Advocates Act, 1961
2. Definitions.
(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) advocate means an advocate entered in any roll under ... means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (k) roll means a roll of advocates prepared and maintained under this Act; (l) State does
representation by means of the single transferable vote from amongst advocates on the electoral roll of the State Bar Council:] [ Substituted ... Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012 is an advocate on the roll of the Bar Council of the States of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya
Advocate-General of the State. (3) The disciplinary committee of a State Bar Council after giving the advocate concerned and the Advocate-General an opportunity ... advocate; (c) suspend the advocate from practice for such period as it may deem fit; (d) remove the name of the advocate from the State
advocates on its roll; (b) to prepare and maintain such roll; (c) to entertain and determine cases of misconduct against advocates on its roll ... safeguard the rights, privileges and interests of advocates on its roll; (dd) [ to promote the growth of Bar Associations for the purposes of effective implementation
Section 24 in The Advocates Act, 1961
24. Persons who may be admitted as advocates on a State roll.
(1) Subject to the provisions ... advocate under any rule made by the Bar Council of India in this behalf, may be admitted as an advocate on a State roll
that Act, "an advocate" was
defined to mean "an advocate entered in the roll of advocates of a High
Court under ... that Act defined an "advocate" to mean "an advocate
entered in the roll of advocates of a High Court under the provisions
held on
the 17th November, 1978. The total number of advocates on
the Advocates roll was 5,000 and odd out of which the names ... held on the 17th November 1978. The total number
of advocates on the Advocates roll was 5,000 and odd out of
which the names
roll of the State Bar Council under this Act on or after the appointed day. (2) Each such roll of advocates shall consist ... names of senior advocates and the second part, the names of other advocates. (3) Entries in each part of the roll of advocates prepared
Advocates Act, 1961
19. State Bar Councils to send copies of rolls of advocates to the Bar Council of India.
- Every State Bar Council shall ... Council of India an authenticated copy of the roll of advocates prepared by it for the first time under this Act and shall thereafter communicate
admission of persons to be advocates;
(4) the division of advocates into senior advocates and
other advocates based on merit; (5) the creation of
autonomous ... senior advocate
or a non- senior advocate, meaning thereby, other advocate.
Moment a person is enrolled as an advocate on the State
roll, he would
