The Members of the High Court Bar Association are indispensable part
of the justice delivery system. They work indiscriminately,
irrespective of caste, creed and religion to uphold the constitution,
the rule of the law and to earn high dignity of judiciary in the
public esteem catering to the needs of the Society. In spite of owing
social, moral, legal responsibility they are to lead an insecured life
due to lack of adequate welfare measure at their need. This is an
attempt to show beacons light and to give some amount of solace to a
deserving member by- providing assitance at his need by creating
welfare fund of the Association. It is found that the provisions for
welfare of the Advocates have been made by the State and Bar Councils
are not sufficient. Therefore, in addition to the same, the present
Scheme is prepared to provide assistance to the members of the High
Court Bar Association which includes Advocates and Staffs of the
Association in order to lead a decent life with dignity.
The Members of the High Court Bar Association are indispensable part
of the justice delivery system. They work indiscriminately,
irrespective of caste, creed and religion to uphold the constitution,
the rule of the law and to earn high dignity of judiciary in the
public esteem catering to the needs of the Society. In spite of owing
social, moral, legal responsibility they are to lead an insecured life
due to lack of adequate welfare measure at their need. This is an
attempt to show beacons light and to give some amount of solace to a
deserving member by- providing assitance at his need by creating
welfare fund of the Association. It is found that the provisions for
welfare of the Advocates have been made by the State and Bar Councils
are not sufficient. Therefore, in addition to the same, the present
Scheme is prepared to provide assistance to the members of the High
Court Bar Association which includes Advocates and Staffs of the
Association in order to lead a decent life with dignity.
In order to achieve this object, the members of the High Court Bar
Association in its• General Body meeting held on 11.08.2004
unanimously decided to formulate a Scheme so that the members shall be
secured to some extent with minimum benefit to meet the basic
requirements at the time of dire necessity. For the purpose, it is
decided in the said meeting to Float funds and create corpus for the
purpose of welfare of the members and to formulate a Scheme for proper
utilization of the said Fund.
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• chapter-1 PRELIMINARY.1.Short title, extent and commencement -
(i) The Scheme shall be called "The High Court Bar Association
Members Welfare Scheme, 20 10".
(ii) It extends to the active Members of the High Court Bar
Association as provided under Clause 2 of the bye-law of the Bar
Association, the practicing Advocate and Employees/staff of the
High Court Bar Association as defined under Clause 2(1) of the
Scheme.
(iii) The Scheme shall come into force on such• date as the High
Court Bar Association by resolution appoint on this behalf and
notify the same in the Notice Board of the Bar Association.
2.Definition -In this Scheme, unless the context otherwise
requires,(a) "Act" means Advocate's Act, 1961.
(b) "Active Practice" means carrying on profession of an Advocate.
(c) "Advocate" means Advocate on the role maintained by the High
Court Bar Association and in active practice includes ordinary
member, life member and honorary member as per Clause-2 of the
Bye-law of the Bar Association.
(d) "Advocate Welfare Fund" or "Fund" means, the fund constituted
under Clause-3 of the Scheme.