Section 9 — Disciplinary committees.

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    [9. Disciplinary committees.―(1) A Bar Council shall constitute one or more disciplinary committees,
each of which shall consist of three persons of whom two shall be persons elected by the Council from
amongst its members and the other shall be a person co-opted by the Council from amongst advocates who
possess the qualifications specified in the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 3 and who are not members of
the Council, and the senior-most advocate amongst the members of a disciplinary committee shall be the
Chairman thereof.
    (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), any disciplinary committee constituted prior to
the commencement of the Advocates (Amendment) Act, 1964 (21 of 1964) may dispose of the proceedings
pending before it as if this section had not been amended by the said Act.]

1. Ins. by Act 60 of 1973, s. 8 (w.e.f. 31-1-1974).
2. Subs. by Act 70 of 1993, s. 4, for section 8 (w.e.f. 26-12-1993).
3. Subs. by Act 21 of 1964, s. 5, for section 9 (w.e.f. 16-5-1964).
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