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Section 8A of Advocates Act 1961 - Constitution of Special Committee in the absence of election

What is the Constitution of Special Committee in the absence of election? Section 8A of Advocates Act, 1961

 

Section 8A : Constitution of Special Committee in the absence of election

1. Where a State Bar Council fails to provide for the election of its members before the expiry of the term of five years or the extended term, as the case may be , referred to in section 8, the Bar council of India shall , on and from the date immediately following the day of such expiry, constitute a Special Committee consisting of -

(i) The ex officio member of the State Bar Council referred to in clause (a) of sub - section (2) of section 3 to be the Chairman:
 

Provided that where are more than one ex officio members, the senior-most amongst them shall be the Chairman, and

(ii) Two members to be nominated by the Bar Council of India from amongst to advocates on the electrical roll of the Sate Bar Council, to discharge the functions of the State Bar Council until the Bar Council is constituted under this Act.

2. On the constitution of the Special Committee and until the State Bar Council is constituted.-

a. All properties and assets vesting in the State Bar Council shall vest in the Special Committee:

b. All rights, liabilities and obligation of the State Bar Council, whether arising out of any contract or otherwise, shall be the rights, liabilities and obligations of the Special committee;

c. All proceedings pending before the State Bar Council in respect of any disciplinary matter or otherwise shall stand transferred to the Special committee.

2. The Special Committee constituted under sub- section (1) shall, in accordance with such directions as the Bar Council of India may give to it in this behalf, hold elections to the State Bar Council within a period of six months from the date of its constitution under sub-section . (1) , and where, for any reason the Special Committee is not in a position to conduct election within the said period of six months, the Bar Council of India may, for reasons to be recorded by it in writing, extend the said period.

 

ADVOCATES ACT 1961

Section 48A : Power of revision

Section 48AA : Review

Section 48B : Power to give directions

Section 49 : General power of the Bar Council of India to make rules

Section 49A : Power of Central Government to make rules

Section 50 : Repeal of certain enactments

Section 51 : Rule of construction

Section 52 : Saving

CHAPTER VII TEMPORARY AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Section 53 : Elections to first State Bar Council

Section 54 : Term of office of members of first State Bar Council

Section 55 : Rights of certain existing legal practitioners not affected

Section 56 : Dissolution of existing Bar Councils

Section 57 : Dissolution of existing Bar Councils

Section 58 : Special provisions during the transitional period

Section 58A : Special provisions with respect to certain Advocates

Section 58AA : Special Provisions in relation to the Union territory of Pondicherry

Section 58AB : Special provisions with respect to certain persons enrolled by Mysore State Bar Council

Section 58AC : Special provisions with respect to certain persons enrolled by Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council

Section 58AD : Special provisions with respect to certain persons migrating to India

Section 58AE : Special provisions in relation to the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu

Section 58AF : Special provisions of relation to Jammu and Kashmir

Section 58AG : Special provisions in relation to article clerks

Section 58B : Special provisions relating to certain disciplinary proceedings

Section 59 : Removal of difficulties

Section 60 : Powers of Central Government to make rules

The Schedule : Repeal of Enactments

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