How is the Chairman of the Bar Council of India chosen under section 4(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961,…
Section 4(2) provides for a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman "elected by the Council in such manner as may be prescribed". The Advocates (Amendment) Act, 1976 had made the…
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How is the Chairman of the Bar Council of India chosen under section 4(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961, as it stands today?
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Section 4(2) provides for a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman "elected by the Council in such manner as may be prescribed". The Advocates (Amendment) Act, 1976 had made the Attorney-General the ex officio Chairman, but the Advocates (Amendment) Act, 1977 restored election to protect the autonomy of the Bar.
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