Bar Exam for Advocates Practicing License - Right or Wrong??

No there is no HARM in taking test before registration in BAR COUNCIL for getting licence to practice.It will be good for all.

 THE QUALIFIED PERSON CAN ALWAYS GET THROUGH it  ,WHAT IS WRONG ?

well there is no big harm in conducting such type of exams, but prior to that the govt. and bar council must ensure that the level of legal education must be same through out the country....if the standards are good then there will be no need of any such kind of test.

let there be some written test for the law minister to be appointed, their job is rather more tough :D

It is heard that a person who is not competent for anything,is competent tobe advocate.So if the exam.is conducted before sanad is given by the bar council,i think that would raise status of advocates.As I understand,the prestige of advocate has gone done in the society and I have experience that people do not look towards  advocate with respect.i am sorry to say this,but this is true.

What a "TUGHLAKI" idea. Tomorrow the CS/CA/ICWA/MBBS/ B.E passed candidates will be required to appear for another exam if they want to start their practice.

If the ministry thinks that the standard of the students passing LLB is very low then there are thousands of practicing lawyers who have passed such low standard examination (after all not all practicing lawyers are  from the National Law Schools). Then the exam should be made compulsory for all (all the existing lawyers as well as the new and freash blood trying to enter into legal profession) and not only for the new entrants.

What a joke!!!!!!!! the Govt should increase the standard of law education and examination instead of making such ridiculas rules.

dear viewers

i am on the opinion that there must be all india legal council headed by retired hon'ble judges from supreme court. all law colleges must be affliated to this council.only the council should frame the syllabus common to all in india. the medium of writting the exam must be in english. the answer papers must be corrected any where in india. the resuts must be declared from the council. the results must be similar to the results of charted accpuntants.

only by this system you can get a quality lawyers.

regards

p.sowrirajan

advocate

There is no harm in conducting such Bar Exams .Govt. has under Legal system given unlimited powers to those who are in fact not conversant with all laws of the land whereas they are given power equal to Civil Judges and even deliver judgement in Camara as Judge.It seems that intent of the Govt. is to allow only those who are wel conversant with Law.It is the practice that only those person are elligible for registration to Bar Council who have passed the final exam of L.L.B.There is no need to take reexamination before the application for Bar Registration. New and Young Lawyers are to be put under guidance of Senior Lawyers (Beyond 15 years of Practice)for few years.This would certainly prove good and healthy Law practice .  

Good idea but it is too late.

Again recomendations and corruption play vital role for allotment of practicing licenses to the Advocates.

Like junior doctors small case assignments should be gievn to the junior advocates under the guidence of judges of the court with some remunaration from the bar council. All junior advocates get experience and remunaration. 

I think the right approach would be to have an arrangement that those who desire to profess advocacy are made to under go vigourous training simultaneously as has been prescribed for Doctors, Chartered Accountants, to some extent by Company Secretaries. The growing indisciple in the judicial system is not only harmful to the business of justice but is damaging the society in general. The profession of advocates is noble not only on the qualfication but also on account of sinceirety, honesty, spirit of fighting for justice and not mere getting favourable results. If the esteem of the judiciary and the advocates is to be enhanced, drastice measures need to be taken and trainng while education in LLB faculty would perhaps get dedidcated lawyers in future and perhaps Judges. I would also submit that a time has come that Judges are also required to be trained vigoursly in doing the business of justice as many of them are found lacking not only in their knowledge but also inexperience to handle complex questions of law.

improve education in collage ---------i dont know why people are thinking that by such hurdle they can improve -----but what they are improving------ if they want to over all development or improvment they should improve educational standard.

There should be continuas professional development program(minimum program credit of ........ hours per year manadatory) for all advocates as in vouge in case of practicing company secretaries and chartered accountants

I thank all the members for their valuable thoughts and contributions.

However, I have two/three contentions to this issue:

1. Would it not lengthen the process for a law graduate to enter the profession after passing his final LLB exam. He already has spent 3 years in Graduation and another 3 years in LLB and then this qualifying exam.

2. Would it not put financial burden on the passing out law graduates in the form of exam and preparation fees including the coaching like we have for accountancy.

3. Would this qualifying exam weed out the corruption and instil ethics in the practitioners of this legal profession. What steps does the govt. intend to take to improve the ethics in legal professions because it may happen that the law graduates may qualify this qualifying exams but may lack the ethics to fight for the right cause and also resist the lure of being bought over by the opposite party.

Regards,

Abhay

P.S. Another related question that can be discussed alongwith the topic is: Whether there should be any age-limit prescribed for entering into this profession as:

a. Some Judges have recommended. I believe law commission has also said something about it.

b. Phasing out 3 year LLB in favour of 5 year LLB which along with upper age limit for entry into 5 year LLB. This would make it impossible for a plain BA/BSc/BCom graduate to enter into the law professional after his graduation in the respective field.

I completely agree with cssree