ICFAI LAW SCHOOL

THE ICFAI UNIVERSITY DEHRADUN

ASSIGNMENT OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS ON THE TOPIC:

OPINION ON ADVOCATE WELFARE FUNDS.

Submitted by: Submitted to:

Karan Upadhyaya Dr. Navtika Singh Nautiyal

17FLICDDN01057 Asst. Prof.

BBA LLB ‘A’ ILS

ILS.
 OPINION ON ADVOCATE WELFARE FUND

The author, would first like to introduce the topic: The Advocates’ Welfare Fund Act, 2001 is yet
another central legislation added to the multitude of acts, rules and regulations that confound us
and complicate the legal scenario in India. This paper attempts to analyze the framework of the
Act, the need for such a central legislation, the purpose it intends to serve and a critical
evaluation of the concept.

The author is of the belief that the fraternity of advocates is a self governing and self sustaining
body and does not require any kind of welfare funds in order to look after the advocates. These
entitlements are nothing but propaganda by political parties to increase their vote bank. It is the
use of public money for purposes apart from public benefit and is completely baseless. Crores
and crores of rupees of the tax payer’s money is used to uplift and look after the needs of a
completely independent and self sustaining fraternity. This is a perfect example of “Clientelism”,
it seeks legitimacy by pacifying those groups of society who could raise questions about its
legitimacy.