Tamil Nadu act 049 of 1987 : Tamil Nadu Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 1987

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  • Department of Home Department, Government of Tamil Nadu

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Act 49 of 1987

Keyword(s):

Advocate, Advocates Association, Bar Association, Bar Council, Cessation of Practice, Dependents, Member of Fund, Suspension of Practice, Trustee Committee, Vakalathnama

Amendments appended: 56 of 1992, 43 of 1995, 44 of 2000, 2 of 2013

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( g ) " Fund " means the Tamil Nadu Advocates Welfare Fund constituted under section 3 ;

(h) " Government " means the State Government ;

(i) " member of the Fund " means an advocate admitted to the benefits of the Fund and continuing to be a member thereof

u~td&r the provisions of this Act ; .; . ' , .

( j ) "prescribed " means prescribed by the Bar Council by rules made under this Act ;

(k) " stamp " means the Tamil Nadu Advocates Welfare Fund

, Sbmp printed and distributed under section 22 ;

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(1 ) " suspension of practice " means voluntary suspension of

pr&tice as an advocate or suspension by the Bar Council for m.&

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a (m) " Trustee Committee " means the Tamil Nadu Advocates

Wefare Fund Trustee Committee established under section 4 :

(n) " Vakalathnama " indudes memorandum of appearance or any other document by which an advocate is empowered to appear

or plead befbre any court, tribunal or other authority.

3. Advocates ;;'zlfare Fund.- ( 1 ) The Government shall consti- tute a fu~lcr called the Tamil Nadu Advocates Welfare Fund.

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(2) There shall be credited to the Fund-

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( 0 ) all amounts paid b j the Bar Council under section 12 : - @) any cthtr conuitsutio? made bv the Bar C~unsfl ;

(cl snv \-k.lun~sr\ donxion or x - ~ b ~ r i a n 10 h Fond by the &r Council of inma, an) Bar Association, any Advocates

&sociation, or other association or institution, or any advocate or

other person ; , . '' (d)* any bant made by the Government to the Fund ;

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( e ) any sum borrowed under section 10 :

L ( f ) all sums collected under section 15 ;

(g) sums received from the Life Insurance

&'indict on the death of an advocate under a ~ r o u ~

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Insurance of the members of tho Fund ;

ment made of any'part of the Fund; aqd

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(3) The Trustee Committee shall conskt of-\

(a) the Advocate-General of the %ate of Tamil Madu, who . ' shall be 'the Chairman of the Trustee Committee, EX-O.@C~O ;

( b ) the Secretary to the ~overnment in Law Deparbment,

may be nominated by the Government ;

a period of three years ; and

(f) the Secretary of the Bar Council who shall be ,the: \% . : , Y

Secretary of the rusted Committee, Ex-O@cio.

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5. Disqualification and removal o f noriiinated rnernl~er of Tnistee Cpmmittee.-(l) A pa-son shall be disqualified for being nom:nated under *clause (e) of siia-section (3) of section -4 as, and for being, a member of the Trustee Cornmiltee if he -

(a) becomes of unsound mirld ; oi

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(6) is adjudged insolvent ; or \

(C 1 is absent without !cave d the 'Trustee Committee for

more than three consecufive meetings of the Committee :

0' Provided that !he inember ceasing to hold office under ths clause may be restored by the Truntec Committee, if such member

makes an application for the condonation of the absence ; or

(d) is a defaulter to the Fund (in case he is a member ot the

Fund) ; or I I je ) is convicted by a criminzl court for an offencs involving moral turpitude, unless such convjctian has been set aside ; or ( f ) ceases to practise as an advocate.

(2) The Govermnent may remove any member who is cr has become disqualified uzder sub-section ( 1 ) frorl tho membership o! the Trustee C o m d t e e :

Provided that no orcicr r emov i~p ;.nj niernhcr ihall hc I-.:I\.;~- unless the member and the Bar Council iravc h e c ~ ? civcn rn o?rcr tunity of being heard.

6. Redgnution by norninrrted r,7et,!l)err of Tr: ! \ ree Cornn?ittee a d fil!ing up of cosual cncclnt ies.--( 1 ) j .~:: 1;; ,:l'?c i. zominated unda clauss (e) of sub-secion t 3 1 of s:cic:. ' I- '\: r - j i ~ i l his orii:: '7

giving three mcsnths notic- in i n - ?,:-i' .. Cou;~:il and on .u;b resignation being acepted by thc Ear C tl+il-r:! cuci? rnemb:r .hat vacate his office.

(2) A casual vacancy in f lq0 0ffc1: of 9 member who ha resigned may M filled up; as soon i s ma! 'o-3, bv th: Bar Codncil, and a member so nnminatcd shall hold of%.: so long ac tk member in whose pljcc he i i norninalc ! w o ~ t l ~ l lisvi. h ~ c n cn"*:.? DD

hold office if the vacancy did not cccu:

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7 . Act of ~ l t s t c e Cornnrittee rtor to be invalidated , by vacancy, .

defect, etc.-No act done or no proceeding taken by or under this ' . ,"

Act by thc Trustce Cornrriittee shall bk invalidated merely' by mason , ';J of-

( a ) any vacancy or defect in the constitytion d the committee; I :

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( h ) any defect or irregularity in the nomination d any person , . as a mcrnbcr thercof; or,

j-+ (c) a.ny defect or irregularity in such act or proceec$n'g not :; 1 affecting the merits of the case.j. - St - i

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8. Vesting and application of Fund.---The Fund shall vest in, an& :

be held and apvlied by, the Trustee Copmittee subject to the provi- - - ~ions, and for the purposes, of thk ~ c t . '

9. E~rnc tions of Trcrstee Committee.- (1 ) The Trustee Committee .';- shall administer the Fund.I. 1 ,

(2) In thc administration 00 the Fund, the Trustee ~ b m i t ! t a ,< shall, subject ic. the provisions of this Act and the rules rdade therek , "

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(a) hold the amounts and assets belonging to the Fund in :

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( h ) receive applications for admission or re-admission io the .:;?

