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
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
. It conducts examination for issuing the licence for law practice and keeps record of the law practitioners.
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
A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ye ...
while a Pleader is one who passes the intermediate degree in law.
Councilors
Nepal Bar Council has the following Councilors:
#The
Attorney General of Nepal
#President of
Nepal Bar Association
#Registrar of
Supreme Court of Nepal
The Supreme Court of Nepal ( ne, सर्वोच्च अदालत) is the highest court in Nepal. It has appellate jurisdiction over decisions of the seven High Courts (including eleven Benches of the High Courts) and extraordinary origin ...
#Dean of Institute of Law from
Tribhuvan University
Tribhuvan University (TU; ne, त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय) is a public university located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest university in Nepal. In terms of enrollment, it is t ...
#Senior advocates elected from each Development Region of Nepal
#Two senior advocates nominated by Nepal Bar Association
Examination of Legal Practitioners
Nepal Bar Council carries out Exams for Legal Practitioners at least once a year. The mode of examination is written and oral Examination.
Nepal Bar Council Office
Nepal Bar Council Office is located at Kupandole, Lalitpur.
Controversies
* The appointment of councilors are said to be politically influenced.
See also
*
Nepal Bar Association
*
Nepal Medical Council
The Nepal Medical Council (NMC) is a statutory body regulating medical education and registration of doctors in Nepal.
NMC was established in 1964 under Nepal Medical Council Act 1964. Chairman of NMC is nominated by Government of Nepal whereas ...
*
Nepal Engineering Council
Nepal Engineering Council is an autonomous government body formed on 11 March 1999 under The Nepal Engineering Council Act. The council was established in order to mobilize the engineering profession in a systematic and scientific manner by maki ...
External links
Nepal Bar council Act 1993official homepage
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References
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Education in Nepal
1993 establishments in Nepal
Law of Nepal
Bar associations of Asia
Regulatory agencies of Nepal
Regulators of barristers and advocates