The GO was issued after taking into consideration the Kerala Advocates’ Stipend Rules notified by the Bar Council of Kerala in December 2021 for payment of stipend upto ₹5,000 per month to lawyers with less than three years practice at the Bar and an annual income not exceeding ₹1 lakh.
The Rules stipulate that the stipend may be disbursed from the Kerala Advocates’ Welfare Fund by the Trustee Committee which is empowered to do so under Section 9 of the Kerala Advocates’ Welfare Fund Act, 1980.
After the said Rules were notified, the Trustee Committee made some recommendations to the State Government, on the basis of which the new GO was issued.
Source: Barandbench