.Fund? and dispose of such applications within ninety days fi6h

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( c ) receive applications from the members of the Fund, theit" ::

nominees or legal heirs, as the case Rlay b6, for payment out of theL,-; I

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Fund, conduc: such enquiry as it deems necessary and dispose of therJr- I.:

appli'cations within five months f roh the date of rekdpt thereof 2'

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(d) record in the minutes hodk of the Trustee. ~o&itfecP

its decisions on the applications : I + , , . ' & i . , I*.

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( e ) pay to the applicants amounts at the rates specified .ink; .. y, :-

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( f ) send such periodical and annual reports ah rgay , be . ' i prexribeci, to the Government and the ~ a r Council: I ( , ,(:,;a

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(g) communicate to the applicants by registered post with

. acknowledgement due, the decisions of the Trustee Committee in r+t of' applications for admission or re-admission to the Fund of

- claim t o the benefit ot the Fund; , , (h ) do such other acts as are, or may be r<.quired to be dose under this Act and the rules made .thereunder,

10. Funds, borrowing and investment.- ( 1 ) The Trustee Committee 1 may, with tha prior approval of the Government and the Bar Council,

. borrow, from time to time, any sum reouired for carrying out the

. purposes of this Act.

(2) The Trusttie Committee shall deposit all moneys and

receipts forming part of the E'und in any scheduled bank or invest

the same' in loans t o any Corporation owned or controlled by the

Central Government or the! State Government or in loans floated by

the Central Government or the State Governunent or in any other m a n n a as the Bar Council may, from time to time, direct with the prior approval of the Government.

' (3)' All amounts due and payable under this Act and all expenditure relating to the manl_pernent and admin ;stration of ?he Fund shall be paid out 02 the Fund.

(4)' The accounts 04 the 'I'ruqtee Corninittee shsll be audi~ed annually by a Chartered Accountant appointed by the Bar Council.

(5) The accounts of thc Trustee Committee, as certified by the auditor, together with the audit report thereon, shall be forwarded to the Bar Council and the Government by the Trustee Committee and the Bar Council may issue such directions as it deems fit to thc Trustee Committee in respect thereof.

( 6 ) Thi; Trustee Comrnittze shall comply with the directions

issued by the Bar Council under sub-section (5).

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11. Powers and duties of Set-ktary.-The Secretary of the Trustee omm mi& shall-

(a) be the chief executive autkority of the Trustee Committee

and responsible for carrying out its decisions ;

( b ) represent the Trustee Cornmitt.;: in all suit$ and 1% prGZding.$ - for and against the-Trurtee Crrnmittee.:

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(c) authenticate by his signature all decisions and instruct,i-om -*., . . .

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( d ) operate the

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bank accounts of the

(e) convene meetings of the Trustee Cmdiirtce and pq& L its minutes ; , . ~ I r',

I (f) attend the meetings of the Trustee Committee -a dl necessary records and information ; ( h ) prepare an annual statement of business transacted by , I the , , _ ,

Trustee Committee during each financial year ; and / ,,;. 1 i

(i) do such other acts, as may be directed by the Trust& \ . - r.

Committee and the Bar Comcil. I '

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I ' 12. Tramfir of certain inorties to $he Fund.-The Bar Council . . shall pay to the Fund annually an amount equal to twenty _ I per \cent - of the enmlment fees realised by it, I

1 13. Recognition by Bar Council of any association of advocates.- ., ( 1) (a ) Any association of advocates known by any name which i s

registered as an association bet."ore the date of commencement of this Act may, befoe the date to be notified by the Bar C%und in this

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behalf, apply for recognition to t6e Bar Council in such form as may

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(b) Any assAdation of advocates known o, m y name whbh is

registered as an asgociation on or after the date df commencemkt of

this Act may, within three months from the date of its registration as an association, apply for recognition to the Bar Council in such form

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as may be prescribed.

(2) Every app'ication for recognition shall be accompahie'd - - by the rules or bye-laws of the association, names and ddresses d th6 .. . office beaters of the association and an upto date list of the mcnhlkirs \ a

of? the associatioo showing the name, address, age, date of enrolment . ,

and the ordinary place d I practice of each member. I . ~

(3) The Bar Council may, after such enquiry, cs " it iieEip$ . , necessary, recognise the association and issue a certifioa~ of .,rioogni- - ,.. 4 . < ricn in such form as may b6 -- predbed. - I I , I 4:j4

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(4) The decision of the Bar Council under sub-section ( 3 )

' shaU be final.

ExplaMti0n.--In this section, " registcrcd " means registered or deemed to be registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 (Tamil Nndu Act 27 of 1975).

