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The Bar Council of Uttarakhand is an Autonomous body
established and Constituted in the Year 2004 under the
provisions of Advocates Act 1961 Which provide for
establishment of State Bar Councils in Section 3 thereof
with a maximum of 25 elected members. The Advocate
General of the State of Uttarakhand is Ex-officio member
of the Uttarakhand Bar Council.
The Bar Council of Uttarakhand is the professional body
for Lawyers in Uttarakhand. It provides representation
and services for the Bar, and Guidance on issues of
professional practice.
The election to the Uttarakhand Bar Council takes place
by a complex process wherein the electorate comprises of
every single lawyer enrolled in Uttarakhand. The
counting involves elimination by preferential voting
basis and the 25 members securing highest votes get
elected to the office for a period of 5 years. Amongst
these elected members by internal elections, office of
the Chairman and Vice Chairman as also nomination to the
Bar Council of India takes place. The office of
Uttarakhand Bar Council is situated at High Court
Premises, Nainital.
The important function of Bar Council of Uttarakhand is
to admit persons on its Roll as Advocates so as to grant
them permission to practice law. In its disciplinary
Jurisdiction the Bar Council of Uttarakhand 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 India on the other hand comprises of
members elected and nominated by each of the State Bar
Council. The Secretary of the Bar Council is a full time
employee and has a team of around 19 persons. The Bar
Council of Uttarakhand is also the trustee of the fund
established and maintained under the provision of
Uttarakhand 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 Uttarakhand Bar Council.
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