Bar Council of Rajasthan

Bar Council of Rajasthan
राजस्थान विधिज्ञ परिषद
Statutory body overview
Formed 1961
Headquarters Jodhpur
Statutory body executive
  • Shri N. M. Lodha, Chairman
Website barcouncilofrajasthan.org

The Bar Council of Rajasthan was constituted at Jodhpur in the Year 1961 under the provisions of Advocates Act, which provide for establishment of an autonomous body as State Bar Council in Section 3 with a maximum of 25 elected members.[1] The Advocate General of the State of Rajasthan is Ex-officio member of this Bar Council.[2] Currently, the 10th Bar Council of Rajasthan was re-constituted in the year 2004 and comprises of 22 elected members and one co-opted member. The Secretary of the Bar Council is a full time employee and has a team of around 19 persons.

Functions

The Bar Council of Rajasthan, Jodhpur is the apex body of Lawyers that regulates the entry into, discipline and retirement from the profession. The important function of Bar Council of Rajasthan is to enroll practitioners as Advocates to grant them permission to practice law. In its disciplinary Jurisdiction the Bar Council of Rajasthan entertains and determines cases of professional and other misconduct on complaint or even suo-moto and also works to safe guard the interest of the Advocates. The Bar Council of Rajasthan is also the trustee of the fund established and maintained under the provision of Rajasthan Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 1987 wherein not only retirement benefits to its member Advocates are conferred by the Bar Council but even financial assistance in case of death or bodily injury is provided to its members by the Rajasthan Bar Council.

List of Chairman[3]

  1. Sh. N. M. Lodha from 10 June 2015 till date
  2. Sh. Ashok Mehta from 12 Oct 2014 till 09 Jun 2015
  3. Sh. Manoj Kumar Garg from 10 Nov 2013 till 12 Oct 2014
  4. Sh. Sanjay Sharma from 25 Nov 2012 till 10 Nov 2013
  5. Sh. Inder Raj Saini from 27 Nov 2011 till 25 Nov 2012
  6. Sh. Naurang Singh Choudhary from 11 Dec 2010 till 27 Nov 2011
  7. Sh. Sandeep Mehta from 09 Jan 2010 till 11 Dec 2010
  8. Sh. Nasir Ali Naqvi from 21 Dec 2008 till 09 Jan 2010
  9. Sh. Suresh Chandra Shrimali from 24 Feb 2008 till 21 Dec 2008
  10. Sh. Ashok Mehta from 18 Mar 2007 till 24 Feb 2008
  11. Sh. Jagmal Singh Choudhary from 16 Apr 2006 till 18 Mar 2007
  12. Sh. Bhawani Singh Shaktawat from 1 May 2005 till 16 Apr 2006
  13. Sh. Mahesh Chandra Gupta from 22 May 2004 till 1 May 2005
  14. Sh. Narpat Mal Lodha from 07 Dec 2003 till 26 Apr 2004
  15. Sh. Mahendra Singh Singhvi from 05 Jan 2003 till 07 Dec 2003
  16. Sh. Biri Singh Sinsinwar from 08 Dec 2001 till 05 Jan 2003
  17. Sh. Ram Krishna Das Gupta from 26 Nov 2000 till 08 Dec 2001
  18. Sh. Harsh Kumar Mehta from 21 Nov 1999 till 26 Nov 2000
  19. Sh. Nand Kumar Joshi from 06 Dec 1998 till 21 Nov 1999
  20. Dr. L.M. Singhvi Ex-Officio (Adv. Gen.)
  21. Dr. L.M. Singhvi Ex-Officio (Adv. Gen.)
  22. Sh. Sushil Kumar Tewari Ex-Officio (Adv. Gen.)
  23. Sh. Syed Zahoor Ahmad Naqvi from 24 Nov 1996 till 19 Oct 1997
  24. Sh. Ram Ratan Nagori from 17 Dec 1995 till 24 Nov 1996
  25. Sh. Ram Krishna Yadav from 24 Dec 1994 till 17 Dec 1995
  26. Sh. Muni Lal Garg from 06 Mar 1994 till 23 Dec 1994
  27. Sh. Shyam Sunder Deedwania from 03 Jul 1993 till 05 Mar 1994
  28. Sh. Fateh Singh Mehta from 02 Aug 1992 till 02 Jun 1993
  29. Sh. Arvind Kumar Gupta from 11 Jul 1992 till 02 Aug 1992
  30. Sh. Narendra Narain Mathur from 08 Feb 1992 till 11 Jul 1992
  31. Sh. Sajjan Raj Surana from 27 Jan 1991 till 08 Feb 1992
  32. Sh. Om Prakash Saraf from 29 Jan 1990 till 27 Jan 1991
  33. Sh. Magh Raj Calla from 29 Jan 1989 till 29 Jan 1990
  34. Sh. Ram Narain Bishnoi from 05 Nov 1987 till 29 Jan 1989
  35. Sh. Virendra Bandhu from 13 Sep 1986 till 05 Oct 1987
  36. Sh. Nagendra Kumar Jain from 13 Jul 1985 till 13 Sep 1986
  37. Sh. Chand Karan Garg from 14 Jul 1984 till 13 Jul 1985
  38. Sh. Madhan Lal Sharma from 09 Jul 1983 till 14 Jul 1984
  39. Sh. Navrang Lal Tibrewal from 16 May 1982 till 09 Jul 1983
  40. Sh. Makhtoor Mal Singhvi from 18 May 1980 till 14 Apr 1982
  41. Sh. Duraga Lal Bardhar from 13 May 1979 till 18 May 1980
  42. Sh. Makhtoor Mal Singhvi from 23 Apr 1978 till 13 May 1979
  43. Sh. Chandra Nath Sharma from 29 Apr 1973 till 15 Oct 1976
  44. Sh. Mukat Behari Lal Bhargava from 1967 till 1973
  45. Sh. Chiranji Lal Agrawal from 1964 till 1969
  46. Sh. Hasti Mal Parikh from 1961 till 1964

References

  1. ↑ http://www.barcouncilofindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Advocates-Act1961.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.barcouncilofindia.org/about/state-bar-councils/chairmen-of-state-bar-councils
  3. ↑ http://www.barcouncilofrajasthan.org/lstMemDes.aspx?mode=1
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