Advocate Amendment Bill 2025 ke khilaf Karkardooma Court mein wakilon ka dharna pradarshan lagataar jaari hai. Delhi ki sabhi Bar Associations ki Coordination Committee ne aane wale 28 February tak hartaal jaari rakhne ka ghoshna kar di hai. Aakhir kyun hai is prastavit Advocate Amendment Bill ka virodh? Bharat sarkar dwara prastavit "anyay, anuchit aur pakshpaatpurn" bill ke virodh mein ekmat se nirnay liya gaya hai. "Yeh bill advocates ki ekta, akhandta aur garima ke bilkul virudh hai, aur yeh prakriti mein kathor bhi hai. Yeh sabhi rajyon ke Bar Associations aur Bar Councils ki swatantrata ko seedhe prabhavit karega."

Central government ne Advocate Act 1961 mein nimnalikhit sanshodhan prastavit kiye hain:

1. Vidhik Vyavasayi ka Vistar: Bill mein "vidhik vyavasayi" (Section 2) ki paribhasha ko vistarit karne ka prastaav hai, jismein sirf courts mein practice kar rahe advocates hi nahi, balki corporate lawyers, in-house counsels, aur private aur public sangathanon, statutory bodies aur foreign law firms mein vidhik karya mein lage log bhi shaamil hain.

2. Anivarya Bar Association Registration: Naya Section 33A yeh anivarya banata hai ki courts, tribunals, ya authorities ke samaksh practice kar rahe sabhi advocates ko us Bar Association mein registration karana hoga, jahan ve mukhya roop se practice karte hain. Sthal ya vidhik kshetra mein parivartan hone ki sthiti mein advocate ko 30 dinon ke bheetar pichle Bar Association ko suchit karna hoga. Advocates ko ek Bar Association mein matdaan karne ki anumati hogi.

3. Court Boycott aur Strike par Pratibandh: Ek mahatvapurn shamil section 35A hai, jo advocates aur Bar Associations ko hartaal ya court ki karyavahi ka boycott karne ya bhaag lene se rokta hai. Koi bhi ullanghan ko vyavsayik durachaar maana jayega, jiske liye disciplinary action liya jayega. Halaanki, vyavsayik ya prashasnik muddon par pratikatmak ya ek din ka virodh pradarshan anumati hai, yadi ve court ke kaam ko avrudh na karein.

4. Sarkari Nigrani aur Regulation:

   • BCI mein Sarkar dwara Manonit Sadasya: Section 4 ka sanshodhan karke central government ko BCI (Bar Council of India) mein teen sadasyon ko manonit karne ki anumati mil sakti hai.

   • Nirdesh jari karne ki Shakti: Bill Section 49B ko prastavit karta hai, jo central government ko BCI ko Act ke pravadhaan aur uske regulations ko lagu karne mein nirdesh dene ka adhikaar deta hai.

5. Kathor Disciplinary Measures aur Liabilities:

   • Bina Anumati ke Practice karne par Badhava Jurmana: Section 45 ke tahat, bina sahi pramaan ke law ka practice karne wale ko ek saal tak kaaravaas (pahle chhe mahine) aur/ya 2 lakh tak ka jurmana ho sakta hai.

   • Advocate Misconduct ke Liabilities (Section 45B): Agar kisi vyakti ko advocate ke misconduct ke karan nukhsaan hota hai, to ve BCI ke prescribed regulations ke tahat complaint darj kar sakte hain.

6. State Roll se Hatana (Section 24B): Jin advocates ko teen varsh ya usse adhik ka kaaravaas wala apradh hua hai, unhe State Bar Council roll se hata diya jayega. Re-enrollment ko do saal baad rihayi ke baad vichar kiya ja sakta hai, jo BCI ki manjoori ke adheen hai.

7. Verification aur Professional Inspection:

   • Mandatory Certification aur Place of Practice Verification: Bill mein advocates ki degrees, pate aur workplaces samet unki creditials ka periodic verification ka prastaav hai.

   • Foreign Law Firms aur Practitioners: Bharat mein foreign law firms aur wakilon ke pravesh