Section 38

Appeal to the Supreme Court.

The Advocates Act, 1961

  • Act 25 of 1961
  • Ministry of Law and Justice
  • Department of Legal Affairs
About this Act

An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the legal practitioners and to provide for the constitution of Bar Councils and an All-India Bar.

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    Any person aggrieved by an order made by the disciplinary committee of the Bar Council of India under section 36 or section 37 1[or the Attorney-General of India or the Advocate-General of the State concerned, as the case may be], may, within sixty days of the date on which the order is communicated to him, prefer an appeal to the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court may pass such order 1(including an order varying the punishment awarded by the disciplinary committee of the Bar Council of India)] thereon as it deems fit:
     1[Provided that no order of the disciplinary committee of the Bar Council of India shall be varied by the Supreme Court so as to prejudicially affect the person aggrieved without giving him a reasonable opportunity of being heard.]

Notes

1. Ins. by Act 60 of 1973, s. 28 (w.e.f. 31-1-1974).

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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