Nepal Bar Council

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Nepal Bar Council is an independent legal institution established by the Nepal Bar Council Act, 1993 with a major objective to regulate law practice in Nepal. It conducts examination for issuing the licence for law practice and keeps record of the law practitioners.[1][2]

Membership[]

Any Nepali Citizen who passed the Legal Practitioner examination with five years of experience can take part in the membership process. Legal Practitioner is the one who passed Bachelor degree while a Pleader is one who passes the intermediate degree in law.[1]

Councilors[]

Nepal Bar Council has the following Councilors:[1]

  1. The
  2. President of Nepal Bar Association
  3. Registrar of
  4. Dean of Institute of Law from Tribhuvan University
  5. Senior advocates elected from each Development Region of Nepal
  6. Two senior advocates nominated by Nepal Bar Association

Controversies[]

  • The appointment of councilors are said to be politically influenced. [3][4]

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Nepal Bar Council Act, 2050 (1993) (PDF). Nepal Government.
  2. ^ "Home Page - Nepal Bar Council". Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ^ "'Judiciary needs strong leadership to avoid controversies'". The Himalayan Times. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. ^ "बार काउन्सिल राजनीतिक भर्तीकेन्द्र बन्दा समस्या". Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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