https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278461 Under the Advocates Act, 1961, a State Bar Council may require a candidate for enrolment as an advocate to give exclusive attention to the legal profession and not continue another profession. The rule was treated as a valid exercise of delegated rule-making power because it was tied to the Act's object of maintaining professional standards and did not amount to an excessive transfer of legislative function. It was also regarded as a reasonable restriction on the right to practise a profession under Article 19(1)(g), with a direct nexus to advocacy and administration of justice. The classification was held to have rational basis, and the rule was found not to violate Articles 14 or 21. en-us Mon, 08 Apr 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 18:03:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278461 Under the Advocates Act, 1961, a State Bar Council may require a candidate for enrolment as an advocate to give exclusive attention to the legal profession and not continue another profession. The rule was treated as a valid exercise of delegated rule-making power because it was tied to the Act's object of maintaining professional standards and did not amount to an excessive transfer of legislative function. It was also regarded as a reasonable restriction on the right to practise a profession under Article 19(1)(g), with a direct nexus to advocacy and administration of justice. The classification was held to have rational basis, and the rule was found not to violate Articles 14 or 21. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 08 Apr 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278461