CONSTITUTION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BAR
COUNCIL OF INDIA
Section 4 of the Advocate Act ,1961 provides for the constitution of the Bar Council of India.
The Bar Council of India shall consist of the following members
* The Attorney General of India, ex officio
* The Solicitor General of India, ex oficio
* Elected Members from the State Bar Council. Each State Bar Council elects one members from
among its members to the Bar Council of India.
There shall be a Chairman and Vice-Chairman for the Bar Council of India. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman is elected by the members of the Bar Council of India from among its members.
The Bar Council of India shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal. It shall have power to acquire and hold property. It can enter into contract. It can sue and be sued in its name.
The main FUNCTIONS of the bar council of India are given below
* To lay down standards of professional conduct and etiquette for advocates.
* To lay down the procedure to be followed by its disciplinary committee and the committee of
each State Bar Council.
* To safeguard the rights, privileges and interest of advocates.
* To promote and support law reform.
* To exercise general supervision and control over State Bar Councils.
* To promote legal education and to lay down standards of legal education.
* To recognize Universities whose degree in law shall be a qualification for enrollment as an
advocate.
* To conduct seminars and organize talks on legal topics by eminent jurist and publish journals and papers of legal interest.
* To organize legal aid to the poor.
* To manage and invest the funds of the Bar Council of India.
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