Central · Act 25 of 1961

Section 47 — Reciprocity.

The Advocates Act, 1961

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47. Reciprocity.―(1) Where any country, specified by the Central Government in this behalf by




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notification in the Official Gazette, prevents citizens of India from practising the profession of law or subjects

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them to unfair discrimination in that country, no subject of any such country shall be entitled to practise the
profession of law in India.
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    (2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Bar Council of India may prescribe the conditions, if
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any, subject to which foreign qualifications in law obtained by persons other than citizens of India shall be
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recognised for the purpose of admission as an advocate under this Act.

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