19. Duties of Bar Associalions and Ad vocutes Associa2ion.~. -

. ( , I ) Every Bar Association and Advocates Association shall, on or before the 15th April of every year, furnish to the Bar Council a list of its members as on the 31st March of that year.

(2) Every Bar Association and Advocates Associatioa shall

inform the Bar Council OF-

(a) any change in thc n~embership including admi\sions and , re-admissions within thirty days of such change ;

(b] the 'death or other cessation of practice or voluntary suspension of practice o f any of its members within thirty days from

the date of occurrence thereof ; and .

( c ) such other matters as may be required by the Bar \ Council from time to time.

,. 15. Membership irz the Fund.-(1 ) Ewry advocate practising in

. any court in the State and being a member of! a Bar Association or. - an Advocates Association, may apply to the Trustee Committee for I _admission as a member of the Fund, in such form as may be I . .S , prescribed. , . I 97 +by!i

f (2) On receipt of an application under sub-section ( I ) , the Trustte Committee shall make such enquiry as it deems fit and either admit the applicant to the Fund or, ., for reasons to be recorded in

writing, reject the application :

Provided that no order rejecting an application shall be passed

. unless the applicant has been given an opportunity of being heard.

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, . (3) Every applicant shall pay an application fee of two hundred

rupees along with the applicaticm to the account of the Trustee Cqmmitt ee .

, (4) Every member of the Fund shaU pay an annual subscription I to the Fund on or before the 31st March of every year at the following

rates, namely :-

f W r e the standing of the advocate

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_- -- _ _ - --_ __ - _ _ _____ _ Where the standing of the advocate One hundred at the Bar is tcn years or mors. rupees.

(5) Any member of the Fund who fails to remit the annual

sdbscription for any year before the 31st March of that year ?hall be liab!e to be removed from the mernbersl~ip in the Eui2

(6) A persan removed from the membership in the Fund under sub-section ( 5 ) may be re-admitted to the Fund on payment of the

arrears with the re-admission \fee of ten rupees within six months

irom the dntc of rerxoval.

( 7 ) E l ery manl)er of the Fund shall, at the time of admission !o the membership in the Fund make nomination conferring on one

nr-n~cr-, 0:. his dependents thp right to receive, in the event of his death, any amount payable to the member under this Act. !Zt! Tr 3 member of the Fund nominates p u r e than one person , 11nder rub-:;ccticn (7) he shall specify in the nomination the amount ' or siiare payable to each of thc nominees.

! 9 ) A member of the Fund may, at any time camel a nomina- tinr! bo scnding a notice in writing to thk Trustee Committee, provided that he sends alocg with such notice a fresh nomination together with a regiztration ice of five rupees.

f' 10) Every member of the Fund who has requested the removz! of his name from the State roll under section 26-A of the Advocates Act, 1661 (Ccn+rql Act 25 of 1961), or who voluntarily suspends practice shall. within fifteen days of such request or suspen- sion. intimate that fact to ;he Trustee Committee and if any member of the F u n d fails- to iio so without sufficient reasons, the Trustee Committee may reduce, in accordai~ze with such principles as may be ;>iescribed, the arnourt pnjablc to that n~crnber under this Act.

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!6. Payrl~ent of amount on ces.~a!lon of practice.-(I) Every

advccate who has keen a n i ~ m 5 e r of the Fund for a period of not less

than five years shall, on his cessation of practice, be paid an amount Providec! :hnt vi:~erc the 'Trustee Committee is satisfied that a m c ~ l h c r ihc Fi~ndccnscs to practice within a ~ c r i o d of five years from the date of his sdrnlssicn as :I member of the Fund as a result

,if any permanent disability, the Trustee Commi:tce may pay the a,em&r 09 the Fund an ~ m c u n t at the i*:~tc specified in the Schedu'e

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(2) Where a member of the Fund dies before receivinz the amount payable under sub-slection ( I ) , his nominee or legal' heir, as

the case may be, shall be paid the amount payable to the deceased \ member of the Fund.

1 7 . Restriction on ulienat;oz, nttaclunent, etc., of interest of n7ern-

ber in the Fund.-(1) The interest olC any member in the Fund, or

. !he right of a member of the Fund or his nominee or legal heirs to receive any amount from the Fund, shall not be assigned, alienated, or charged and sl-la11 not be liable to attachment under any decree or

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order of any court, tribunal or other authorgy.

( 2 ) No creditor shall be entitled to procccd against !he I -~ i l~d or the intel-cst thcreiri of any ,mcnlbcr or his nonincc or Iug~il hcis:;. Explunatio;z.-For the purposes of this sect ion. " crcciitor "

~nclndes thc State, or an ofic'ai a w i ~ n c e c r oficia! rcceivcr a y o i n f c d

I un.T-:r the b w relating to inso!t,cncy for the tirnc bcin; in forcc.

18. Group Life Insurance for rnembek~s and otllvr benefits.--The

, Bar Council may, for the welfare of the members of the Fund,- -

( a ) obtain from the Lifc Insurance Corporation of Tndia policies of Group Insurance on the life of the members of the Fund ;

( b ) provide in such nvmner as may be prescribed for mcdical and educational facilities foi the members of the Fund and their dependents ; and q

~ (c) provide for such other benefits as may be prescribed. 19 , Meerings of Trrrstee Corwnliizee.-( 1 ) The Trustee Corn-1;iitt~e shall meet at least once in three calendar months or more often if f m n d 9ececqary to traosact business under this -4ct and the rulss :nad:

thereunder.

