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ചചാവ, 2024 നവംബര 26
Tuesday, 26th November 2024
1200 വൃശികം 11
1946 അ്ഗഹായനം 5
11th Vrischikam 1200
5th Agrahayana 1946
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നരേ 48
No.
Vol. XIII
Part III
Administration of Justice - Judiciary
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മകരള സരകാര
GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
2024
26th November 2024 KERALA GAZETTE 191 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA
NOTIFICATION
11th November 2024.
No. DI-1/65261/2016.
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 34 of the Advocates Act, 1961 and of all other powers hereunto enabling it in this behalf, the High Court of Kerala, hereby makes the following amendments to the Advocates' Clerks Rules, 2016, published vide High Court Notification No. D1-16421/2006, dated 8-4-2016 in Kerala Gazette Vol. V, No. 18 dated 3-5-2016, namely;
RULES
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These Rules may be called the Advocates' Clerks (Amendment) Rules, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of the Rules.—(1) After the existing rule 7, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:
"7A. A registered Clerk who has been engaged by an Advocate under Rule 5(a) shall, before the expiry of six months from the date of notification of this rule and every two years thereafter, and a newly registered Advocate Clerk on the expiry of every two years thereafter, within a month of the date of expiry of two year period, file a declaration of the Advocate along with an affidavit of the clerk stating that he continues to be engaged by the said Advocate or in the event of change in Advocate, the declaration of the Advocate under whom he is continuing in engagement and the affidavit, as shown in Appendix C, before the Registrar or the District Judge, as the case may be."
(2) in sub-rule (1) of rule 19, after clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:
"(C) he fails to comply with Rule 7A"
(3) after Appendix B, the following Appendix shall be inserted, namely:
APPENDIX C
[Declaration and Affidavit to be filed under Rule 7A]
DECLARATION
I........................................ son of ......................................aged .............years, residing at............
..................................................................do hereby declare that Sri.............................................
(Card No..............) is continuing as my registered clerk/trainee clerk from the year..................
Signature and seal of the Advocate
192 KERALA GAZETTE Part III ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________AFFIDAVIT
I ...................................... son of ...................................... aged ........ years, residing at .............
............................................................ (Card No..............) do hereby affirm that I am continuing as the registered clerk/trainee clerk under Advocate Sri ................................. from the year ........
Signature of the Clerk
Solemnly affirmed and signed before me by the deponent who is known to me on this the ...........
day of ......................202 in my office at .....................
Advocate
By order,
GOPAKUMAR G . Registrar General.
Kochi-682 031
Explanatory Note
(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.)
The High Court has observed that the Advocates' Clerks Rules, 2016 needs amendment on validity period of ID card of Advocates' Clerks and related forms.
The notification is intended to achieve the above object.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PUBLISHED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF GOVERNMENT PRESSES AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 2024