Printing and Distribution of Stamps

Printing and distribution of stamps by 1[Trustee Committee/Bar Council].--(1) 1[Trustee Committee/Bar Council] shall cause to be printed and distributed Welfare Fund stamps of the value of 2[twenty five rupees] with the 1[Trustee Committee/Bar Council] emblem and its value 3[alongwith serial number] inscribed thereon.

1. (2) The stamps shall be of the size 1" X 2" and sold only to members of the Fund.
2. (3) The custody of the stamps shall be with the 1[Trustee Committee/Bar Council].
3. (4) The 4[Trustee Committee/Bar Council] shall control the distribution and sale of the stamps through Bar Associations.
4. (5) The 4[Trustee Committee/Bar Council] and the Bar Associations shall keep proper accounts of the stamps in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed.
5. (6) The Bar Associations shall purchase the stamps from the 4[Trustee Committee/ Bar Council] after paying the value thereof less ten percent of such value towards incidental expenses. 5[(7) The Stamp Vendor may also purchase stamps directly from the Bar Council/Trustee Committee on payment of the face value of the stamps less commission of 5 on such face value.]

1. (1) 1[Every advocate] shall affix 2[x x x x] Welfare Fund fee Stamps of 3[twenty five rupees] referred to in sub-sec. (I) of Section 19 on every Vakalatnama filed by him and no Vakalatnama shall be filed before or received by any Court, Tribunal or other authority or person referred to in Section 16 unless it is so stamped.
2. (2) The value of the stamp shall neither be the cost in the case nor be received or collected in any event from the client.
3. (3) In case a member of the Fund receives or collects the value of stamp from his client, he shall be deemed to be guilty of misconduct and the provisions contained in Section 35 of the Advocates Act, 1961 (Central Act No. 25 of 1961) shall mutatis mutandis apply against such member of the Fund.

Every stamp affixed on Vakalatnama under sub-sec. (1) of Section 20 filed in any Court or Tribunal or before any other authority shall be cancelled in the manner provided under Section 68 of the Rajasthan Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1961 (Rajasthan Act No. 23 of 1961).