Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Legal Studies

Chapter

Legal Profession in India

Question:
After the enactment of the Advocates Act in 1961, all previous practitioner categories (vakils, barristers, pleaders of various grades, and mukhtars) were abolished and combined into a single category that is now allowed to practice in all Indian courts. An All-India Bar Council was initially constituted by the Advocates Act. The Act established a State Bar Council in each State, consisting of 15–25 members and the Advocate General of the State as an ex-officio member. The Bar Council of India regulates the content, syllabus, duration of the law degree, subject to which, each university is free to make its own rules.
Who among the following is the ex- officio members of the All-India Bar Council?
Options:
The Attorney-General of India
The Solicitor General of India
Advocate General of a State
Both (a) & (b)
Correct Answer:
Both (a) & (b)
Explanation:
The Advocates Act also established an All India Bar Council for the first time, with the Attorney-General and Solicitor General of India as ex- officio members of the Bar Council.