Legal Practitioners Act, 1879

Act No. 18 of 1879 In force from 1880-01-01 Ministry of Law and Justice 42 sections

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Legal Practitioners.

8 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India and Ors.
  2024 INSC 55830 July 2024Disposed of

  Whether the enrolment fees charged by the State Bar Councils (SBC) are in contravention of Section 24(1)(f) of the Advocates Act, 1961; whether payment of other miscellaneous fees can be made a pre-condition for enrolment.

• Bar of Indian Lawyers Through Its President Jasbir Singh Malik v. D. K. Gandhi Ps National Institute of Communicable Diseases and Anr.
  2024 INSC 41014 May 2024Directions issued

  Matter pertains to whether a complaint alleging “deficiency in service” against advocates practising legal profession, would be maintainable under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 as re-enacted in 2019; whether “Service” hired…

• Mahesh Chandra Gupta v. Union of India & Ors.
  2009 INSC 8676 July 2009Dismissed
• Moti Natwarlal & Ors. v. Raghavayya Nagindas & Co.
  1977 INSC 9621 March 1977Dismissed
• Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh v. State of U.P. & Another
  1972 INSC 2911 December 1972Dismissed
• Adi Pherozshah Gandhi v. H. M. Seervai, Advocate-General of Maharashtra, Bombay
  1970 INSC 16721 August 1970Appeal(s) allowed
• Devata Prasad Singh Chaudhuri and Others v. The Honble the Chief Justice and Judges of the Patna High Court
  1961 INSC 24929 August 1961Dismissed
• Lalit Mohan Das v. Advocate-General, Orissa
  1956 INSC 7529 November 1956Dismissed