Foreign Lawyer not Allowed : Foreign law firms or foreign lawyers will not be allowed

No FIR : Advocate merely because his opinion may not be acceptable, he cannot be mulcted with the criminal prosecution

No commercial rate of electric : Advocate/Doctor running his office from his residence can not be charged additional tariff on commercial basis.

Right to Advocacy : MP/MLA/MLC etc representative of pupil have right to practise as advocates during the relevant period of Members of Parliament or of State Assembly/Council.

Service of notices, summons and pleadings etc through e-mail, FAX, commonly used instant messaging services, such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal etc. ...

SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS TO THE ADVOCATES ACT, 1961

Proposed Amendments

Sec 2(o) Misconduct means and includes an act of a legal practitioner whose conduct is found to be in breach of or wanting in observance of the standard of professional conduct or etiquette prescribed by the Rules framed under Section 49(1)I of the Act or his conduct is a disqualification under Section 24A of the Act.

Sec 9 Constitution of disciplinary committees by the Bar Council of India and State Bar Council.
In the case of

(a) Bar Council of India, the Committee shall comprise of three members comprising a retired High Court Judge who shall be the Chairperson of the Committee, one Member nominated by the Council from amongst its members and one advocate or Senior Advocate to be nominated by the Council.

(b) State Bar Council, the Committee shall comprise of three members comprising a retired District Judge who shall be the Chairperson of the Committee, one Member nominated by the Council from amongst its members and one advocate or Senior Advocate to be nominated by the Council.

(c) The Bar Council shall constitute one or more disciplinary committees each of which shall consist of 3 persons of whom, in the case of Bar Council of India would be a retired High Court Judge and in the case of State Bar council a retired District Judge. One person shall be nominated by the Council from amongst its member and the third shall be a person nominated by the respective Council from amongst Senior Advocates or an Advocate on the roll of the Council for 25 years.

Section 24 A Disqualification for enrolment.— No person shall be admitted as an advocate on a State roll—
(a) if he is convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude,
(b) if he has been dismissed or removed from employment or office by the State or any State Undertaking or any State Aided or Statutory Body or Corporation on the charge of misconduct,
(c) if he has been convicted of contempt of court subject to any order or decision of Court of competent jurisdiction otherwise.

Sec35A Prohibition on the boycotts or abstention from work –
(1) No association of advocates or any member of the association either individually or collectively shall boycott or abstain from courts work or cause obstruction in any form in courts functioning during court working hours in court premises nor shall individually or collectively give a call for such boycott or abstinence from work during court hours.
(2) Violation of this clause shall be treated as misconduct and shall be liable for disciplinary action as contemplated under the Act and Rules.

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Proposed amendments to the Advocates Act, 1961 as The Advocates Amendment Bill 2023

Certificate of Practice And Renewal Rules 2014

Landmark Judgments : AHC Jurisdiction : COURT CALENDER : ATTEMPT TO MURDER : FOR ADVOCATES