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NAME : Hemant Ramchandra Jog

PROJECT NAME : Bar Council & its Functions

ROLL NO. : 92

CLASS : F.Y.LLB

GUIDE : Prof. Lalit Pagare

YEAR : 2015-2016

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Acknowledgement

I have taken efforts in this project. However, it would not have been possible without

the kind support and help of many individuals and organizations. I would like to

extend my sincere thanks to all of them.

I am highly indebted to Dr. Rajesh Anantrao Sakhare, Principal for their guidance and

Constant supervision as well as our professor Mr. Lalit Pagare, for providing

necessary information regarding the project & also for their support in completing the

project.

I would like to thanks and appreciate my family & my colleague for their kind

co-operation and encouragement in developing the project which help me in

completion of this project and people who have willingly helped me out with their

abilities.

Hemant R. Jog

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CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Mr. Hemant Ramchandra Jog Student of St.Wilfred’s

College of Low , Panvel studying for LLB first year, has successfully completed his

project as required for the second semester of three year LLB for the Academic

Session 2015-16.

Signature of Professor Signature of Principal

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Bar Council

&

It’s Functions

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INDEX

Sr. No Contents Page

No’s

1 Introduction 7

2 About The Council 10

3 History 12

4 Structure Of the Bar Council 15

5 Functions Of State Bar Council 16

6 Functions Of Bar Council of India 18

7 Enrollment of Advocates 20

8 Committees Of Bar Council 21

9 Directorate of legal education 25

10 The All India Bar Examination Rules 27

11 The All India Bar Examination 29

12 Application for certificate of Bar Council 30

13 Right To Information 31

14 Conclusion 33

15 References 34

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BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA

INT

The Bar Council of India

bar. It was created by P

standards of professional

over the bar. It also sets

Universities whose degree

themselves as advocates u

provides-

(1) There shall be a Bar C

known as the Bar Counci

namely:–

(a) The Attorney-General

(b) The Solicitor General

(c) One member elected by

Section 4(1-A) of the Act

elected as a member of the

specified in the proviso to

INTRODUCTION

India is a statutory body that regulates and represent

by Parliament under the Advocates Act, 1961. I

ional conduct, etiquettes and exercises disciplinary

o sets standards for legal education and grants rec

degree in law will serve as a qualification for studen

cates upon graduation. Section 4. Of the Bar Counc

Bar Council for the territories to which this Act ex

ouncil of India which shall consist of the followin

neral of India, exofficio;

neral of India, exofficio;

ted by each State Bar Council from amongst its memb

e Act makes it clear that no person shall be eligib

of the Bar Council of India unless he possesses the qu

iso to sub- section (2) of section 3.

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resents the Indian

961. It prescribes

linary jurisdiction

nts recognition to

students to enroll

Council Of India

Act extends to be

llowing members,

members.

eligible for being

the qualifications

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Section4(2) of the Act provides that there shall be a Chairman and a Vice- Chairman

of the Bar Council of India elected by the Council in such manner as may be

prescribed. Section 4(2-A) of the Act makes it clear that a person holding office as

Chairman or as Vice- Chairman of the Bar Council of India immediately before the

commencement of the Advocates (Amendment) Act, 1977 (38 of 1977 ), shall, on

such commencement, cease to hold office as Chairman or Vice- Chairman, as the case

may be:

Provided that such person shall continue to carry on the duties of his office until the

Chairman or the Vice- Chairman, as the case may be, of the Council, elected after the

commencement of the Advocates (Amendment) Act, 1977 (38 of 1977 ), assumes

charge of the office.

Section 4(3) of the Act provides that the term of office of a member of the Bar

Councilof India elected by the State Bar Council shall–

in the case of a member of a State Bar Council who holds office ex officio, be two

years from the date of his election or till he ceases to be a member of the State

BarCouncil, whichever is earlier]; and in any other case, be for the period for which

he holds office as member of the State Bar Council: Provided that every such member

shall continue to hold office as a member of the Bar Council of India until his

successor is elected.

Section 10-A of the Act provides that The Bar council of India shall meet at New

Delhi or at such other place as it may, for reasons to be recorded in writing,

determine. A State Bar Council shall meet at its headquarters or at such other place as

it may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, determine .The committees other than

disciplinary committees constituted by the Bar Councils shall meet at the headquarters

of the respective Bar councils. Every Bar Council and every committee thereof except

the disciplinary committees shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the

transaction of business at their meetings as may be prescribed. The disciplinary

committees constituted under section 9 shall meet at such times and places and shall

observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at their

meetings as may be prescribed.

