Now that Section 30 of the Advocates Act, 1961 has been published in the Official Gazette of the Government of India, I wonder what will happen to the Advocates on Record(AOR) filing their own Vakalatnama in the Supreme Court?
Section 30 of the Act says: “Subject to the provisions of this Act, every advocate shall be entitled as of right to practise throughout the territories to which this Act extends; in all courts including the Supreme Court; before any tribunal or person legally authorised to take evidence; and before any other authority or person before whom such advocate is by or under any law for the time being in force entitled to practise.”
The section clearly allows all the advocates to file the Vakalatnamas in their own name for any matter anywhere in India and specifically the Supreme Court of India. There is a conflicting situation and I wonder which law will prevail.
Opinions are suggestions are solicited.
With warm regards,
Lalit Kumar Singh, Esq.