Advocates Act, 1961 · Chapter IV: Right to Practise
Section 33: Advocates alone entitled to practise
Except as otherwise provided in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force, no person shall, on or after the appointed day, be entitled to practise in any court or before any authority or person unless he is enrolled as an advocate under this Act.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 16 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 33
- S. Ramachandra Rao v. S. Nagabhushana Rao & Ors.
- R. Muthukrishnan v. The Registrar General of the High Court of Judicature at Madras
- Bar Council of India v. A.K. Balalji and Ors.
- India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. v. Dharam Singh & Anr.
- N.K. Bajpai v. Union of India and Anr.
- C. Venkatachalam v. Ajitkumar C. Shah and Others
- Jimmy Jahangir Madan v. Bolly Cariyappa Hindley (D) by Lrs.