Advocates Act · 24
Persons who may be admitted as advocates
Citizenship, twenty-one years of age, a recognised law degree, and the prescribed enrolment fee and conditions (including the All India Bar Examination under BCI rules).
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Advocates Act, 1961
1961 · Ministry of Law and Justice · 60 sections
Constitutes the Bar Council of India and State Bar Councils, governs enrolment and the right to practise, and provides for disciplinary proceedings for professional misconduct.
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Advocates Act · 29
Advocates to be the only recognised class of persons entitled to practise
Subject to the Act and rules, advocates are the only class of persons entitled to practise the profession of law.
Advocates Act · 30
Right of advocates to practise
Every advocate on the State roll is entitled as of right to practise in all courts, tribunals and before any authority in India (brought into force 15 June 2011).
Advocates Act · 35
Punishment of advocates for misconduct
A State Bar Council may refer a complaint of professional or other misconduct to its disciplinary committee, which may dismiss, reprimand, suspend, or remove the advocate from the roll.
Advocates Act · 49
General power of the Bar Council of India to make rules
Including rules on standards of professional conduct and etiquette (Part VI, Chapter II of the BCI Rules) and conditions for the right to practise.
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