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(2 ) Tbree mzm5crs rf ;>e Tructee C ~ n n ~ i t t e e shd! fcrin tb,e - quorum for a ~ ? t ? t . i r . ~ cf ~1.2 t-~mmit!??. ( 4 ) Any mattcr coming up betcore a inecting of the Tr.u\t;.:

Committee shal! bc clecided b y a major'ty of the mcmbcrs preqent

3rd voting at tile meting and, in the cace of a11 equality of vctes. r h ~

Chzirman or thc mcmFcr ps&diil:; OVCI. thc rnccting $ti;:ll !?nvc ;!

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20. Travelling and daily allowances to members of Trustee Committee.-The non-official members of the Trustee Committee shalt

be entitled to be paid such travelling al1owanc:e and daily allowance as are admissible to the members of the Bar Council.

21 . Appeal against decisions of Trustee Committee.-( 1) An appeal against any decision of the Trustee Committee shall lie to the ,

(2) The appcal shall be in the prescribed form and shall be accompanied by-

(0) a copy of the order appealed against ; and

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(3) The appeal ,shall be filed within thirty days from the date. of receipt of the order appealed against.

(4) Thc decision of the Bar Council on the appeal shall be

22. Priizring and distribution of Advocates Weljare Fund Stamps by Bar Council .--(1 ) The Governaient shall, on a request made by-

the Bar Co-uncil in this behalf cause to be printed and distributed

(2) The stamps shall bc of the size 2.54 c.m. by 5.08 c.m. and sold only to members of the F~md.

(3) The custody of the stamps shall be with the Bar Council. (4.) The Bar Council shdl control the distribution and sale of tile stamps through the Bar Associations and Advocates Associations.

(5) The Bar Council, the Bar Associations and Advocates r\ssociat;ons shall kecp proper accounts of the stamps in such form allci in s u ~ h manner as may bz prcscribzd .

( 6 ) The Bar Associations and Advocates Associations shall purchncc the stamps from the Bar Cooncil after paying the value

thereof less ten per cent of such value towards incidental expenses.

77 . ~/ckalntbnama to bear stantps.-( 1) Every member of the

4 Fund shall affix one stamp on every Vakalathnama filed by him. \+ -- I

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(2) The vslue of the stamp shall neither be costs in a case nor be collected in any event from the client.

(3) Any contravention of the provisions of sub-section ( 1 or sub-section (2) by any member of the Fund shall disentitle him either in whole or in part to the benefits oi the Fund and the Trustee Co3nmittee shall rzport such instances to the Bar Council for appropriate action.

(4) Every stamp affixed on vakalathnarna filed before a2c t

court, tribunal or other authoriltmy shall be cancs'led in such manner

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24. Protection of action taken in good faith.-(1 ) No suit, pro- secution or other legal proceedings shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done cs intendzci Lo be done in

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(2) Nc wit or other legal proceeding shall lie agsinsi the Government or the Trustee Co~nmittee or the Bar Council f'nr anv damage caused or likely to be caused by anything which is in good faith done or intended to bc dcnt: in pursuance 0:' this Act or any rule rnade thereunder.

25. Bar of jurisclictio~z oj c iv i l corirts.-No civil court shall hav::

jurisdiction to settle, decide cr r!cal wth any question or to deiermir,:

any matter which is by or ufidzr this Act required to be sett!ed, decided or dealt with or t@ be determined by the Tr~rstee Comrn~tte; or the Bar Council.

26. Power to sztmrnoq ~ . c i i i t ~ e ~ ~ e s and take evidence.-The Ti-ustcz Committee and the Ear Council h l l , for thc purposs of any enquirv

. under this Act, have thi: same pDwers a!: are vested in a Civil C o ~ r t while trying 2 suit under the Cock. of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Centrd Act V of 1908) in respect of the 1foHowing matters, name1 jf :-

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(a) enforcing the attendance of any person or cxan-iii~ing him on oath ;

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( b ) r e q u i r i ! ~ ~ - the dis.=ovcry and ~roducticr! of docrinlcnts :

( c ) receiving cviclcncc c?n aKdavit :

( d ) issuing commissions lor ihc enn~ina t ion of wiillesses.

27. Powier to ninke rules.--The Psr Council msy, ~r.jth the previous approval of the C'lowrnn~ent, bv notiflc:ition, 1n3kc ruIes for the purpose of carrying itito efTect ilrc ~?l.ovi~-ions of {his Act.

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THE SCHEDULE.

[See sections 9 (2) (e) and 16.1 30 years as a member of the Fund . . I Ks. 30,000. 29 years as a member of the Fund # . . Rs. 29,000. 28 years as a member of thlzl Fund. . . . Rs. 28,000. 27 years as a inember of the Fund . . . Rs. 27,000.

26 ycars a; a member of the Fund ... Rs. 26,000.

25 >ears as a member of the Fund ... Rs. 25,000. 24 years as a member of the Fund . . . 23 years as a member of the Fund . . . Rs. 24,000.

Rs. 23,000.

t ! ! ~ 1 22 years as a member of the Fund ... Rs; 22,000. 21 ym-s as a member of the Fund ... Rs. 21,000 , 20 years as a member of the Fund ... Rs. 20,000. 19 years as a member of the Fund..a Rs. 19,000 18 years as a member of the Fund . . . Ks. 18,000. 17 ycars as a rnenibcr of the Fund... Rs. 17,000. I(< ytars as a member of the Fund . . . 13s. 16,000.

