Gujarat High Court Civil Manual (subordinate court practice), 1960
(1) Subject to the conditions hereinafter prescribed, the following persons shall be qualified to present an application for being admitted as Pleaders :— (i) A person who has taken the degree of Bachelor or Master of Laws of any University recognized by the High Court and the Bombay Bar Council, and produces a certificate from the Bombay Bar Council that he has passed the examination for the office of an Advocate of the High Court held by the Council under its rules in force from June 1941 ; (ii) a person who has passed the Examination for the office of a District Pleader held under rules framed therefor and previously in force ; (iii) a person who has previous to the first day of January 1929 passed the Examination for the office of a Vakil of the High Court held under rules framed therefor and previously in force ; (iv) a person who has passed the Advocates' Examination held by the Bombay Bar Council prior to June 1941 under its old rules ; (v) a person who has taken the degree of Bachelor of Laws of the University of Bombay under its regulations in force prior to June 1938 : Provided no person who has not completed 21 years of age shall be admitted as a District Pleader. (2) No woman shall be disqualified for admission as a District Pleader by reason only of her sex. (3) An application for admission as a pleader shall bear court fee stamp of Rs. 10 and state the District for which a Sanad is desired. It shall be addressed to the Honourable the Chief Justice and Judges of the High Court of Bombay, and shall be delivered to the Registrar, High Court, Appellate Side (A prescribed form of admission as a pleader shall be obtainable from the Registrar, High Court, Appellate Side). (4) An application shall be accompanied by the following :— (a) A diploma showing that the applicant has taken the degree of Bachelor or Master of Laws of a recognised University together with the certificate from the Bombay Bar Council referred to in rule 1 (i) above ; or a certificate showing that he has passed the Examination for the office of District Pleader; or a certificate showing that he has passed the Examination for the office of the Vakil of the High Court prior to 1st January 1929; or a certificate showing that he has passed the Examination for the office of the Advocate of the High Court held by the Bombay Bar Council prior to June 1941; or a diploma showing that he has taken the degree of Bachelor or Master of Laws of the University of Bombay under its regulations in force prior to June 1938. The applicant may enclose instead of the diplomas or certificates copies of the aforesaid documents certified to be correct by an Advocate or a District Pleader of the High Court of Bombay of more than ten years' standing, or Justice of the Peace or any Gazetted Officer of Government. (b) A certificate that he is of good moral character. (c) A certificate that he can speak, read and write with ease and correctness one of the regional languages used in the district for which the Sanad is desired, viz., Marathi or Gujarati. (d) If he is in any kind of employment a statement giving particulars thereof. (e) A declaration that he has completed 21 years of age. (f) Rs. 50 either in cash or by Money Order or by Insured Registered Cover. Note.—The Certificate in clauses (b) and (c) shall be exactly in the following form:— (b) Certified that Mr. __________ is a person of good moral character Designation and Signature. (c) Certified that Mr. __________ can speak, read and write with ease and correctness the Marathi/Gujarati language. Designation and Signature. These certificates shall be from a District, Assistant, Small Cause or Civil Judge of the Bombay State or the Principal of a College or School recognised by the University of Bombay, by a Professor of the Law College or by an Advocate or District Pleader of more than ten years' standing. The declaration in clause (e) shall be exactly in the following form :— (e) I do hereby declare that I have completed twenty-one years of age. My birth date is Date. Signature. (f) Declaration and undertakings in the following forms :— Declaration. I do hereby declare that *I am/I am not engaged in trade business or profession, or in any part-time or full time employment. If the applicant is so engaged, he shall state here the details about the nature and hours of engagement or employment as required by Rule 5. Date. Signature. Undertakings. (a) I do hereby undertake that if, after my admission as a Pleader, I engage in any trade, business or profession or accept any employment or if there is any change in the nature and/or hours of my engagement or employment, I shall forthwith inform the Registrar, High Court, Appellate Side, of the nature and hours of such engagement or employment or of any such change therein. (b) I also undertake that on my being so required by the High Court, I shall either give up any trade, business or profession in which I am engaged or any employment which I hold, or cease to practise as a Pleader during the period of such engagement or employment if on my furnishing the information as required by the rules, it is considered by the High Court that such engagement or employment is derogatory to the status of a Pleader or likely to interfere with my professional work. Date. Signature. * Score out and initial from the words I am/I am not the words which are not applicable.