The Advocates Act, 1961
Section.8. The term of office of an elected member of a State Bar Council.
1[8. The term of office of an elected member of a State Bar Council.
The than an elected member thereof referred to in Section 54) shall be five years from the date of publication of the result of his election:
Provided that where a State Bar Council fails to provide for the election of its members before the expiry of the said term, the Bar Council of India may, by order for reasons to be recorded in writing, extend the said term, the Bar Council of India may, by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing, extend the said term for a period not exceeding six months.
Comments
The term of the elected members of the Bar Council of Delhi was extended by the Bar Council of India before expiry of its five years term. The extention granted by the Bar Council of India was valid; Javed Rahat v. Bar Council of India, AIR 2006 Del 200.
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1. Section 8 subs. by Act 70 of 1993, sec. 4, for section 8 (w.e.f. 26-12-1993).