Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Legal Studies

Chapter

Legal Profession in India

Question:
English barristers had gained a strong position in the legal profession. In order to address the inequalities, present in the legal profession, the Government of India established the Indian Bar Committee in 1923. The Committee recommended that a Bar Council must established for each of the High Courts. The Committee recommended that a Bar Council be given the authority to establish rules regarding things like eligibility and admission of individuals to be Advocates of the concerned High Court, legal education, discipline, and professional conduct of Advocates, conditions under which Advocates of another High Court could occasionally appear in the concerned High Court, and any other matter prescribed by the High Court.
Who was the chairman of the Indian Bar Committee appointed in 1923?
Options:
Sir Edward Chamier
Munshi Ishwar Saran
Thomas Babington Macaulay
None of these
Correct Answer:
Sir Edward Chamier
Explanation:
The Government of India in 1923 appointed the Indian Bar Committee, popularly known as the Chamier Committee to address the existing disparities in the Legal profession. It was chaired by Sir Edward Chamier, a retired Chief Justice of the Patna High Court).