The Legal Education - Law Commission of India

122Chapter XIIIDisqualification of Employees Dismissed or Removedfrom Service and Section 24A13.0 It appears that for quite some time, the Bar Council of India is notsatisfied with the present system of permitting the entry to the profession ofcertain law graduates who have either been convicted by a Court or who,having been in service, have been removed or dismissed from service onthe grounds of moral turpitude.13.1 Section 24A deals with disqualification for enrolment. As per clause(a) and (b) of sub-section (1), a person cannot be enrolled as an advocate ifhe is convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude or under theprovisions of Untouchability (Offence) Act, 1955. Similarly, as per clause(c), if a person is dismissed or removed from employment or office underthe State or any charge involving moral turpitude, he cannot be enrolled asan advocate. But, at present, sec. 24A(1) contains a proviso which enableslaw graduates, who have been convicted or who have been dismissed orremoved from service to be enrolled after the expiry of two years from thedate of his release from the prison or after the expiry of two years from thedate of dismissal or removal, as the case may be. The said proviso tosection 24A (1) reads as follows:“Provided that the disqualification for enrolment as aforesaid shallcease to have effect after a period of two years has elapsed since hisrelease or dismissal or, as the case may be, removal.”