Section 10-B of the Act provides that an elected member of a Bar Council shall be

deemed to have vacated his office if he is declared by the Bar Council of which he is a

member to have been absent without sufficient excuse from three consecutive

meetings of such Council, or if his name is, for any cause removed from the roll of

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advocates or if he is otherwise disqualified under any rule made by the Bar Council of

India.

Section 14 of the Act provides that no election of a member to a Bar Council shall be

called in question on the ground merely that due notice thereof has not been given to

any person entitled to vote thereat , if notice of the date has, not less than thirty days

before that date, been published in the Official Gazette.

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About the Council

The Bar Council of India is a statutory body created by Parliament to regulate and

represent the Indian bar. We perform the regulatory function by prescribing standards

of professional conduct and etiquette and by exercising disciplinary jurisdiction over

the bar. We also sets standards for legal education and grants recognition to

Universities whose degree in law will serve as qualification for enrolment as an

advocate.

In addition, we perform certain representative functions by protecting the rights,

privileges and interests of advocates and through the creation of funds for providing

financial assistance to organise welfare schemes for them.

The Bar Council of India was established by Parliament under the Advocates Act,

1961. The following statutory functions under Section 7 cover the Bar Council’s

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regulatory and representative mandate for the legal profession and legal education in

India:

1. To lay down standards of professional conduct and etiquette for advocates.

2. To lay down procedure to be followed by its disciplinary committee and the

disciplinary committees of each State Bar Council.

3. To safeguard the rights, privileges and interests of advocates.

4. To promote and support law reform.

5. To deal with and dispose of any matter which may be referred to it by a State Bar

Council.

6. To promote legal education and to lay down standards of legal education. This is

done in consultation with the Universities in India imparting legal education and

the State Bar Councils.

7. To recognize Universities whose degree in law shall be a qualification for

enrolment as an advocate. The Bar Council of India visits and inspect Universitie

or directs the State Bar Councils to visit and inspect Universities for this purpose.

8. To conduct seminars and talks on legal topics by eminent jurists and publish

journals and papers of legal interest.

9. To organize legal aid to the poor.

10. To recognize on a reciprocal basis, the foreign qualifications in law obtained

outside India for the purpose of admission as an advocate in India.

11. To manage and invest the funds of the Bar Council.

12. To provide for the election of its members who shall run the Bar Councils.

The Bar Council of India can also constitute funds for the following purposes:

1. Giving financial assistance to organise welfare schemes for poor, disabled or

other advocates,

2. Giving legal aid, and

3. Establishing law libraries.

The Bar Council of India can also receive grants, donations, and gifts for any of these

purposes.

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HISTORY

1950

After the Constitution of India came into force on January 26, 1950, the Inter-

University Board at its annual meeting held in Madras, passed a resolution stressing

the need for an all-India bar and emphasising the desirability of having uniformly

high standards for law examinations in different Universities of the country in view of

the fact that a Supreme Court of India had been established.

In May 1950, the Madras Provincial Lawyers Conference held under the presidency

of Shri S. Varadachariar resolved that the Government of India should appoint a

committee for the purpose of evolving a scheme for an all-India Bar and amending the

Indian Bar Councils Act to bring it in conformity with the new Constitution.

At its meeting held on October 1, 1950, the Bar Council of Madras adopted that

resolution.

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1951

Shri Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, a Member of Parliament, introduced on April

12, 1951, a comprehensive bill to amend the India Bar Councils Act.

The Government of India took the view that in the changed circumstances of

independence, a comprehensive Bill sponsored by the Government was necessary. In

August 1951, the then Minister of Law announced on the floor of the House that the

Government of India was considering a proposal to set up a Committee of Inquiry to

go into the problem in detail. The Committee was constituted and asked to examine

and report on:

1. The desirability and feasibility of a completely unified Bar for the whole of India,

2. The continuance or abolition of the dual system of counsel and solicitor (or agent)

which obtains in the Supreme court and in the Bombay and Calcutta High Courts,

3. The continuance or abolition of different classes of legal practitioners, such as

advocates of the Supreme Court, advocates of the various High Courts, district court

pleaders, mukhtars (entitled to practice in criminal courts only), revenue agents, and

income-tax practitioners,

4. The desirability and feasibility of establishing a single Bar Council for (1) the

whole of India and (2) for each State,

5. The establishment of a separate Bar Council for the Supreme Court,

6. The consolidation and revision of the various enactments (Central as well as

State) relating to legal practitioners, and

7. All other connected matters.

This All India Bar Committee was headed by the Hon’ble Shri S. R. Das, Judge,

Supreme Court of India. The Committee consisted of the following members:

