The Telangana Advocates Protection Act, 2026
Chapter I PRELIMINARY
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Chapter I PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, extent and commencement
Statutory text
- (1) This Act may be called the Telangana Advocates Protection Act, 2026.
- (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Telangana.
- (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Telangana Gazette, appoint.
Chapter I PRELIMINARY
2. Definitions
Statutory text
- (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
- (a) “Act of violence” means and includes any act committed by any person against an Advocate or his family members, with an intent to prejudice or derail the process of impartial, fair and fearless conduct of any litigation before any court, tribunal or authority in which such practicing Advocate is engaged or acts of retribution towards the outcome of proceedings before any of the above forums and includes the following:-
- (i) Harassment (physical or mental), coercion, assault, malicious prosecution, criminal force or criminal intimidation impacting the living or working conditions either inside or outside of such advocates and preventing them from discharging their duties;
- (ii) Harm, injury, hurt or danger to the life of such Advocates, or their family members, either within the premises of the Courts or otherwise;
- (iii) Coercion or criminal intimidation by whatsoever means, of an Advocate to reveal or part with privileged communication or material which such Advocate is bound to hold in confidence under law;
- (iv) Coercion, criminal intimidation by whatsoever means, of an Advocate not to represent or to withdraw his Vakalathnama or Memo of appearance to act, plead or appear on behalf of a client before any court, tribunal or authority.
- (b) “Advocate” shall have the same meaning as assigned to the definition of Advocate under Section 2(1)(a) of the Advocates Act, 1961;
- (c) “Client” means the person who is availing professional legal services representing from an advocate to representing before any Court or Tribunal or any other statutory adjudicating authority;
- (d) “Court” means and includes, any Court, Tribunal, Authority, Commission or any other Body exercising judicial or quasi-judicial powers, established by law for the time being in force;
- (e) “Cyber-crime” means any act committed through digital means intended to harass, intimidate, defame or otherwise harm to an advocate, including but not limited to, hacking, identity theft, distribution of private or sensitive information, online defamation (cyber-libel) and the creation of sharing of deep-fakes or morphed images/videos;
- (f) “Family members” means any person in relation to an Advocate includes the spouse, son, daughter, parents, brothers, sisters;
- (g) “Government” means the Government of Telangana;
- (h) “Opposite client” means the person against whom an advocate renders professional legal services to a client;
- (i) “Professional duties” means and includes the duties and responsibilities as stipulated in the Advocates Act, 1961 and any other law for the time being in force;
- (j) “Property” means any property, movable or immovable including files and documents or equipment or furniture or machinery owned by or in possession of any advocate.
- (a) “Act of violence” means and includes any act committed by any person against an Advocate or his family members, with an intent to prejudice or derail the process of impartial, fair and fearless conduct of any litigation before any court, tribunal or authority in which such practicing Advocate is engaged or acts of retribution towards the outcome of proceedings before any of the above forums and includes the following:-
- (2) Words and expressions used in the Act, but not defined shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Advocates Act, 1961, the Bar Council of India Certificate and Place of Practice (Verification) Rules, 2015 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Telangana General Clauses Act, 1891.
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