1 15 years as a rnember of the Funti , . a Rs. 15,063. 14 years as a nlemher of the Fund . .a Rs., 14,000. 13 years as a member of the Fund * . @ Rs. 13,000. 12 >eats as a member of the Fund*=.Rs. 12,000. I I years as a member of the Fund ... Rs. 11,000. 10 years as a member of the Fund*.. 9 ycars as a member of the Fufid ... 8 years as a member of the Fund a . 6 Rs. 9,OOU.

Rs. 9,om.

7 ycars as a n~crnbcr of' the Fund . . . s 7,000.

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330 TAMIL NAOU GOVERNMENT GAZEITE EXI-RAOIU)INAI , 6 years as a member of the Fund ... Rs. 4,000. I 1 ' 5 years as a member of the Fund ... Rs. 5,000. 1

4 years as, a memb.er of the Fund ... Rs. 4,000. 1 3 years as a member of the Fund ... Ks. 3,uOU.

2 ykrs as a member of the Fund ... Rs. 2,000,

1 year as a member of the Fund ... Rs. 1,000.

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(By order OE the Governol-)

S . TJADTVELU,

Coinmissioner and Secretary to Gove,~nrnerzt,

Law Dcprrrlnlent.

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. -+ , - EXTRAORDINARY i:" ~woucir~e BY AUTHOR~~Y A -

3. 6091 MADRAS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1992

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Part .IV-Section 2 Tamil Nedu Acts and Ordinan-. - 'l'lle following Actr of tho Tamil Nadu Legidative Aslsembly received the nsqent of thc President on the 15th October 1892 and is hereby published for gc~lcl.t;l information :-

ACT No. 56 08' 1992.

8 1 2 Act furihev to a ~ ~ l s n d the Tamil Nadzr Advocates IVelfare Fund Act, 1887.

EE i t enacted by the Legislative, Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Forty-third Year of the Republic of India as folb~rs :-I

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2. (1) This Act may be called 'the Tamil Nadu Advocates Welfare Fund Short title ! (Amendment) Act, 1992. and cornmen& ment.

(2) I t shall come into force on such date as the S t a k Govcrnment may, hy ~~otific,otion, appoint.

~d u 2. JII section 2 of tlle 'I1:tmil Nadu Aclvocatcs Welfare E'uncl Act,, I957 ~mendment of f . r lirreinnfter referred to as the principal Act), in clause (f), for thc ~vo~llr, section 2.

" ~ n ~ i n o r children or such of them as exist ", the words " rhildrcn dependent ' '

\tn thc nlclnbcr of the Fund " shall be substituted. _ ,.A

3. Jn section 9 of the principal Act, in su!)-ser:S.ion ('ij, in elause (g), for Amendment of

thr .i\,ord:: " by registered post with acknowlcdgcmo~t duc ", L h t h word.$ " by section 9.

~,o.<, ~111ticr certificate of posting " shall be suhstif.uteil. Alter section 9 of the principal Act, the iollclwing section shall be Inqertion of

ins~.rte(l, n a ~ n c l y :- new section 9-A:

" 13-A. Yowe?. to give direction.-The I3ar Council or tho TruRtee Cpm- . . ,tintc,c Illny give to the Advocates Assoiiation or 'Bdr Association such.direc- . , r ;*A

* ..# nons ; I Y , in I ~ S oplnion, aro necessary or expedient for canlying o11t the jwr- . . .,,

~tocct; of this Act.". ,

f 213 ] roup) 1V-2 Ex. (609)-1 ,.. I - .

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Amendment of 5. In section 11 01 thc principal Act, after clausc ( h ) , the follo~\iin:

aection 11. r l ~ . u ~ e sllall bc inserttd, nalneiy :-

. . " jhlz) inspect and vc~ifypcriotlically the acr,ountq and :.ci:isteln of trle Sdvocat,cs Association and Bar Associalion regartling !lu: salc of st:1111ps ailtl other n~atters con.nectcd therewith. ".

Amendment of '

section 14. 6. Ifi section 14 of tlic principal Act, after sub-section (2) , tlte fo l ln~ ing sub-section sliall be addcd. namely :--

" (3) Every Advocates Association and cr.vcry Bar ,\woeiatic\u d id1 carry out tlie dirmtions given hy the Bar Council or the Trustee Ccmmittc:,

arr the laas@ may 'be.*. Insertion of 7. After section 14 of tlie principal Act, the folio\!-ing scclion shall ill; new section inscrtcd, na~ilely :-

14-A.

" 14-8. Cnncellafion of ,rcclogizif iolt arvl rc~ is f ra lzc ,~ , of Ad blocat~:s Associaiion arzd lluv As.~ocintion.-'11711cre tho Advocates Asso~iatinn 01. tltc Rar Asxuviation fsils to discharge any of the clu.tjes i1n1,osed andc~. i.t'c.li:irl Id.,

01 fails to carry out the direction given under section %.A, :he f3;11- Council may, for reasons to be recorded, by order, c i t~~ce l the rccogni;inn and rcgiu- tration of such Association :

Provided that L O order cancelling $he recognition and registration of any Advocatm Association or Bar Association shall bc p:L~sc,cl unless. llle

Adyocatcs Association or the 13ar Awociation has been givcn :L reasonable

opportuni t>- of being heard. ".