1. Shri M. C. Setalvad, Attorney General of India,

2. Dr. Bakshi Tek Chand, retired High Court Judge,

3. Shri V. K. T. Chari, Advocate-General of Madras,

4. Shri V. Rajaram Aiyar, Advocate-General of Hyderabad,

5. Shri Syed A, Kazmi, M.P., Advocate, Allahabad,

6. Shri C. C. Shah, M.P., Solicitor, Bombay, and

7. Shri D. M. Bhandari, M.P., Advocate, Rajasthan High Court.

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1953

The All India Bar Committee submitted its detailed report on March 30, 1953. The

report contained the proposals for constituting a Bar Council for each state and an All-

India Bar Council at the national level as the apex body for regulating the legal

profession as well as to supervise the standard of legal education in India.

Meanwhile, the Law Commission of India had been assigned the job of preparing a

report on the reforms of judicial administration.

1961

To implement the recommendations of the All-India Bar Committee and taking into

account the Law Commission’s recommendations relating to the legal profession, a

comprehensive Advocates Bill was introduced in the Parliament which resulted in the

the Advocates Act, 1961.

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STRUCTURE OF THE BAR

COUNCIL OF INDIA

The Bar Council of India consists of 18 Members. The Attorney General of India and

the Solicitor General of India are Ex-officio Members of the council and the other 16

Members represent the 16 State Bar Councils in the country. The Members are elected

for a period of five years and the Chairman and Vice -Chairman are elected for a

period of two years from among the Members of the Bar Council of India. The Bar

Council further consists of various committees viz., Legal Education Committee,

Disciplinary Committee, Executive Committee, Legal Aid Committee, Advocates

Welfare Fund Committee, Rules Committee and various other Committees formed to

look into specific issues arising from time to time.

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Functions of State Bar Councils

(1) The functions of a State Bar Council shall be

(a) to admit persons as advocates on its roll;

(b) to prepare and maintain such roll;

(c) to entertain and determine cases of misconduct against advocates on its roll;

(d) to safeguard the rights, privileges and interests of advocates on its roll; 1[(dd) to

promote the growth of Bar Associations for the purposes of effective implementation

of the welfare schemes referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (2) of this section

clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 7;]

(e) to promote and support law reform; to conduct seminars and organise talks on

legal topics by eminent jurists and publish journals and paper of legal interest; to

organise legal aid to the poor in the prescribed manner;

(f) to manage and invest the funds of the Bar Council;

(g) to provide for the election of its members; 1 Inserted by Act 70 of 1993 w.e.f.

26.12.1993 2 Inserted by Act 60 of 1973 w.e.f. 31.01.1974. 1[(gg) to visit and inspect

Universities in accordance with the directions given under clause (i) of sub-section (1)

of section 7;]

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(h) to perform all other functions conferred on it by or under this Act;

(i) to do all other things necessary for discharging the aforesaid functions. 2[(2) A

State Bar Council may constitute one or more funds in the prescribed manner for the

purpose of—

(a) giving financial assistance to organise welfare schemes for the indigent, disabled

or other advocates;

(b) giving legal aid or advice in accordance with the rules made in this behalf;] 3

(c) establishing law libraries.4(3) A State Bar Council may receive any grants,

donations, gifts or benefactions for all or any of the purposes specified in subsection

(2) which shall be credited to the appropriate fund or funds constituted under that sub-

section.

FUNCTION

The Bar Council of India

1961. The following statu

regulatory and representati

India:

1. To lay down standards o

2. To lay down procedure t

disciplinary committees

3. To safeguard the rights,

4. To promote and support

5. To deal with and dispose

Council.

6. To promote legal educat

done in consultation wit

the State Bar Councils.

7. To recognize Universitie

enrolment as an advoca

or directs the State Bar

8. To conduct seminars and

TIONS OF BAR COUNCIL

INDIA

India was established by Parliament under the Adv

g statutory functions under Section 7 cover the Ba

sentative mandate for the legal profession and legal e

dards of professional conduct and etiquette for advoca

edure to be followed by its disciplinary committee and

ittees of each State Bar Council.

ights, privileges and interests of advocates.

pport law reform.

ispose of any matter which may be referred to it by a

education and to lay down standards of legal education

on with the Universities in India imparting legal educa

ncils.

ersities whose degree in law shall be a qualification fo

dvocate. The Bar Council of India visits and inspects

e Bar Councils to visit and inspect Universities for thi

ars and talks on legal topics by eminent jurists and pub

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NCIL OF

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the Bar Council’s

legal education in

dvocates.

