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Advertisement of Advocates
30-04-2008
BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA

21, Rouse AvenueInstitutional Area New Delhi -110 002

STBC( Cir.)No. 7/2008                                                           Dated : 30.4.2008

From

Shri S.Radhakrishnan, Secretary,

Bar Council of IndiaNew Delhi

To:

Secretaries

of all the State Bar Councils

Sub: Amendment to Rule 36, in Section IV, Chapter II, Part VI of the Bar Council of India Rules regarding advertisement by Advocates.

Sirs,



Bar Council of India at its meeting held on 24th March , 2008 amended the above rule by adding the following proviso

RESOLUTION NO. 50/2008



"RESOLVED that the following amendment of Rule 36 in Section IV, Chapter II, Part VI of the Bar Council of India Rules by incorporating a proviso in terms of resolution passed by the Joint Consultative Conference be and is hereby approved."



"PROVIDED that this Rule will not stand in the way of advocates furnishing website information as prescribed in the Schedule under intimation to and as approved by the Bar Council of India. Any additional other input in the particulars than approved by the Bar Council of India will be deemed to be violation of Rule 36 and such advocates are liable to be proceeded with misconduct under Section 35 of the Advocates Act, 1961"






1.



Name









2.



Address













Telephone Numbers













E-mail id









3 (a)



Enrolment Number









(b)



Date of Enrolment









( c)



Name of State Bar Council

where originally enrolled









(d)



Name of State Bar Council on

whose roll name stands

currently



_





(e)



Name of the Bar Association of

which the Advocate is Member









4.



Professional and Academic

Qualifications









5.



Areas of Practice ( Eg. Civil

Criminal Taxation, Labour, etc.)









(NAME & SIGNATURE)

Declaration

I hereby declare that the information given is true.

(NAME & SIGNATURE)"

The above Amendment has been approved by the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India as provided for under proviso to Section 49 (1 ) (j ) of the Advocates Act, 1961.

Yours faithfully

Sd/-

(S. Radhakrishnan)

Secretary

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