Advocates Act, 1961
58B. [ (Note:- Ins. by Act 21 of 1964, sec.25) Special provisions
relating to certain disciplinary proceedings-
(1) As from the 1st day of September, 1963 every
proceeding in respect of any disciplinary matter in relation to an existing
advocate of a High Court shall, save as provided in the first proviso to sub
section (2), be disposed of by the State Bar Council in relation to that High
Court, as if the existing advocate had been enrolled as an advocate on its
roll.
(2) If immediately before the said date, there is any proceeding
in respect of any disciplinary matter in relation to an existing advocate
pending before any High Court under the Indian Bar Councils Act, 1926, such
proceeding shall stand transferred to the Bar Council in relation to that High
Court, a if it were a proceeding pending before the corresponding Bar Council
under clause (c) of sub section (1) of section 56.
Provided that where in respect of any such proceeding
the Court has received the finding of a Tribunal constituted under Section 11
of the Indian Bar Council Act, 1926, the High Court shall dispose of the case
and it shall be lawful for the High Court to exercise for the purpose all
powers conferred on it under Section 12 of the said Act as if that section had
not been repealed.
Provided further that where the High Court has referred
back any case for further inquiry under sub section (4) of Section 12 of the
said Act, the proceeding shall stand transferred to the State bar Council in
relation to the High Court as if it were proceeding before a corresponding Bar
Council under clause (c) of sub section (1) of section 56.
(3) If immediately before the said date there is any proceeding
in respect of any disciplinary matter pending in relation to any pleader,
vakil, mukhtar or attorney, who has been enrolled as an advocate on any State
roll under the Act, such proceeding shall stand transferred to the State Bar
Council on the roll of which he has been enrolled and be dealt with under this
Act as if it were a proceeding arising against him thereunder.
(4) In this section "existing advocate" means a person
who was enrolled as an advocate on the roll of any High Court under the Indian
Bar Council Act,1926 and who, at the time when any proceeding in respect of any
disciplinary matter initiated against him, is not enrolled as an advocate on a
State roll under this Act.
(5) The provisions of this section shall have effect,
notwithstanding anything contained in this Act.