The Bar Council of India Rules Section IV - Duty to Colleagues Rule 36 provides that An advocate shall not solicit

work or advertise, either directly or indirectly, whether by circulars, advertisements, touts, personal communications, interviews not warranted by personal relations, furnishing or inspiring newspaper comments or producing his photographs to be published in connection with cases in which he has been engaged or concerned. His sign-board or name-plate should be of a reasonable size. The sign-board or name-plate or stationery should not indicate that he is or has been President or Member of a Bar Council or of any Association or that he has been associated with any person or organisation or with any particular cause or matter or that he specialises in any particular type of worker or that he has been a Judge or an Advocate General. That this Rule will not stand in the way of advocates furnishing website information as prescribed in the Schedule under intimation to and as approved by the Bar Council of India. Any additional other input in the particulars than approved by the Bar Council of India will be deemed to be violation of Rule 36 and such advocates are liable to be proceeded with misconduct under Section 35 of the Advocates Act, 1961.1 SCHEDULE Name 2. Address Telephone Numbers Email id 3(a) (b) (c) (d) Enrolment Number Date of Enrolment Name of State Bar Council where originally enrolled Name of State Bar Council on whose roll name stands currently Name of the Bar Association of which the Advocate is Member Professional and Academic Qualifications Areas of Practice (Eg.: Civil Criminal Taxation, Labour etc.)

(e) 4. 5.

1 Added vide Res. No. 50/2008 dt. 24-3-2008.BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA RULES

(NAME & SIGNATURE) Declaration : I hereby declare that the information given is true. (NAME & SIGNATURE) Rule 35 provides for the Punishment of advocate for misconduct- Where on the receipt of a complain or otherwise a State Bar council has reason to believe that an advocate has been guilty of professional misconduct , it shall refer case for disposal to its disciplinary committee. The disciplinary committee of a State Bar Council after giving an opportunity of being heard, may make any of the following orders, namely :(a) dismiss the complaint or, where the proceedings were initiated at the instance of the State Bar Council, direct that the proceedings be filed; (b) reprimand the advocate; (c) suspend the advocate from practice for such period as it may deem fit; (d) remove the name of the advocate from the State roll of advocates.

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