Under section 36B(1) of the Advocates Act, 1961, what happens if disciplinary proceedings before a…

Under section 36B(1) of the Advocates Act, 1961, if a State Bar Council's disciplinary committee does not dispose of a complaint within one year of its receipt or the initiation of proceedings, "The proceedings stand transferred to the Bar Council of India.", which may dispose of them as if withdrawn for inquiry under section 36(2). Expiry of the period neither dismisses the complaint nor establishes the advocate's guilt.