Advocates Act, 1961
8A. Constitution of Special Committee in the absence of
election:--
1. Where a State Bar Council fails to provide for the election
of its members before the expiry of the term of five years or the extended
term, as the case may be , referred to in section 8, the Bar council of India
shall , on and from the date immediately following the day of such expiry ,
constitute a Special Committee consisting of ---
(i) The ex officio member of the State
Bar Council referred to in clause (a) of sub - section (2) of section 3 to be
the Chairman:
Provided that where are more than one ex officio
members, the senior-most amongst them shall be the Chairman, and
(ii) Two members to be nominated by the Bar
Council of India from amongst to advocates on the electrical roll of the Sate
Bar Council, to discharge the functions of the State Bar Council until the Bar
Council is constituted under this Act.
2. On the constitution of the Special Committee
and until the State Bar Council is constituted.-
a. All properties and assets
vesting in the State Bar Council shall vest in the Special Committee:
b. All rights,
liabilities and obligation of the State Bar Council, whether arising out of any
contract or otherwise, shall be the rights, liabilities and obligations of the
Special committee;
c. All proceedings
pending before the State Bar Council in respect of any disciplinary matter or
otherwise shall stand transferred to the Special committee.
2. The Special Committee constituted under sub-
section (1) shall, in accordance with such directions as the Bar Council of
India may give to it in this behalf, hold elections to the State Bar Council
within a period of six months from the date of its constitution under sub-section
. (1) , and where, for any reason the Special Committee is not in a position to
conduct election within the said period of six months, the Bar Council of India
may, for reasons to be recorded by it in writing, extend the said period]