Nepal Bar Council Explained

Agency Name:	Nepal Bar Council
Type:	Statutory body
Headquarters:	Kupondole, Lalitpur
Chief1 Name:	The Attorney General of Nepal
Chief1 Position:	Ex officio chairman
Website:	https://nepalbarcouncil.org.np

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. It conducts examination for issuing the licence for law practice and keeps record of the law practitioners.^[1]

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's degree while a Pleader is one who passes the intermediate degree in law.

Councilors

Nepal Bar Council has the following Councilors:^[2]

1. The Attorney General of Nepal
   1. President of Nepal Bar Association Registrar of Supreme Court of Nepal
2. Dean of Institute of Law from Tribhuvan University
3. Senior advocates elected from each Development Region of Nepal
4. Two senior advocates nominated by Nepal Bar Association

Examination of Legal Practitioners

Nepal Bar Council carries out Exams for Legal Practitioners^[3] 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.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• Nepal Bar Association
• Nepal Medical Council
• Nepal Engineering Council

External links

• Nepal Bar council Act 1993
• official homepage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home Page - Nepal Bar Council. 2020-07-04.
2. Book: Nepal Bar Council Act, 2050 (1993) . Nepal Government .
3. Web site: Nepal Bar Council Result . Narayani Law Firm.
4. Web site: ‘Judiciary needs strong leadership to avoid controversies’. The Himalayan Times. 2020-07-04. 2019-04-08.
5. Web site: बार काउन्सिल राजनीतिक भर्तीकेन्द्र बन्दा समस्या. 2020-07-04.