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The ADVOCATES’ WELFARE FUND ACT, 2001

37 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Section 1
  3. 2Definitions
  4. II — CONSTITUTION OF ADVOCATES' WELFARE FUND
  5. 3Advocates' Welfare Fund
  6. III — ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUSTEE COMMITTEE
  7. 4Establishment of Trustee Committee
  8. 5Disqualifications and removal of Chairperson or Member of Trustee Committee
  9. 6Resignation by nominated Chairperson and Members of Trustee Committee and filling up of casual vacancy
  10. 7Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Trustee Committee
  11. 8Meetings of Trustee Committee
  12. 9Travelling and daily allowances to nominated Chairperson and Members of Trustee Committee
  13. 10Vesting and application of Fund
  14. 11Functions of Trustee Committee
  15. 12Borrowing and investment
  16. 13Accounts and audit
  17. 14Powers and duties of Secretary
  18. 15Payment of certain monies to Fund by State Bar Council
  19. VII — MISCELLANEOUS
  20. 16The Jammu and Kashmir Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 1997 (XXVI of 1997)
  21. IV — RECOGNITION OF ANY ASSOCIATION OF ADVOCATES
  22. 17Duties of State Bar Associations and State Advocates' Associations
  23. V — MEMBERSHIP AND PAYMENT OUT OF ADVOCATES' WELFARE FUND
  24. 18Membership in Fund
  25. 20Review
  26. 21Payment of amount on cessation of practice
  27. 22Restriction on alienation, attachment, etc., of interest of member in Fund
  28. 23Exemption from income-tax
  29. 24Group Life Insurance for members of Fund and other benefits
  30. 25Appeal against decision or order of Trustee Committee
  31. VI — PRINTING, DISTRIBUTION AND CANCELLATION OF STAMPS
  32. 26Printing and distribution of Advocates' Welfare Fund Stamps by State Bar Council
  33. 27Vakalatnama to bear stamps
  34. VII — MISCELLANEOUS
  35. 28Certain persons not to be eligible for benefits
  36. 29Protection of action taken in good faith
  37. 30Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts
  38. 31Power to summon witnesses and take evidence
  39. 32Power to amend Schedules I and II
  40. 33Power of appropriate Government to issue directions
  41. 34Power of appropriate Government to supersede Trustee Committee
  42. 35Power of Central Government to make rules
  43. 36Power of State Government to make rules
  44. 37Rules and notifications to be laid before Parliament or State Legislature
  45. 38Saving