(6) An application for payment from the Fund shall be preferred to the trustee committee in such form as may be prescribed.

(7) An application received under sub-section (6), shall be disposed of by the trustee committee after such enquiry as it deems necessary.

17. Restriction on alienation, attachment, etc., of interest in the Fund.- (1) The interest of any member in the Fund, or the right of a member or his nominee or legal heirs to receive any amount from the Fund, shall not be assigned, alienated or charged and shall not be liable to attachment under any decree or order of any court, tribunal or other authority.

(2) No creditor shall be entitled to proceed against the Fund or the interest therein of any member or his nominee or heirs..

Explanation.- For the purposes of this section, 'creditor' includes the State or an official assignee or receiver appointed under the Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920 or any other law for the time being in force.

18. Group Life Insurance for members and other benefits .- The Bar Council may, for the welfare of the members of the Fund,­

(a)obtain from the Life Insurance Corporation of India policies of group insurance for

the members of the Fund;

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(c) provide for such other benefits as may be prescribed.

19. Meetings of trustee committee.-(1) The trustee committee shall meet at least once in three months or more often if found necessary to transact business under this Act or the rules made there under.

(2) Three members of the trustee committee shall form the quorum for a meeting of the committee.

(3) The Chairman or in his absence, a member elected by the members present shall preside over a meeting of the trustee committee.

(4) Any matter coming before a meeting of the trustee committee shall be decided by a majority of the members present and voting at the meeting and, in the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman or the member presiding over the meeting shall have a casting vote.

20. Travelling and daily allowance to members of trustee committee.- The non­official members of the trustee committee shall be eligible to get such travelling allowance and daily allowance as are admissible to the members of the Bar Council.