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it by a State Bar

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education and

tion for

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for this purpose.

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journals and papers of legal interest.

9. To organize legal aid to the poor.

10. To recognize on a reciprocal basis, the foreign qualifications in law obtained

outside India for the purpose of admission as an advocate in India.

11. To manage and invest the funds of the Bar Council.

12. To provide for the election of its members who shall run the Bar Councils.

The Bar Council of India can also constitute funds for the following purposes:

1. Giving financial assistance to organize welfare schemes for poor, disabled or other

advocates,

2. Giving legal aid, and

3. Establishing law libraries.

The Bar Council of India can also receive grants, donations, and gifts for any of these

purposes.

With respect to the point 6, (stated above) the Supreme Court has made it clear that

the question of importing legal education is entrusted to the Universities in India and

not to the Bar Council of India. All that the Bar Council can do is to suggest ways and

means to promote suck legal education to be imparted by the Universities and for that

purpose it may lay down the standards of education. Sections 7 do not entitle the Bar

Council itself to frame rules laying down pre-enrolment as Advocate.

In RaveendranathNaik v. Bar Council of India, the resolution passed by the Bar

Council of India directing advocates not to participate in any programme organized by

the Legal Services Authorities in any LokAdalat or any legal aid programme has been

held illegal and void.

In Ex-Captain Harish Uppal v. Union of India, the court held that section 7 provides

in respect of the functions of the Bar Council of India, but none of its functions

mentioned in section 7 authorizes it to paralyze the working of the Courts. On the

contrary it is enjoined with a duty to lay down standards of professional conduct and

etiquette for advocates. No Bar Council can ever consider giving a call of strike or a

call of boycott. In case any association calls for a strike or boycott the concerned State

Bar Council of India must immediately take disciplinary action against the advocates

who gives a call for a strike. It is the duty of every advocate to ignore a call of strike

or boycott.

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Enrollment of advocates

Eligible persons having a recognized law degree are admitted as advocates on the

rolls of the state bar Councils. The Advocates Act, 1961 empowers state bar councils

to frame their own rules regarding enrollment of advocates. The Council’s enrollment

committee may scrutinize a candidate’s application. Those admitted as advocates by

any state bar council are eligible to take the All India Bar Examination which is

conducted by the Bar Council of India. Passing the All India Bar Examination awards

the state-enrolled advocate with a 'Certificate of Enrolment' which enables the state-

enrolled advocate to practice law as an advocate in any High Court and lower court

within the territory of India. However to practice Law before the Supreme Court of

India, Advocates must first appear for and qualify in the Supreme Court Advocate on

Record Examination conducted by the Supreme Court.

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COMMITTEES OF BAR COUNCIL OF

INDIA

The Bar Council of India has various committees that make recommendations to the

Council. The members of these committees are elected from amongst the members of

the Council.

The Advocates Act mandates the creation of a Disciplinary Committee (under section

9), a Legal Education Committee, and an Executive Committee (under section 10).

Chapter III of the Bar Council of India Rules permit the Council to appoint from

amongst its members, one or more committees in addition to those specified in the

Act. The Council can delegate powers, duties, and functions to these committees.

The term of the members of the committees of the Council has been specified in

Chapter III of the Bar Council of India Rules. A different term can be specified at the

time of election.

LEGAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE

The Legal Education Committee consists of five members of the Bar Council of India

and five co-opted members to represent the judiciary, the Law Ministry, the

University Grants Commission, and academia. This committee makes

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recommendations to the Bar Council of India on all matters pertaining to legal

education in the country. The committee elects its own Chairman.

The Legal Education Committee has the power:

• To make recommendations to the Council for laying down the standards of legal

education for Universities.

• To visit and inspect Universities and report the results to the Council.

• To recommend to the Council the conditions subject to which foreign qualification

in law obtained by persons other than citizens of India may be recognised.

• To recommend to the Council for recognition of any degree in law of any University

in the territory of India.

• To recommend the discontinuance of recognition of any University already made by

the Council.Precisely, Legal education matters within the Bar Council are regulated

by the LegalEducation Committee, which consists of five Members of the Bar

Council of India And five Members co-opted from outside and they represent

Judiciary, Law Ministry, University Grants Commission and Academicians. This is a

high powered committee which makes recommendations to the Bar Council of India

on all matters pertaining to Legal Education in the country. The Legal Education

Committee elects its own Chairman.

DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE

The disciplinary committee of the Bar Council of India hears applications for revision

by persons against summary dismissal of their complaints against advocates for

professional misconduct, by the State Bar Councils.Appeals lie before the Bar

Council of India against orders of the disciplinary committees of the State Bar

Councils. Every such appeal is heard by the disciplinary

committee of the Bar Council of India, which may pass an order, including an order

varying the punishment awarded by the disciplinary committee of the State Bar

Council.

Each disciplinary committee consists of three members. The term of the members of

this committee is three years.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Executive Committee is the executive authority of the Council, and is responsible

for giving effect to the resolutions of the Council.

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Members of the Executive Committee are elected from amongst the members of the

Bar Council of India. The committee elects its Chairman and Vice-chairman.

The Executive Committee has the power:

• To manage the funds of the Council,

• To invest the funds of the Council in the manner directed by the Council from time

to time,

• To grant leave to members of the staff, other than casual leave,

• To prescribe books of account, registers and files for the proper management of the

affairs of the Council,

• To appoint and supervise the work of the members of the staff and prescribe their

conditions of service

• To appoint auditors and fix their remuneration,

• To consider the annual audit report and place it before the Council with its

comments for its consideration,

• To maintain a library and under the directions of the Council, publish any journal,

treatise or pamphlets on legal subjects,

• To prepare and place before the Council, the annual administration report and the

statement of account,

• To provide for proper annual inspection of the office and its registers,

• To authorise the Secretary to incur expenditure within prescribed limits,

• To fix travelling and other allowances to members of the committees of the Council,

and to members of the staff,

• To delegate to the Chairman and/or the Vice-Chairman any of its aforementioned

powers,

• To do all other things necessary for discharging the aforesaid functions.

ADVOCATE WELFARE COMMITTEE

The Advocates Welfare Committee looks into applications made by advocates

through various State Bar Councils for welfare funds. The committee verifies the

application and allocates funds.

The Advocates Welfare committee is empowered by the Advocates Welfare Fund

Act, 2001. The State Bar Council shall pay to the Fund annually, an amount equal to

twenty per cent of the enrolment fee received by it from advocates clause (f) of

Section 24 of the Advocates Act.

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The members of the Advocates Welfare Committee are elected from amongst the

members of the Bar Council of India. The term of each member in this committee is

two years.

LEGAL AID COMMITTEE

The Legal Aid Committee provides aids to those requiring legal assistance.

BUILDING COMMITTEE

The Building Committee is responsible for setting up offices for the Council.

RULES COMMITTEE

The Rules Committee reviews the rules and regulations of the Council.

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Directorate of legal education

The Bar Council of India Vide their Resolution No.115/2012 have resolved to

constitute a Directorate of Legal Studies and Law Reforms as well as Legal Education

Committee. The aforesaid Directorate shall discuss and lay down the procedure for

conducting, holding and administering the following functions :-

(i) To monitor the All India Bar Examination;

(ii) Continued Legal Education;

(iii) Educational programmes in various centers of Legal Education and court

premises;

(iv) Moot Court competitions at National and international levels;

(v) Scholarships to students;

(vi) Discussions/ seminars on various issues; and

(vii) Reforms in Legal Field, and to discuss any other issues assigned to it by the Bar

Council of India. The gist of the discussion and the resolutions of the Directorate are

to be placed the Legal Education Committee of Bar Council of India or before Bar

Council of India for necessary action and final decision.

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The BCI has informed that the Directorate and Legal Education Committee is

constituted, consisting of a sitting Judge of Hon’ble Apex court who happens to be the

director-in-chief of the Directorate; 3 Hon’ble sitting Judges of different High Courts

including that of a Delhi High court, are the members of the Directorate; Attorney

General for India and Solicitor General of India, apart from them, Vice- Chancellors

of 3 National Law Schools; reputed Senior Advocates of Supreme Court of India;

some retired Judges and the Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice, Department of

Legal Affairs, are the members of the Directorate. Other academicians of the country

are also invited as a special invitee of the Director at the time of its meeting. The

Directorate and Legal Education Committee discuss and deal with the continuing

Legal Education, Teacher’s Training, advanced specialized courses, education

programme for students, seminars and workshops, legal research and all other issues,

revision of curriculum for the law Courses etc.

The Bar Council of India itself is taking care of Legal Education, Continuing Legal

Education for development of professional skills, it undertakes training programmes

and workshops for young lawyers frequently.