Amendment of 8. In section 16 of tile principal Act, in sub-section (I), in the proyiso,

*'tion 16. forb. t l l r ~ uords " any pennancnt disability ", the ~ v o r i f ~ " dl::; ~ ~ r r ~ n a " c n t pl:vsic:11 or mental di:i:Al)ility " shall be substituted.

Amendment of 9. In sectibn 19 of tltc principal Act, in sub-sctio, (2), Eo:. tlla ~aortis

section 19. "'fhrec inembers ", the ~vorila " Four TIICIII~)CPR " shall 1)c au;'sfifi:tcil.

Amendment of 10. In se:ection 22 of the prSjncipa1 Act,-

wclion 22. ( 1 ) in sulj-section (11, for the ~vords, " The Coverlr~~~rnt, sl.:ill, on

a lnlule by the Bar Council in this hehalf ", the words " The Da1.

Council shall " s,hall bc substituted ,;

(2) in fiub-~cvtion (2), the words " and s ~ i u ,,,.;y to mcmbcra of the Fund " shall be omitted.

A.4.+~t of

11. Jn section 23 of the principal Act, for ~jl;b-seeiion (I), t l l ~ following sub-~e;l io~~ fihall be s~~ljs t i t i~ted, ns~nely i-

" (1) Evcry T'aIcalathnama filed before any court or tril)nnal or other authority shall lie &xed -1.ith t,wo stai~~ps in addition to the courLPec stamps, if any, and ne TTakalathna.ma sball be valid unless it is so a4;tmpcd :

IDro*ed that this sub-section nl~all not apply to any Yakalnthnjmcr filed A* behalf of the Ccntml or State Gevernmmt..", . ~. ,

12. After SC&OR 25 of the prinei.pal Art, thc following section sh;~fl I,>

3 "On '

8. Petoer fa a?nend Schedule.-(1) The Governracnt Iriiiy,, b?; raotific.:i-

tjan, aa the reognlmendation of the Trustee Clo~nnlittr., _.ti hn\inq due: ~.c,o;irtI

l w the ~ ~ a l l a b i l i t r of the mncruat in thc Ip~xnd, allienrl the r@es hpceified in the St~calllc. . . -, .- .. - I

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215

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(2) Every notification issued under this section, bhaU, as soon as possiidc, after i t is issued, be plncod i n tho T; b!c ol tiic Legislative Assen~bly and iF, before the expiry of t h e session in which it .s so placed or the ne;d

,.,esr;i~n. thz ~1sseml)ly makes any modification in any such notification. 01: the Asscln~~ly decides that the notification should not be issued, !he n~tification 911311 t1:erealter Lave effect only in such lnodiiiecl form or 1.e of no effect, as he case 111ay be; so, however, that any: such ntoiljEcation or annlllncnt shall lie v7ithout prejudice to the validity of anytliing previonsiy done undi.$ that i~ot;ification.".

IS. In the Schedule, for the expression " [See sections ~ ( d j (e) and 161 ", Amendment of Schedule. tht: expression " [See sections 9(2) (e), 16 and 281 " slpll be cui)stit~l~cd. (By order of the Govsrnor.)

MD. ISMAIL,

h'ccreturg It, Qovernment, lrcczo Department.

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3 % ~ tfdlowing Act of the .Tamil Nadu Legislative Asscmbly received t h e

&%cent (of .fie Governa ,on :the l l t h December 1995 arid is her&- pu'blk&e& f b r ger~eral iufmmati~n :-

A C T No. 43 C)F 1995.

:4:.lc4irurtkc.r lo atuend bL- :Z~:~nil'N(:Ljl,l Aci~~(\,(h~fltes M f e f i ~ . ~ ) Frmd Ac r , 1'167. UElit .emcteci by the ILQisiaLivc As.;ernbly of thc S ; ; L t ~ of 7';1mil Nadu in t h e ifarw-sixth Y a t d:Zhe.,Kepubiic c.f I:ndia r:s fo1lows:---

1. (1) Tl~is Act may. bt (edied the Tamil N;-.du Advocates Welfare Fun& (Amch-l)* 1935

(2) Jt shall come inta Jk~cvec on sucll ~.?:l:c os lhc Sihtc Govcrnmcn~ n-,ay, by

notj&:t'iion. appoint. .?. ,In sseetic\n 1 5 of the Tamil Nzd u Advocates We1fa.a.r~ Fund Act, 1937

(herafiafter referred to as the peincipal Act), for sub-sectjon (41, ihc fc!:;wing

e i a n h~hdt5 !,be subst iN4 ;namely:-

I

+44) ;Ever,ymember of the .%nd shall pqy an annual subscription to the Fund

0.n pr' hfore the.'3lSt March of .%el,y year o r .a fife-time subsfliption, as the case

m y ,+e. at $he 6fc~~owing rates, aameJy:--

((4 'Wbre!tlze stznding of tfte Advocates: One hundred rupees per aniurn, at &he :BST is less than.tetr %ems.

.(bj Whet-e !the, standing of the .*.\i~Cdt'.?~ Two hundred nzpees per annurn. at tk Bslrlis ten years cr nrol!e.

(el Lije4nc .subscription wilere ,the Ten t!to usand rupees.

~dyocatc 4s. designated as Semior

A ~ ~ . Y o F ~ ,under sectiot: 16 .of BIN Mvoezbes ;Act, 1961 (Centrtil A d 23 of 1%(1).

