India: Telangana Advocates Protection Act comes into force

The Act seeks to address increasing instances of violence and intimidation against advocates by providing for police protection, safeguards against false cases and a dedicated grievance redressal mechanism.

The Telangana Advocates Protection Act, 2026 has come into force from today, June 2, 2026.

The Telangana government issued a notification to this effect on Monday, bringing into force the provisions of the Act that aim to protect advocates from violence, threats, harassment and false implication in cases.

The notification was issued by the Law Department dated June 2, 2026.

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Telangana Advocates Protection Act, 2026, Government hereby appoint the 2nd day of June, 2026, as t

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India: Telangana Advocates Protection Act comes into force