Bar Council of Rajasthan
| राजस्थान विधिज्ञ परिषद | |
| Statutory body overview | |
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| Formed | 1961 |
| Headquarters | Jodhpur |
| Statutory body executive |
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| Website | barcouncilofrajasthan |
The Bar Council of Rajasthan was constituted at Jodhpur in the Year 1961 under the provisions of Advocates Act, which provide for establishment of an autonomous body as State Bar Council in Section 3 with a maximum of 25 elected members. The Advocate General of the State of Rajasthan is Ex-officio member of this Bar Council. Currently, the 10th Bar Council of Rajasthan was re-constituted in the year 2004 and has 22 elected members and one co-opted member. The Secretary of the Bar Council is a full time employee and has a team of around 19 persons.
The Bar Council of Rajasthan, Jodhpur is the apex body of Lawyers that regulates the entry into, discipline and retirement from the profession. The important function of Bar Council of Rajasthan is to enroll practitioners as Advocates to grant them permission to practice law. In its disciplinary Jurisdiction the Bar Council of Rajasthan entertains and determines cases of professional and other misconduct on complaint or even suo-moto and also works to safe guard the interest of the Advocates. The Bar Council of Rajasthan is also the trustee of the fund established and maintained under the provision of Rajasthan Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 1987 wherein not only retirement benefits to its member Advocates are conferred by the Bar Council but even financial assistance in case of death or bodily injury is provided to its members by the Rajasthan Bar Council.
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