PROFESSIONAL ETHICS & PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM

Unit A — The Advocate, 1961

(A) The Advocate, 1961

• Enrolment of Lawyers — Qualifications prescribed u/s 24 of the Advocates Act 1961and procedure
• Common Terminology: Solicitor, Advocate, Lawyer, Senior Counsel, Junior Counsel, Legal Practitioners, Barrister, AOR, Amicus Curie
• The Bar Council of India and the State Bar Council — Constitution, Powers and Functions
• Privileges of a lawyer — Salient features of the Advocates Act, 1961
• Right to Practice
• Designation as Senior Counsel: Indira Jaising v/s SC of India (SC 2017)

Unit B — Bar Council Rules

(B) Bar Council Rules

• Professional Ethics — Power of Bar Council of India, Meaning and Standards of professional conduct and etiquette
• Duties
• Duty to Render Legal Aid
• Professional Misconduct
• Punishment for misconduct

Unit C — The Contempt of Court Act, 1971

(C) The Contempt of Court Act, 1971

• The Contempt Law and Practice — Articles 129 and 215 of the Constitution of India, Contempt of Courts Act, 1971

Unit D — Legal Aid

(D) Legal Aid under the - (I) Constitution (II) Cr. P.C. (III) C.P.C · Objects, Role of Committee for implementation of Legal Aid Schemes (CILAS)- · Legal Aid & Law School · Legal Aid & Voluntary Organization · Legal Aid & Legal Profession · The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 · Functions of National Legal Services Authority, State Legal Services Authority and District Legal Services Authority

• Duty to Render Legal Aid
• Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987
• Authorities
• Services
• Persons entitled to services
• Lok Adalats
• Para legal training and legal literacy
• Permanent Lok Adalats

Unit E

(E) 10 selected opinions of the Disciplinary Committees of Bar Council of India and 5 major judgements of the Supreme Court on the subject.

• Selected opinions of the Disciplinary Committee of Bar Councils and Major Judgments of the Supreme Court on the subject

Unit Part B — Viva-voce Examination (20 marks)

Students are required to write two opinions of the Disciplinary Committee Council of India and Two major Judgements of the Supreme Court of India on the Subject. Further they have to attend legal aid camp and have to report the same in their diary.