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Disqualification for enrolment:
(1) No person shall be admitted as an advocate on a State roll:
(a) If he is convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude;
(b) If he is convicted of an offence under the provisions of the Untouchability (Offences) Act 1955 (22 of 1955);
If he is dismissed or removed from employment or office under the State on any charge involving moral turpitude. Explanation: In this clause the expression "State" shall have the meaning assigned to it under article 12 of the Constitution:

Provided that the disqualification for enrolment as aforesaid shall cease to have effect after a period of two years has elapsed since his release or dismissal or, as the case may be, removal.
(2) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall apply to person who having been found guilty is dealt with under the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 (20 of 1958).

Authority to whom applications for enrolment may be made: An application for admission as an advocate shall be made in the prescribed form to the State Bar Council within whose jurisdiction the applicant proposes to practise.
Power to remove names from roll: A State Bar Council may remove from the State roll the name of any advocate who is dead or from whom a request has been received to that effect.

Application once refused not to be entertained by another Bar Council except in certain circumstances:
Where a State Bar Council has refused the application of any person for admission as an advocate on its roll, no other State Bar Council shall entertain an application for admission of such person as an advocate on its roll, except with the previous consent in writing of the State Bar Council which refused the application and of the Bar Council of India.

 

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