What is different between Advocate, Lawyer, Solicitor, Attorney, Pleader, Prosecutor ?
G. ARAVINTHAN (Legal Consultant / Solicitor) 24 August 2011
What is different between Advocate, Lawyer, Solicitor, Attorney, Pleader, Prosecutor ?
pratik (self working) 24 August 2011
i want to known the difference between Solicitor, Attorney also when can a person write this name under there own name or letter head etc used by him.
kvss.prabhakar rao (Advocate ) 24 August 2011
Advocate means who possessed law degre and enrolled in state Bar Council to practice is callled advocate
Lawyer means person who posessed law degree but not enrolled in his name in Bar Council
Solicitor, attorney are Advocates appoionted bythe Government, state Govt as well as Central to conduct cases on behalf of the Government in High Court and Supreem Court.
But Pleader term is no where used becaue in year 60's person who practicing mostly on civil side will be called as pleade but recently the term changed as Advocates. In some states in particular in Tribnal area when advocate is not avialble any person educated who knows law are permitted to conduct case on behalf of tribal comunity such persons alos called as pleader.
Prosecutor. The advocate enrolled will appointed by the Goverment to conduct cases in Criminal Case on behalf of states perticulars on behalf of police.in Magsitrate Court and Sessions Courts alone . Such person will not entitile to conduct cases in civil cases i,e private practice.