advocates-act

CHAPTER VII
TEMPORARY AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
53. Elections to first State Bar Council.—Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Act, the elected members of a State
Bar Council, constituted for the first time under this Act, shall be
elected by and from amongst advocates, vakils, pleaders and
attorneys who, on the date of the election, are entitled as of right
to practise in the High Court and are ordinarily practising within
the territory for which the Bar Council is to be constituted.
Explanation.—Where the territory for which the Bar Council is to
be constituted includes a Union territory, the expression “High
Court” shall include the Court of the Judicial Commissioner of
that Union territory.
54. Term of office of members of first 1 [***] State Bar
Council.—Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the
term of office of the 2 [***] elected members of 1 [***] a State Bar
Council constituted for the first time, shall be two years from the
date of the first meeting of the Council:
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[Provided that such members shall continue to hold office until
the State Bar Council is reconstituted in accordance with the
provisions of this Act.]
55. Rights of certain existing legal practitioners not
affected.—Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act,—
(a) every pleader or vakil practising as such immediately
before the date on which Chapter IV comes into force
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the said date) by
virtue of the provisions of the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879
(18 of 1879), the Bombay Pleaders Act, 1920 (17 of 1920),
or any other law who does not elect to be, or is not
qualified to be, enrolled as an advocate under this Act;
1 The words “the Bar Council of India and” omitted by Act 21 of 1964 w.r.e.f.
16.08.1961.
2 The words “nominated and” omitted by Act 14 of 1962 w.e.f. 30.03.1962.
3 Inserted by Act 21 of 1964 w.r.e.f. 16.08.1961.