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The All India Bar Examination Rules

The Bar Council of India resolution at its meeting held on 30 April to amend Part VI,

Chapter III of the Bar Council of India Rules (Conditions for Right to Practice) was

published in the Gazette of India on June 12, 2010.

The following resolution was adopted by the Bar Council of India on 10 April 2010 to

conduct an All India Bar Examination, the passing of which will entitle an advocate to

practice law in India. Consequent to the resolution, the following rules were inserted

into Part VI, Chapter III of the Bar Council of India Rules.

RESOLVED that as the Bar Council of India is vested with the power of laying down

conditions subject to which an advocate shall have the right to practice, these Rules,

therefore, lay down such condition of an All India Bar Examination, the passing of

which would entitle the advocate to a Certificate of Practice which would permit

him/her to practice under Chapter IV of the Advocates Act, 1961.

No advocate enrolled under section 24 of the Advocates Act, 1961 shall be entitled to

practice under Chapter IV of the Advocates Act, 1961, unless such advocate

successfully passes the All India Bar Examination conducted by the Bar Council of

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India. It is clarified that the Bar Examination shall be mandatory for all law students

graduating from academic year 2009-2010 onwards and enrolled as advocates under

Section 24 of the Advocates Act, 1961.

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The All India Bar Examination

The All India Bar Examination shall be conducted by the Bar Council of India.

(a) The Bar Examination shall be held at least twice each year in such month and such

places that the Bar Council of India may determine from time to time.

(b) The Bar Examination shall test advocates in such substantive and procedural law

areas as the Bar Council of India may determine from time to time.

(c) Such substantive/procedural law areas and syllabi shall be published by the Bar

Council of India at least three months prior to the scheduled date of examination.

(d) The percentage of marks required to pass the Bar Examination shall be determined

by the Bar Council of India.

(e) An unsuccessful advocate may appear again for the Bar Examination, without any

limit on the number of appearances.

(f) The Bar Council of India, through a committee of experts, shall determine the

syllabi, recommended readings, appointment of paper setters, moderators, evaluators,

model answers, examination hall rules and other related matters.

(g) The Bar Council of India shall determine the manner and format of application for

the examination.

(h) Upon successfully passing the Bar Examination, the advocate shall be entitled to a

Certificate of Practice.

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Application for Certificate of Practice

(1) The Certificate of Practice shall be issued by the Bar Council of India to the

address of the successful advocate within 30 days of the date of declaration of results.

(2) The Certificate of Practice shall be issued by the Bar Council of India under the

signature of the Chairman, Bar Council of India.

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Right To Information

The following are the officials to be contacted for any Information as per the Right to

Information Act:-

Appellate Authority of the Bar Council of India

1. Mr. Jogi Ram Sharma, Secretary

Appellate Authority, Bar Council of India,

21, Rouse Avenue, Institutional Area,

New Delhi – 110002.

Central Public Information Officer of the Bar Council of India

2. Mr. Ashok Kumar Pandey,

Joint Secretary/CPIO

AIBE/Writ/Revision Department

Bar Council of India,

21, Rouse Avenue,

Institutional Area,


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3. Mrs. Archana Gupta,

Accounts Officer-cum-Assistant Secretary,

Account Department


21, Rouse Avenue,

Institutional Area,


4. Mrs. Archana Gupta,

Assistant Secretary,

Council Department


21, Rouse Avenue,

Institutional Area,


5. Mrs. Kusum Srivastava,


Disciplinary Committee Department


21, Rouse Avenue,

Institutional Area,


6. Mr. N. Senthil Kumar,


Legal Education Department


21, Rouse Avenue,

Institutional Area,


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Conclusion

The Bar Council of India has a lot of functions vested within itself, whereby

exercising those functions it can restructure and reframe the entire legal arena in the

country. In fact, it can be more predominantly envisaged that in modern times it has

hardly contributed constructively in the improvement of law in India. There are

certain loopholes in the legal arena in India today which the Bar Council must look

into, in order to protect the law standard from degradation and to maintain the same

standards.

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References

1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advocate#India

2) http://www.legalpoint.in/advocatesright.php

3) http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/forum/RIGHTS-OF-AN-ADVOCATE

1272.asp#.Vq43C9J94_4

4) http://blog.ipleaders.in/right-of-a-lawyer-to-practice-in-india-and-duties-of-a

lawyer/

5) http://www.barcouncilofindia.org

6) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Council_of_India#Enrollment_of_advocates

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