Advocates Act, 1961
26. Disposal of an application for admission as an
Advocate -
(1) A State Bar Council shall refer every application for
admission as an advocate to is enrolment committee, and subject to the
provision of sub section (2) and (3), [ (Note:- Ins. by Act 21 of 1964,
sec.14) and to any direction that may be given in writing by the State Bar
Council in this behalf] such committee shall dispose of the application in the
prescribed manner.
[ (Note:- Proviso added by Act 21 of 1964, sec.14) Provided
that the Bar Council of India may, if satisfied, either on a reference made to
it in this behalf or otherwise, that any person has got his name entered on the
roll of advocates by misrepresentation as to an essential fact or by fraud or
undue influence, remove the name of such person from the roll of advocates
after giving him an opportunity of being heard.]
(2) Where the enrolment committee of a State Bar Council proposes
to refuse any such application, it shall refer the application for opinion to
the Bar Council of India and every such reference shall be accompanied by a
Statement of the grounds in support of ht refusal of the application.
(3) The enrolment committee of a State Bar Council shall dispose
of any application referred to the Bar Council of India under sub-section (2)
in conformity with the opinion of the Bar Council of India.
(4) [ (Note:- Ins. by Act 21 of 1964, sec.14) Where the
enrolment committee of a State Bar Council has refused any application for
admission as an advocate on its roll, the State Bar Council shall as soon as
may be, send intimation to all other State Bar Councils about such refusal
stating the name, address and qualifications of the person whose application
was refused and the grounds for the refusal.]