Advocates Act, 1961
2. Definitions -
(1) (Note: - Section 2 renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof
by Act 60 of 1973, sec.2 (w.e.f. 31/07/1974) in this Act, unless the
context otherwise requires-
a. "advocate" means an advocate
entered in any roll under the provisions of this Act.
b. "appointed day" in relation
to any provision of this Act, means the day on which that provision comes into
force.
c. (Note:
- Clause (C) omitted by Act 107 of 1976, section 2)
d. "Bar council" mean a Bar Council
constituted under this Act.
e. "Bar Council of India" mean
the Bar Council constituted under Section 4 for the territories to which this
Act extends.
f. (Note:
- Clause (f) omitted by Act 60 of 1973, sec.3)
g. "High Court" except in sub
section (1) (Note:- Ins. by Act 60 of 1973, sec.3) and sub section (1A)
of section 34 and in section 42 and 43 does not include a court of the Judicial
Commissioner, and, in relation to a State Bar Council, means.
(i) in the case of a Bar Council constituted
for a State or for a State and one or more Union territories, the High Court
for the State.
(ii) in the case of the Bar council
constituted for Delhi [ (Note: - Subs. by Act 60 of 1973, sec.3) the High
Court of Delhi].
h. "Law graduate” means a person who
has obtained a bachelor’s degree in law from any university established by law
in India.
i. "Legal practitioner"
means an advocate (Note: - Subs. by Act No.107 of 1976, sec.2) (or
vakil) of any High court, a pleader, mukhtar or revenue agent.
j. "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under
this Act.
k.”roll" means a roll of advocates prepared
and maintained under this Act,
l. "State" does not
include a Union territory
m. "State Bar Council" means a Bar
council constituted under section 3
n. "State roll" mean roll of
advocates prepared and maintained by a State Bar Council under Section 17.
(2) (Note:- Ins. by Act 60 of 1973, sec.2, Goa is now a
state, see Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganization Act,1987 (18 of 1987) sec.3
(w.e.f. 30/05/1987) Any reference in this Act to a law which is not in
force in the State of Jammu and Kashmir or in the Union territory of Goa, Daman
and Diu, shall in relation to that State or that territory, be construed as a
reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in that State or that
territory , as the case may be.)