Legal Practitioners Act,1879
Act No : 18
Section :
Power for certain High Courts to enrol advocates.
4*[5*41. Power for certain High Courts to enrol advocates. (4) AHigh Court not esablished by Royal Charter 3*[in respect of which theIndian Bar Councils Act, 1926, (38 of 1926), is not in force] may,from time to time, with the previous sanction of the State Government,make rules as to the qualifications and admission of proper persons tobe advocates of the Court, and, subject to such rules, may enrol suchand so many advocates as it thinks fit. (2) Every advocate so enrolled shall be entitled to appear forthe suitors of the Court, and to plead or to act, or to plead and act,for---------------------------------------------------------------------1 Ins. by Act 1 of 1908, s. 5.2 Subs. by Act 9 of 1884, s. 7, for "by the Chief Court of thePunjab".3 Ins. by Act 38 of 1926, s. 19 and Sch.4 Subs. by Act 9 of 1884, s. 8, for the original section.5 So much of the section as relates to the admission and enrolmentof legal practitioners repealed by the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of1961), s. 50 (2) (w.e.f. 1-12-1961) and so much of the section asrelates to the suspension, removal or dismissal of legal practitionersrepealed by s. 50 (4), ibid., (w.e.f. 1-9-1963).21those suitors, according as the Court may by its rules determine, andsubject to those rules. (3) The High Court may dismiss any advocate so enrolled orsuspend him from practice. (4) Provided that an advocate shall not be dismissed or suspendedunder this section unless he has been allowed an opportunity ofdefending himself before the High Court which enrolled him, and1*[except in the case of the Chief Court of Oudh] unless the order ofthe High Court dismissing or suspending him has been confirmed by theState Government.]
