With reference to India, consider the following statements :
- 1.Government law officers and legal firms are recognised as advocates, but corporate lawyers and patent attorneys are excluded from recognition as advocates.
- 2.Bar Councils have the power to lay down the rules relating to legal education and recognition of law colleges.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Answer: B. Statement 1 is wrong: under the Advocates Act, 1961 an advocate is an individual enrolled on a State Bar Council roll. A law firm is not an advocate, and the Act does not create the split the statement describes. Statement 2 is correct: Section 7 lets the Bar Council of India lay down standards of legal education and recognise universities whose law degrees qualify for enrolment. So 2 only.
Watch for: Statement 1 reads like a real rule; but recognition as an advocate depends on individual enrolment, not on being a law firm or a government officer.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because statement 1 is incorrect.
- C. Wrong because statement 1 is incorrect.
- D. Wrong because statement 2 is correct.
Source to check: Advocates Act, 1961, Sections 7(1)(h)-(i), 17 and 24; Bar Council of India Rules, Part VI
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