What are Advocates' Rights and Responsibilites

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The Advocates Act was enacted in 1961 and applies to the whole of India. This Act was introduced “to amend and consolidate the law relating to legal practitioners and to provide for the constitution of the Bar Councils and an All-India Bar.” The primary aim of the Advocates Act, 1961, is to constitute a single class of legal practitioners, ‘Advocates’ as well as to introduce the powers of the Bar Council of India and the State Bar Council. According to this Act, only Advocates, who are enrolled in the Bar Council, have the power to practice the law in the court. Through this, it can be demonstrated that an advocate registered under the Bar Council is free to practice in the Supreme Court, High Court, any other judicial court, quasi-judicial courts, or before an individual or group, legally authorized to take documentary or oral evidence. The Act also defines that an advocate who has registered in one State Council cannot enroll in another State Council at the same time. Despite this, an Advocate can transfer from one State Council to another. It is clearly noticeable that every individual has their own rights and duties delivered by the state whereas a right is an entitlement and a duty is an obligation. Similarly, the Advocates Act of 1961, provides certain rights (entitlement) and duties (obligations) of an advocate. These duties and rights are to be fulfilled by the Advocates for a better Bar-Bench relationship.

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