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Bar Council of India (BCI)
Why it is in news?
- It is a statutory body established under the section 4 of Advocates Act 1961 that regulates the legal practice and legal education in India.
- Its members are elected from amongst the lawyers in India and as such represents the Indian bar
Functions
- It prescribes standards of professional conduct, etiquettes and exercises disciplinary jurisdiction over the bar.
- It also sets standards for legal education and grants recognition to Universities whose degree in law will serve as a qualification for students to enroll themselves as advocates upon graduation.
- To safeguard the rights, privileges and interests of advocates.
- To promote and support law reform
- To organise legal aid to the poor.
- To manage and invest the funds of the Bar Council.
Composition
- As per the Advocates Act, the Bar Council of India consists of members elected from each state bar council, and the Attorney General of India and the Solicitor General of India who are ex officio members.
- The members from the state bar councils are elected for a period of five years.
- The council elects its own Chairman and Vice-Chairman for a period of two years from amongst its members. Assisted by the various committees of the Council, the chairman acts as the chief executive and director of the Council.
Source
The Hindu