The proviso to section 3(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961 requires that, as nearly as possible, one-half…

The proviso to Section 3(2), inserted in 1964, says that as nearly as possible one-half of the elected members must have been advocates on a State roll for at least "Ten years". Section 4(1-A) uses the same standing as the condition for election to the Bar Council of India. Shorter periods such as five or seven years do not appear in the provision.