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The Telangana Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 1987

The Telangana Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 1987

Civil198729 sections

The Telangana Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 1987, establishes and regulates a social security fund for registered legal practitioners in the state. Managed by a dedicated welfare committee, the fund accumulates revenue through mandatory welfare stamps affixed to legal filings, membership subscriptions, and government grants. It applies to practicing advocates who enroll in the fund, excluding individuals who retired from other careers to practice law. This legislation matters because it provides crucial financial assistance, retirement benefits, and death payouts to lawyers or their dependents during times of retirement, suspension of practice, or after passing away, safeguarding the livelihood of legal professionals.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Advocates' Welfare Fund
  4. 4. Establishment of Welfare Fund Committee.
  5. 5. Disqualifications and removal of Elected Members of Welfare Committee.
  6. 6. Resignation by elected member of the Committee and filling up of casual vacancies.
  7. 7. Act of Committee not to be invalidated by defect, etc.
  8. 8. Vesting and application of Fund.
  9. 9. Function of the Committee.
  10. 10. Borrowing and investment of Funds.
  11. 11. Power and duties of Secretary.
  12. 12. Printing, Custody and Distribution of the Andhra Pradesh Advocates' and their Clerks Welfare Fund Stamp.
  13. 12-A. Apportionment of sale proceeds and the cost of Printing of Stamps.
  14. 13. Recognition and Registration of Bar Association.
  15. 14. Duties of Bar Association.
  16. 15. Membership of the fund.
  17. 15-A. Retired person is not eligible for membership.
  18. 16. Payment from the fund on cessation or suspension of practice.
  19. 17. Restriction on alienation, attachment etc., of interest of member in Fund.
  20. 18. Group Life Insurance for members and other benefits.
  21. 19. Meetings of the Committee.
  22. 20. Travelling and daily allowances to members of Committee.
  23. 21. Review.
  24. 22. Protection of action taken in good faith.
  25. 23. Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts.
  26. 24. Power to summon witnesses and take evidence.
  27. 24-A. Power to amend Schedule.
  28. 25. Power of the Bar Council to make rules.
  29. 26. Power to make rules.

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