, ,

((I) ~lfe-time ~ % ~ ~ I i j p f j ~ l i f ~ r other Two thousand and five hundred

. Advo~~tes . F upees. ". . , . ' i 3. In section 16 o f She prjlncjpnl Act,-

(1) after sub-section .('1j, the io!lo:ving sub-section shzll be inserted, namely:-

"(!-A) Notwit!lstanc\ing anything ccntaincd irr sub-section ( I ) , every member

dl:: Fund who 11..s completed or comp!etcs twenty-five years af pri~cticc as an

L,ti?,cjc:,,tr 01-, thc tl;itc of cominj: irlto fol-cc of thc Tan7il Nadtt AcIvoc;ttes Welfare plL17d (i\rll~~l'!:nt'll~) Act. I!@ ~11:311, 011 c~~I?~~~L'~IPIIo! liva: YZ:!~S 11s ;! IZIC~~~~CI. of

tllr Furl(.: ;rn({ t i s cC~si?tiO!l : f p..Jcti::c, 17~' p:tict 3 lumysrlrii :r,,?(]uj1t of fifty

,* t!:?usanri rirpxs. .

( 2 ) for sub-sectior? (5), the followinq sub-section shall bc ~~ ihs t i t~ tpd , nante!) : .--

"(St W11el.e ;l mer11bt.r of the Fi~ncl dies. liis iiornince or legal heir, as the ;.+i,: 11.!3:~ b?, slaall bc !xxid an amount of one lakll rupees:

Provitilcd t11itt i f such rncmb::!. who. hcfore his c!enlR, was in receipt of pension, gl.aliiity or cther tertriinctl b c i ~ ~ f i t s from n y State Govcr~m~cnt or' t!lc C:entral Govc:!~mcnt or 0tker autholity or t?!.npl~yer, his noniirlee or !e;"al heir, :ls t k c a s :j?ay bt., shall not bc entielecl for the payment of thc amount o f une la,kh rupees

u ! :cr this sub-section.".

~ ~ ~ u ; ? ) ; \ I -? E S. (607) -4 Shon title and

~ouhnanocrr e lt

Amendment ob

section 15.

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(3) a f k r ~ : i ? . - . , ~ i : i l i : ~ (6), thc !ollo\\iing S L ! ~ sc:tion shall be added, 11amely:-

3 7 ) Whci.: n p.:rson, who has bzciz paid an ninount under sub-~cetions ( 1 )

or (1-A) has b::;) n.~llnit~t.cl ns an advocttc ao,;l.in u11.it.r section 34 of the A;!vocates Act, 1961 (Ccnti.:~l Aisi 25 o l 1961). desll.es to be re-xdmittcd LO the F:s:lt.l sl~;tll.. on an appli~;lli:>~l il?il.di: in thf: s:1111t. :nanllcI- LC?; specified in scctiou 15 :I;~: on rc-

paymerlt of tile amoiint received by him under sub-szcrions !l) or (1-A), :i., r ! ~ ciiss

may b::. wit;: inti.!.cst c;tlcula?ed at the rat2 of twelve per cent per- amurn, be readmitted to the Fund. He shall not be e~liitled to payment of aiv;t:nount from the I.n,;d undzi. this ,"\cl, during Lllc period bct\+.oen thc date of .his..wssrt.tion of

practjcz and th<: tl;tti: of I-eadmission.".

. ~ m e n d m e n t of 4. In scclion 23- ~i tkc principal Act,-

sect ion 22.

( 1 ) i'ur sub-scciion (l), the Sollo\\.ing su!>-sccti:-.n silall be substit~e~eed, n;r~ncly:-

"(1) Tile Bar Council shall ct ti.;,: to be p..irlte~i and distril.zst,:d. \wclf:~re f~irld stamps of the v:~.iict. of five ~-iip:es iil%!-ib:d 'Tair,il Na,du Advocat~s~ \\elfare F u n d

Scampw in such s i ~ c , design pnd c:)lirul., as may b; decided by tba.f% fl'ouncil." ; ,4mendrr.en t of 5 . st-ctio11 73 of ti12 i):-inci~;iI :\st, in siib-s:ctioir ( I ) , fix. bi7.e worcls "twc, .xtioil 23 ~;,11y~p~", ~ I I C \ v o ! - L ~ "oi12 stanip" sl~nll 53 s ~ b i t i t u i c d .

,\,~~cnctrnc~\t of 0. 111 tlii. S.1 tlk~l:10 tli'.. ~!i,lc.ip:~l .\c.l. Schcd 11 !c. ( , I ) for llic ~ x l ) r c s \ i o n

"30 ycars as a 1n21nb-r of I!): I : I I ~ : ( ~ , . 60,:){)0 29 years ar i ~ i 111:mbc: O T ! I IC I ' i l r ~ ~ l . . 5d,000

23 yilrzr-s as :I; 11ic111b:r ot L!IC 'l'r~ncl . . 56,(100 17 years '1s s mernb-r ot L!I: I2anii . . 53,0001

26 years as a m e r n ! , ~ oof tile F t i r ~ d . . 52,0001 25 veus as a ni:!nhzr of tl?t Fund . . 50,039"

ihc expression

" 2 5 years c~ild ab~vc . .r> ,r 111: nb-i- ot the l ' t ~ ~ l u .. 5G.030" shall be scb:;titut-d;

( 2 ) the following Evplnnatron ';!1:~11 b: ::dd:d ct& tile :nil, 1~12sty:-

"~ttcEanut~on.--1n ~ d l c t ~ i ~ t i r i g tllz tr)tal nu.nber of years of mernberslup of tlle Fund, any fraction of a ye3r ot !nzrnS:!-$hip of t : ~ : Fund. s!uLl ha uo~s t rued as

a full cotap ~ t c d year.''. ' fir oddr t t Llle Ci , \vc~~n. , r )

44. MUNIRA UAN,

Secretary to Gove~nmen~, f ow Dmarlnrent.

