Medical relief

(1) If any member suffering from such serious ailment as may be prescribed undergoes treatment for the prescribed ailment, he may apply to the Trust ee committee in such form along with such documents as may be prescribed for payment from the fund tow ards the amount actually incurred for the treatment: Provided that, the amount payable under this section shall not exceed

payable under section 16, whichever is less.

1. (2) The member should have completed five years of practice as a

member of the fund on the dat e of treatment.

1. (3) The application should be made within three months from the date of initial hospitalization and this may be extended by the trustee committee for a further period of three months on the member showing sufficient cause for delay in making the application. 1985: KAR. ACT 2] Advocates Welfare Fund
2. (4) The benefit under this section shall be available only once in the life time of the member.
3. (5) Total number of applications which may be considered for payment under this section during a financial year shall be fixed by the trustee committee having regard to its financial position, feasibility of future operation of the fund, need of the applicant and other relevant factors.
4. (6) The trust ee committee may aft er making such enquiry as it deems fit, either grant or reject the application. The applic ation shall be c onsidered strictly according t o the dat e of their filing.
5. (7) The am ount paid under this section shall be deducted at the time of making final payment under section 16.
6. (8) Where an applicant has received amount in respect of his ailment under the Bar Council of India Advoc at e’s W elfare Fund Scheme, the trustee committee shall while granting amount under this section deduct the amount so received under that scheme.
7. (9) If any st at ements or particulars given by the applicant or documents produced in support of his claim are found to be false by the trustee

committee, it shall make a report to the Bar c ouncil and the Bar c ouncil may after holding such enquiry as it deems fit and after giving an opportunity of being heard to the applicant call upon him to refund the entire amount received under this section along with an interest at the rate of twelve perc ent per annum. If the applic ant fails t o comply with the direction of the

Bar council, the entire amount received under this section along with an interest at the rate of twelve percent per annum shall be deducted while making final payment under section 16.]

¹ Inserted by Act 28 of 2010 w.e.f 06.08.2010.

² Substituted by Act 12 of 2017 w.e.f 12.06.2017.