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Nepal Bar Council

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Nepal Bar Council
Statutory body overview
Formed11 August 1994; 30 years ago (1994-08-11)
HeadquartersKupondole, Lalitpur
Statutory body executive
  • The Attorney General of Nepal, Ex officio chairman
Websitehttps://nepalbarcouncil.org.np

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

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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's degree while a Pleader is one who passes the intermediate degree in law.[1]

Councilors

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Nepal Bar Council has the following Councilors:[1]

  1. The Attorney General of Nepal
  2. President of Nepal Bar Association
  3. Registrar of Supreme Court of Nepal
  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
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Nepal Bar Council carries out Exams for Legal Practitioners[3] at least once a year. The mode of examination is written and oral Examination.

Nepal Bar Council Office

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Nepal Bar Council Office is located at Kupandole, Lalitpur.

Controversies

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  • The appointment of councilors are said to be politically influenced.[4][5]

See also

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References

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