The Lok Sabha today passed the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023. It was introduced in Rajyasabha on August 1 and was passed in the upper house on August 3.The bill, which seeks to amend the Advocates Act, 1961, has made the act of 'Tout' punishable and repealed certain provisions of the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879 which have become obsolete.According to the statement of object and reasons...
