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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

LAW DEPARTMENT

(G.O. Ms. No. 29/2020-LD., Puducherry, dated 2nd December 2020)

NOTIFICATION

Approval of the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is conveyed for

“the Government of Puducherry Grant of Stipend to Junior Advocates

Scheme Rules, 2020”. The details of the Scheme are as appended to this

Notification.

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Puducherry

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December

2020

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2. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department,

Puducherry vide I.D. No. 2232/FC/FD/F5/A3/2019, dated 28-11-2019.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

J. JULIET PUSHPA,

Secretary to Government (Law).

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Government of Puducherry Grant of Stipend to Junior Advocates

Scheme Rules, 2020

1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (i) These rules may be

called “the Government of Puducherry Grant of Stipend to Junior

Advocates Scheme Rules, 2020”.

(ii) These rules shall apply to the whole of the Union territory

of Puducherry.

(iii) They shall be deemed to have come into force with effect

from 01-01-2018.

2. Definitions.—In these rules, unless the context otherwise

requires;

(a) “Junior Advocate” shall mean, a Law Graduate, who has

enrolled in the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and who has

passed the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) conducted by the Bar

Council of India, a Statutory Body constituted under the Advocates

Act, 1961 (Central Act of 1961) and whose annual family income does not

exceed Rupees two lakhs per annum;

(b) “Government” means, the Administrator of the Union

territory of Puducherry appointed by the President of India under

Article 239 of the Constitution.

constituted for the purposes of these rules with the following

composition:

(i) Secretary to Government, Law Department, . . Chairman

Puducherry.

(ii) President, Bar Association, Pondicherry . . Vice-

Chairman

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(iii) Six Members of Bar Association, Three . . Members

Members given by Pondicherry Bar

Association and the President of Bar

Association of Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam.

(iv) Deputy Secretary/Under Secretary,

. . Member

Finance Department, Puducherry.

(v) Government Pleader, Puducherry

. . Member

(vi) Director of Prosecution, Law Department, . . Member-

Puducherry.

Secretary.

(d) “Stipend amount” shall be as decided by the Government

from time to time and payable every month to the eligible Junior

Advocates;

(e) “Union Territory” shall mean, the Union territory of

Puducherry.

3. Object.—The object of the Scheme is to provide for monthly

financial assistance to 25 numbers of young Junior Advocates in the

Union territory of Puducherry every year, for a period of two years or till

starting independent practice, whichever is earlier, from the date of

passing the All India Bar Examination (AIBE).

4. Eligibility.—To avail the financial assistance under this Scheme,

the applicant shall be:–

(i) a citizen of India;

(ii) a native by birth or resident of the Union territory of

Puducherry for a continuous period of five years who has pursued Law

degree in any Government Law College;

(iii) a Junior Advocate as defined in 2(a) of these rules and who

is not above 30 years of age, and

(iv) shall comply with rule 6 of these rules during the period of

financial assistance.

5. Making of application.—An application for the payment of

stipend shall be submitted to the General Secretary, Bar Association,

Pondicherry in respect of Puducherry region; in respect of Kariakal,

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Mahe and Yanam regions, application shall be submitted to the

respective President of the Bar Association concerned. The application

shall be submitted alongwith the following documents:–

(i) Attested copy of the Enrolment Certificate.

(ii) Attested copy of the Certificate evidencing pass in the All

India Bar Examination.

(iii) Income Certificate issued by an Officer not below the rank

of Deputy Tahsildar.

(iv) Certificate of Nativity by Birth or by continuous residence

of five years in the Union Territory issued by an Officer not below the

rank of Deputy Tahsildar, Family Ration Card, Electoral Identity Card,

Aadhaar Card, Bank Passbook (first page) and PAN Card.

(v) Attendance Certificate and Conduct Certificate issued by the

President/Secretary of the Bar Association and Member-Secretary, Union

territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authority.

(vi) Attendance Certificate issued by the Senior Advocate with

whom he is attached.

(vii) Applications will be called for in the month of April, every year.

6. Requisite conditions for grant of monthly stipend.—The Junior

Advocate shall:–

(i) regularly attend the Free Legal Aid Camps conducted by the

Union territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authority;

(ii) conduct the legal aid cases allotted to him / her by the Legal

Aid Committee and the respective Courts;

(iii) assist the Courts as an Intern;

(iv) shall regularly attend the Chamber of the Senior Advocate

with whom he is attached.

(v) shall obtain regular practice certificate, every three months

from the President/Secretary of the Bar Association concerned.

(vi) shall assist on rotation basis, the Government Pleader/

Public Prosecutor or Additional Government Pleader/Additional Public

Prosecutor or Assistant Government Pleader or Assistant Public

Prosecutor within the concerned area of practice at least for a period of

three months.

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(vii) The performance of Junior Advocates shall be reviewed

once in six months before further extending the stipend.

7. Verification and selection of Beneficiaries.—The Member-

Secretary shall cause to verify the credentials of the applicants and shall

forward the applications of the eligible applicants to the State Level

Committee. The Committee will select the beneficiaries. The marks

obtained in the qualifying examination that is, Bachelor's Degree in Law

and the marks secured in the 12th Standard Board examination with

negative marks for additional attempts will be the criteria for merit.

The rule of reservation notified by the Government of Puducherry for

Government employment shall be followed and one-third of the

beneficiaries shall be women. The decision of the Committee shall be the

final.

8. Award of Stipend.—The Member-Secretary shall forward the list

of the beneficiaries selected by the State Level Committee to the Law

Department for obtaining expenditure sanction from the Government.

9. Mode of Payment.—The monthly stipend shall be ` 3,000 per

month from 01-01-2018 to 31-03-2019 and @ ` 5,000 per month with effect

from 01-04-2019 and shall be disbursed to the selected beneficiaries after

obtaining an Undertaking from them to the effect that in the event of the

beneficiary leaving the profession within a period of five years from the

date of his/her enrolment except those who have entered Government

service, the entire stipend received shall be refunded by them with

6% Simple Interest to the Government. The stipend amount shall be

released by Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) method. The performance of

the Junior Advocates shall be reviewed once in six months before further

extending the period.

10. Interpretation.—If, any doubt arises as to the interpretation of

the above rules, the same shall be referred to the Secretary to

Government (Law), Puducherry and his decision thereon shall be final

and binding.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

J. JULIET PUSHPA,

Secretary to Government (Law).

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APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF STIPEND TO

JUNIOR ADVOCATES

1. Name of the applicant

2. Father’s Name

3. Sex

: Male / Female

4. Date of Birth

5. Age

6. Residential Address

(Proof to be enclosed)

7. Aadhaar Number

8. Mobile Number

9. Caste

10. Community

11. Religion

12. Nationality

13. Enrolment Number and

Date of Enrolment

14. Date of passing the All India Bar :

Examination

15. Preference of Practice

: Civil / Criminal

UNDERTAKING

I ............................... son/daughter/wife of ..........................................

aged .............. years and residing at ..............................................................

do hereby undertake that the facts stated above are true to the best of

my knowledge, belief and information. In the event of suppression of

any material fact/misrepresentation of any fact or falsehood. I hereby,

undertake to indemnify the Government to the extent of the benefit

received by me under the above Scheme.

Place :

Date :

Signature

Self-attested

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to be affixed.

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