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The Telangana Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 1987.

Telangana

An Act to provide for the constitution of a Welfare Fund for the benefit of advocates in the State of Telangana and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
33 of 1987
Department
Law
Enacted
23 Jul 1987

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29 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Advocates' Welfare Fund
  4. Section 4Establishment of Welfare Fund Committee.
  5. Section 5Disqualifications and removal of Elected Members of Welfare Committee.
  6. Section 6Resignation by elected member of the Committee and filling up of casual vacancies.
  7. Section 7Act of Committee not to be invalidated by defect, etc.
  8. Section 8Vesting and application of Fund.
  9. Section 9Function of the Committee.
  10. Section 10Borrowing and investment of Funds.
  11. Section 11Power and duties of Secretary.
  12. Section 12Printing, Custody and Distribution of the Andhra Pradesh Advocates' and their Clerks Welfare Fund Stamp.
  13. Section 12-AApportionment of sale proceeds and the cost of Printing of Stamps.
  14. Section 13Recognition and Registration of Bar Association.
  15. Section 14Duties of Bar Association.
  16. Section 15Membership of the fund.
  17. Section 15-ARetired person is not eligible for membership.
  18. Section 16Payment from the fund on cessation or suspension of practice.
  19. Section 17Restriction on alienation, attachment etc., of interest of member in Fund.
  20. Section 18Group Life Insurance for members and other benefits.
  21. Section 19Meetings of the Committee.
  22. Section 20Travelling and daily allowances to members of Committee.
  23. Section 21Review.
  24. Section 22Protection of action taken in good faith.
  25. Section 23Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts.
  26. Section 24Power to summon witnesses and take evidence.
  27. Section 24-APower to amend Schedule.
  28. Section 25Power of the Bar Council to make rules.
  29. Section 26Power to make rules.