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1nformatlon:--

I

ACT No. 44 OF 2000.

first Year of the Republic of Indla as follows:-

1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Advocates Welfare Fund Short titleand

(Amendment) Act, 2000. C'omrnence- ment

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint.

2. In section 2 of the Tam11 Nadu Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 1987 (heremafter Amendment of

1fI"X7 referred to as the principal Act), after clause (n), the follow~ng clause shall be added, S"t'On

"(0) "year" means the financial year.".

I 3. In section 15 of the principal Act,- ( 1 ) in sub-sections (4) and (5), for the expression "3 1 st March", the expresslon

"30th June" shall be substituted;

(2) in sub-section ( 6 ) , for the expression "ten rupees", the expression "fifty rupees" shall be substituted;

(3) in sub-section (9), for the expression "five rupees", the expression "fifty rupees" shall be substltuted.

4. In section 16 of the principal Act,-- ( 1 ) in sub-section (1-A), for the expresslon "fifty thcusand rupees", the expression "one lakh rupees" shall be substituted;

(2) in sub-sectlon (5) and In the proviso thereto, for the expresslon "one lakb rupees", the expression "two lakh rupees" shall be subst~tuted.

5. In section 22 of the principal Act, in sub-section ( I ) , for the expression "five rupees", the expression "ten rupees" shall be substituted.

6 . In section 23 of the-principal Act, in sub-section (1). for the expression "one stamp", the expression "stamp to the value of ten rupees" shall be substit~ted.

7. For the Schedule to the principal Act, the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely:-

"THE SCHEDULE.

[See sections 9(2) (e), 16 and 281 25 years and above as a member of the Fund .. Rs. 1,00,000 24 years as a member of the Fund Rs. 96,000 23 years as a member of the Fund Rs. 92,000 ' 22 years as a member of the Fund Rs. 88,000 21 years as a member of the Fund Rs. 84,000 20 years as a member of the Fund Rs. 80,000 19 years as a member of the Fund . . Rs. 76,000

Amendment of section 15. Amendment of section 16.

i

I

Amendment o f sectlon 22. i, 1 1

Amendment o f sectlon 23. Substitution o f ,

the Schedule.

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18 years as a member of the Fund Rs. 72,000 17 years as a niember of the Fund Rs. 68,000 16 years as a mem5er of the Fund Rs. 04,000 15 years as a 111ember of the Fund Rs. 60,000 14 years as a member of the Fund Rs. 56.000 13 years as a member of the Fund Rs. 52,000 12 years as a mcmber of the Fund

1 1 years as a member of the Fund 10 years as a member of the Fund

9 years as a member of the Fund

8 years as a member of the Fund

7 years as a member of the Fund

6 years ns 3 ~~lelllber of llle Fund 5 ycals as J member o f thc Fund

4 years as a member of the Fund

a member of the Fund

a member of the Fund

a member of the Fund

Rs. 48,000

Rs. 44,000

Rs. 40,000

Rs. 36,000

Rs. 32.000

Rs. 28,000

Rs. 24,000

Rs. 20,000

Rs. 16,000

Rs. 12,000

Rs. 8,000

Rs. 4,000

I 1 . o In calculating the total number of years of membersh~p of thc Fund, any frac~lon Lf a year of membership of the Fund, shall be construed as a full completed

year.". (By order of the Governor) K. PARTHASARATHY, Secr-etcrry to Government. Law Depcrr-tment.

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The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly received the assent of the Governor on the 23rd February 2013 and is hereby published for general information:—

ACT No. 2 OF 2013. An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 1987.

BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Sixty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Advocates Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2013.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint.

2. In section 15 of the Tamil Nadu Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 1987 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),-

(1) in sub-section (3), for the expression "two hundred rupees", the expression "one thousand rupees" shall be substituted;

(2) in sub-section (4),-

(i) in item (a), for the expression "one hundred rupees", the expression

"five hundred rupees" shall be substituted;

(ii) in item (b), for the expression "two hundred rupees", the expression

"one thousand rupees" shall be substituted;

(iii) in item (c), for the expression "Ten thousand rupees", the expression "Twenty-five thousand rupees" shall be substituted;

(iv) in item (d), for the expression "Two thousand and five hundred rupees", the expression "Ten thousand rupees" shall be substituted.

3. In section 16 of the principal Act, in sub-section (5) and in the proviso thereto, for the expression "two lakh rupees", the expression "five lakh and twenty-five thousand rupees" shall be substituted.

4. In section 23 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the expression

"ten rupees", the expression "thirty rupees" shall be substituted. (By order of the Governor)

G. JAYACHANDRAN,

Secretary to Government, Law Department.

Short title and

commence-

ment.

Amendment of

section 15.

Tamil Nadu

Act 49 of

1987.

Amendment of section 16. Amendment of section 23.

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