Gujarat High Court Civil Manual (subordinate court practice), 1960
The following shall be Model Rules for Bar Libraries :— I. The Library shall be known as the Bar Library. II. No person shall make use of the Library other than duly enrolled members. III. Membership shall be open to the following only :— (a) Judges serving in the district; (b) Lawyers entitled to practise in the Courts in the district; (c) Police Prosecutors serving in the district; (d) Such other person as the Managing Committee may admit to membership : Provided that where the Presiding Judge of the Court is not a member of the Managing Committee, no person shall be admitted under clause (d) above without the Presiding Judge's consent in writing. IV. All members shall be required to pay a monthly subscription at rates to be fixed by the General Body and approved by the District Judge. V. (1) All use of the Library shall be prohibited to a member whose subscription is in arrears by more than two months, until he shall have paid all the arrears together with the subscription for the current month. (2) A subscription shall be deemed to be in arrears from the first day of the month next after the month on account of which the subscription was due. VI. (1) Any member other than a salaried officer of Government found guilty of conduct which is deemed unworthy of his profession may be deprived of his membership by the vote of not less than two thirds of the members present at a General Meeting specially called for this purpose : Provided that not less than fifteen clear days' notice shall have been given to the alleged offender of the proposed meeting, together with a full written statement of the purpose for which the meeting is called and of the reasons for calling it : Provided further that no action shall be taken to the detriment of the alleged offender without giving him an opportunity at the meeting to explain his conduct. (2) A member deprived of his membership under the foregoing provisions shall not be readmitted to membership except by the vote of not less than 1/3 of those present at a General Meeting specially called for this purpose. (3) The Managing Committee shall also be responsible for the marking and cataloguing of the Library Books, the keeping of a separate list of books belonging to Government, and for the keeping of the Library accounts : Provided that the above duties, and any other duties connected with the Library except those specified in subrule (2) above, may be performed by an Honorary or paid Librarian. Such Librarian shall be appointed and supervised by the Managing Committee, and if not an honorary worker, he shall be remunerated out of the Library funds.