Bare Act
The Madhya Pradesh Adhivakta Kalyan Nidhi Adhiniyam, 1982
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The Madhya Pradesh Adhivakta Kalyan Nidhi Adhiniyam, 1982 establishes a dedicated welfare fund and governing trustee committee to support legal practitioners across Madhya Pradesh. It applies to advocates registered with the State Bar Council and members of recognized bar associations. The fund is financed through government grants, bar council contributions, donations, and mandatory welfare stamps affixed to court filings, which lawyers cannot charge to clients. The act matters because it creates a financial safety net for advocates, funding group and medical insurance, retirement benefits, housing loan assistance, and stipends or financial aid for junior lawyers facing early career challenges.
- 1. Short title and extent
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Advocates' Welfare Fund
- 4. Establishment of Trustee Committee
- 5. Disqualification for being a member of Trustee Committee
- 6. Resignation by nominated Members of Trustee Committee
- 7. Filling up of casual vacancy
- 8. Act of Trustee Committee not to be invalidated by vacancy, defect, etc.
- 9. Vesting an application of Fund
- 10. Meetings of Trustee Committee
- 11. Travelling and daily allowance to members of Trustee Committee
- 12. Funds, borrowing and investments
- 13. Power and duties of Secretary
- 14. Transfer of certain moneys to the fund
- 15. Preparation of schemes by the Trustee Committee
- 16. Recognition and registration of Bar Association
- 17A. Definitions
- 18. Printing of Madhya Pradesh Adhivakta Kalyan Nidhi Stamps
- 19. Memo of appearance to bear stamps
- 20. Cancellation etc. of the stamps
- 21. Contribution to Advocates Welfare Fund
- 22. Value of the stamp shall not be chargeable from the clients
- 23. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 24. Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts
- 25. Power to make rules
- 26. Application of Advocates Act 1961 not barred
- 27. Repeal
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