Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
477.Power of High Court to make rules.-
(1) Every High Court may, with the previous approval of the
State Government, make rules-
(a) as to the persons who may be permitted to
act as petition-writers in the Criminal Courts subordinate to it;
(b) regulating the issue of licenses to such
persons, the conduct of business by them, and the scale of fees to be charged
by them;
(c) providing a penalty for a contravention of
any of the rules so made and determining the authority by which such
contravention may be investigated and the penalties imposed;
(d) any other matter which is required to be,
or may be, prescribed.
(2) All rules made under this section shall be published in the
Official Gazette.