Act Number: 25

Act Name: The Advocates Act, 1961

Year: 1961

Enactment Date: 1961-05-19

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Department of Legal Affairs

Section 57: Power to make rules pending the constitution of a Bar Council.
    Until a Bar Council is constituted under this Act, the power of that Bar Council to make rules under this Act shall be exercised--
         (a) in the case of the Bar Council of India, by the Supreme Court;
         (b) in the case of a State Bar Council, by the High Court.
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