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Amid stir, govt promises to revise draft bill to amend Advocates Act

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February 23, 2025

THE DRAFT BILL HAS PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE DEFINITIONS OF A 'LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND A LAW GRADUATE'

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NEW DELHI: Amid opposition to its various provisions from bar bodies, the government on Saturday said it will revise the draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill as it ended the public consultations on it that started earlier this month.

The Department of Legal Affairs in the Union law ministry floated the draft bill on February 13 for public consultations. The government plans to amend the Advocates Act, 1961. The draft bill, which faced criticism, proposed sweeping changes in the definitions of a "legal practitioner" and a "law graduate".

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