorsem e certificate to hi m
ent. If the Enrolm w it h
view th at the advoca ent Coi;nmittee . is
te has incurred any of ~e
the Committee shal of th e disqualificat
l refer the matter un ions,
26(1) of the Adv der pr'ovisions to Se
ocates Act. On susp ction
practice the Secretar ension an d re su m
y shall act in term pt io n of
It has been made s of Rule 24 of P ar
clear th at an advoca t IX.
removed by order te w ho se na m e ha s be en
of the· .Supreme Cou
Council, as th~ case rt or a High C ou
may be, shall not be rt or th e B ar
of law either before entitled to practise
the Courts and auth tlie profession
30 of the Advocates orities mentioned
Act .or in chambers un de r Section
under · suspension, or otherwise. An ad
shall ' be under disa vocate who." is
susp~nsion as ·an ad bi~ity during th e
vocate whose name period of such
.By the rul~ it has }.las ,been r~moved
been ,µiade clear ~ from th e roll .
1. As to Section 24-A a t an officer after
, See ante. re ti re m en t
 ADMISSION, ENROLMENT &RIGHTS OF ADVOCATE ' 37
or otherwise ceasing to be in service, shall not practise for a period of
two years in the area in which he exercised jwisdiction for a period of
3 years before his retirement or otherwise ceasing to . be in service.
However, nothing in this rule shall prevent any such person from
practising in any Court or Tribunal or authority of superior jurisdiction
to one in which he held office. The Explanation to the rule provides that
'officer' shall include ajudicial officer. Additional Judge of the High Court
and Presiding Officer or Member of the Tribunal or authority or s~ch
other officer or auth9rity so referred to in Section 30 of the Advocates
Act.
I
Rule 8 of Chapter III of the Rules of Bar Council of India provides
that no advocate shall be entitled to practise, if in the opinion. _of the
Council, he is suffering from such contagious disease as makes the practice
of law a hazard to the health of others. The disqualification shall last for
such period as the Council directs from time to time.