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Bar Council of India

In this section, we will give light to an apex organization, Bar Council of India, which is the regulatory authority of legal education and legal practice in India. A statutory body established under the section 4 of Advocates Act 1961, it is one of the pillars of legal practice in India. Its headquarter is in New Delhi. It primarily specifies standards of professional conduct and etiquettes. Apart from this it also sets out standards for legal education and grants recognition to the law universities. So next comes, when this council came into the picture in India? Earlier the purposes were being served by ‘All India Bar Committee’. In 1953 this committee headed by S.R. Das submitted a report proposing the creation of a bar council. Separately for states and for the country, Bar council was established. Hence an apex organization, Bar Council of India and bar council for each state was formatted. M.C. Setalvad and C.K. Daughtry was the first chairman and vice-chairman of the...

Best Law Schools in India

So till now, you are formally introduced to the legal education in India and what all steps one needs to pursue it. Further to this one always get confused when it comes to choosing the best institute for him/herself. Herein we will spread knowledge about what are some best institutions present in India. Under the roof of which Law studies are easily accessible.  Since the inception of National Law University which changes the shape of legal education in India, there are various institutes got established. Curating them into the ascending order of best institutes is one big task.  Still, we prepared a list which can be referred as a helpful reference. It is as follows: 1.     National Law School of India University (Bangalore):   First institution established in India which offered a five-year course for the law. It is spread in the area of 23 acres. It is a fully residential campus with three residence halls for men and women. It has two separa...

What is the present scenario of law studies in India?

India, a mixed economy and democratic country, is the plethora of laws. Our judiciary system follows various laws concerned with different issues. We are a country with diversity. Diversity in religions, diversity in lifestyle, diversity in language etc. Therefore diversification in-laws is also there. As of January 2017, there were about 1248 laws. Hence it can be said that our country’s judiciary system is one unique collection of laws. Now as this system is vast in itself, learning it is also quite interesting. Here we will talk about what is the present scenario running on in law studies in India. Legal education mainly refers to the education of lawyers before they start practising in the court of law. In India, the first law university was set up in 1985 in Bangalore named as National Law School of India University. Since then the structure of legal education in our country took its shape. Traditionally the degrees that were granted were of LLB (Bachelor of Laws) and B...

Law : A Brief History

Law in India has advanced from religious solution to the present lawful framework we have today, navigating through mainstream lawful frameworks and the precedent-based law. India has recorded lawful history beginning from the Vedic ages and some kind of common law framework may have been set up amid the Bronze Age and the Indus Valley human advancement. Law as an issue of religious medicines and philosophical talk has a distinguished history in India. It is described in Vedas, the Upanishads and different religious writings that it was a rich field improved by experts from various Hindu philosophical schools and later by Jains and Buddhists. The mainstream law in India shifted broadly from district to locale and from ruler to ruler. Court frameworks for common and criminal issues were basic highlights of numerous decision lines of antiquated India. Fantastic mainstream court frameworks existed under the Mauryas (321-185 BC)and the Mughals (16th – 19th century) with the l...

Those Who Made It Big.

We know that law is a career option with which one can make a good amount of money and earn a name with their skills. In this article, we are talking about a lawyer who earned a good name with their work and inspired the whole generation to choose law as a career option. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari: C. Rajagopalchari was also known as Raja ji or C.R. But he was more than just Gandhiji’s mentor and a revolutionary. He was also an eminent lawyer, first Indian Governor General of India, 2nd chief minister of Madras, Minister of Home Affairs, Governor of West Bengal. a.             He also worked for Dalit upliftment and temple entry movements. b.             Mahatma Gandhi described Rajagopalachari as the "keeper of my conscience" because C.R mentored Gandhiji during his initial days of Independence Revolution. c.         ...

Interested In Law Studies? Here Is What You Should Follow!

We all share a special kind of fascination with what happens in those big courtrooms. Where unsolved mysteries are debated upon with proofs and thesis then judgments are given. Maybe this is the reason why Courtroom drama is a big hit formula for Bollywood. Movies like Ghayal, Damini, Pink and much more have a special place in the hearts of Indian audience just because of their courtroom scenes. We all have grown up listening “Taarikh pe Taarikh” dialogue by Sunny Deol. Admit it, in our childhood, we wanted to say, My Lord’, ‘Objection, your honor’ etc. dialogues. While many gIve up but few decide to pursue their dream as a lawyer after their school. Because career of a lawyer is not only fascinating but it also comes up with big responsibilities and a lot of respect from society.             But then the question arises What to do? How to do? Here, you have answers to all those questions. How can you study at prestigious Nat...