The Bar Council of Gujarat

Functions
	To admit persons as advocates on its roll;
	To prepare and maintain such roll;
	To entertain and determine cases of misconduct against advocates on its roll;
	To safeguard the rights, privileges and interest of advocates on its roll;
		To promote the growth of Bar Associations for the purposes of effective implementation of the welfare schemes referred to in clause (a) of subsection (2) of this section clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 7;
	To promote and support law reform;
		To conduct seminars and organize talks on legal topics by eminent jurists and publish journals and paper of legal interest;
			To organize legal aid to the poor in the prescribed manner;
	To manage and invest the funds of the Bar Council;
	To provide for the election of its members;
		To visit and inspect Universities in accordance with the directions given under clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 7;
	To perform all other functions conferred on it by or under this Act;
	To do all other things necessary for discharging the aforesaid functions.
	A State Bar Council may constitute one or more funds in the prescribed manner for the purpose of –
		Giving financial assistance to organize welfare schemes for the indigent, disabled or other advocates;
		Giving legal aid or advice in accordance with the rules made in this behalf;
		Establishing law libraries.
	A State Bar Council may receive any grants, donations, gifts or benefactions for all or nay of the purposes specified in sub-section (2) which shall be credited to the appropriate fund or funds constituted under that sub-section.

Disciplinary Committee
	Where on receipt of a complaint or otherwise a State Bar Council has reason to believe that any advocate on its roll has been guilty of professional or other misconduct, it shall refer the case for disposal to its disciplinary committee. ⁴[(1A) The State Bar Council may, either of its own motion or on application made to it by any person interested, withdraw a proceeding pending before its disciplinary committee and direct the inquiry to be made by any other disciplinary committee of that State Bar Council.]
	The disciplinary committee of a State Bar Council ¹[* * *] shall fix a date for the hearing of the case and shall cause a notice thereof to be given to the advocate concerned and to the Advocate-General of the State.
	The disciplinary committee of a State Bar Council after giving the advocate concerned and the Advocate-General an opportunity of being heard, may make any of the following orders, namely:-
		dismiss the complaint or, where the proceedings were initiated at the instance of the State Bar Council, direct that the proceedings be filed;
		reprimand the advocate;
		suspend the advocate from practice for such period as it may deem fit;
		remove the name of the advocate from the State roll of advocates.
	Where an advocate is suspended from practice under clause (c) of sub-section (3), he shall, during the period of suspension, be debarred from practicing in any court or before any authority or person in India
	Where any notice is issued to the Advocate-General under sub-section (2), the Advocate-General may appear before the disciplinary committee of the State Bar Council either in person or through any advocate appearing on his behalf. ²[Explanation.-In this section, ³[section 37 and section 38], the expressions "Advocate-General" and Advocate-General of the State" shall, in relation to the Union territory of Delhi, mean the Additional Solicitor General of India.]
	1	Certain words omitted by Act 60 of 1973, sec. 24 (w.e.f 31-1-1974)
	2	Ins. by Act 21 of 1964, sec. 17.
	3	Ins. by Act 60 of 1973, sec. 24 (w.e.f. 31-1-1974).
	4	Sub-section (1A) ins. by Act 60 of 1973, sec. 24 (w.e.f. 31-1-1974).