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The Legal Practitioners (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1943

The Legal Practitioners (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1943

Civil19433 sections

This Act amends the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879, specifically for the Tamil Nadu region. Its primary purpose is to regulate the conduct of legal practitioners and curb the influence of "touts"—individuals who illegally solicit clients for lawyers in court premises. The Act empowers various judicial authorities, including District Munsifs and Sub-divisional Magistrates, to identify and list touts. It establishes advisory "Tout Committees" at the Presidency and District levels to assist courts in this identification process. Additionally, it grants courts the power to award costs during disciplinary inquiries against legal practitioners and provides a legal framework for trying and punishing touts.

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  1. 1. Short title
  2. 2. Insertion of new section
  3. 3. Amendment of section 36

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