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The Rajasthan Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 1987

राजस्थान अधिवक्‍ता कल्याण निधि अधिनियम, 1987

Rajasthan

An Act to provide for the constitution of an Advocates Welfare Fund and utilization thereof for payment of certain death and retirement benefits to the advocates in the State of Rajasthan and for matter connected therewith and incidental thereto.

Act number
15 of 1987
Department
Law and Legal Affairs Department
Enacted
14 Nov 1989

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

32 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. Section 2Definitions
  3. Section 3Constitution of Advocates Welfare Fund
  4. Section 4Establishment of the Trustee committee
  5. Section 5Disqualification and removal of nominated member of trustee committee.
  6. Section 6Resignatlon and casual vacancy of Nominated Member
  7. Section 7Act of trustee committee not to be lnvalidated by vacany, defect or irregularity.
  8. Section 8vesting and application of Fund
  9. Section 9Functions of trustee commlttee
  10. Section 10Funds, borrowlng and investment
  11. Section 11Accounts and Audit
  12. Section 12Powers and duties of secretary
  13. Section 13Transfer of Certatn Money to the Fund
  14. Section 14Recognition and Registration of Bar Associations
  15. Section 15Duties of Bar Associations
  16. Section 16Membershlp ln the Fund
  17. Section 17Payments from the Fund on cessation of Practice
  18. Section 18Restriction on benefits from the Fund
  19. Section 19Printing and distribution of stamps by Trustee committee/Bar Council
  20. Section 20Vakalatnama to bear stamp
  21. Section 21Cancellation of Stamps
  22. Section 22Meeting of the Trustee Committee
  23. Section 23Manner of holding meeting
  24. Section 24Travelling and daily allowances to the members of the Trustee Commlttee
  25. Section 25Ex-gratia grant to a member of the Fund
  26. Section 26Group life insurance for members and other beneflts
  27. Section 27Restriction on alienation, attachment, etc. of lnterest of member, in the Fund
  28. Section 28Protection of action taken ln good faith
  29. Section 29Bar of Jurisdiction of civil courts
  30. Section 30Power to summon witnesses and to take evldence
  31. Section 31Appeal against decision of the Trustee Committee
  32. Section 32Power to make rules