Relevance of the (Lapsed) Advocates Amendments Bill 2019.
Recently BCI through its letter dated 09.05.2019 requested the secretaries of the concerned state bar councils to comment or express a view on the Private Member Bill Titled as the Advocates Amendments Bills 2019 which was introduced in the 16 th Lok Sabha. Though the abovementioned bill lapsed after the dissolution of the Lok Sabha still it is important to discuss the abovementioned bill as it highlights the modus operandi / intention of the Hon’ble legislators towards the profession. The heart of the matter was that the said bill tried to amend the section 24A of the Advocate Act 1961 (hereinafter to be referred as Act of 1961) by including various factors which are to be considered for disqualification for enrollment as an advocate. According to the proposed bill a person should not be admitted as an advocate on a State roll if he/she is convicted on an offence under the provision of the Scheduled Cast and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and Untouc...