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Advocates Welfare Fund [1985: KAR. ACT 2

Advocates Welfare Fund [1985: KAR. ACT 2

Civil198534 sections

This legislation establishes and governs a dedicated social security and financial assistance fund for practicing legal professionals and registered legal clerks in the State of Karnataka. Administered by a designated trustee committee, the statute mandates membership fees, mandatory contributions, court stamp sales on legal authorizations, and state grants to finance the fund. It provides financial relief, medical benefits, group life insurance coverage, and retirement or death payouts to eligible advocates, registered clerks, and their surviving dependents upon cessation of practice. This law ensures long-term social safety, financial protection, and welfare support for legal practitioners navigating career transitions, severe illness, permanent disability, or advanced age.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions.- In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,-
  4. 3. Advocates' Welfare Fund
  5. 4. Establishment of trustee committee
  6. 5. Disqualification and removal of nominated members of trustee committee
  7. 6. Resignation by nominated members of trustee committee and filling up of casual vacancies
  8. 7. Act of trustee committee not to be invalidated by vacancy,
  9. 8. Vesting and application of Fund
  10. 9. Function of trustee committee
  11. 10. Borrowing and investment
  12. 11. Bar Council under sub-section (5).
  13. 12. Powers and duties of Secretary.
  14. 13. Recognition and registration of bar associations
  15. 14. Government every registered bar association may be paid grants by the Government every year.
  16. 15. Government from time to time.
  17. 16. Payment from the Fund on cessation of practice.-
  18. 16A. Medical relief
  19. 16B. Part payment from the fund during financial hardship.- (1)
  20. 17. Restriction on alienation, attachment, etc., of interest in the
  21. 18. State or an official assignee or receiver appointed under the Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920 or any other law for the time being in force.
  22. 19. Meetings of trustee committee
  23. 20. Travelling and daily allowance to members of trustee committee
  24. 21. Appeal against decisions of trustee committee
  25. 22. Printing and distribution of stamps by Bar Council.- (1) The Bar
  26. 23. Vakalath to bear stamps.-
  27. 23A. Contribution by Senior Advocate.-(1) Every designated Senior
  28. 24. Protection of action taken in good faith
  29. 25. Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts
  30. 26. Power to summon witnesses and take evidence
  31. 27. Registered Clerks Welfare Fund
  32. 28. Power to make rules
  33. 29. Amendment of Act 16 of 1958
  34. Schedule. Schedule

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