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AIBE (Bar Exam) Professional Ethics and Practice — practice questions

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Under Section 24 of the Advocates Act, 1961, the minimum age to be admitted as an advocate on a State roll isRead the answer and worked solution →Under Section 26A, a State Bar Council may remove from the roll the name of an advocate who isRead the answer and worked solution →Under Section 29 of the Advocates Act, 1961, the only recognised class of persons entitled to practise law isRead the answer and worked solution →Under Section 36B, a State Bar Council disciplinary committee must ordinarily dispose of a complaint under Section 35 withinRead the answer and worked solution →Under Section 37, an appeal from an order of the State Bar Council's disciplinary committee lies to theRead the answer and worked solution →Under Section 38, an appeal from a disciplinary order of the Bar Council of India lies to theRead the answer and worked solution →

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Under Section 24 of the Advocates Act, 1961, the minimum age to be admitted as an advocate on a State roll is

  1. 18 years
  2. 20 years
  3. 21 years
  4. 25 years
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Correct answer: C. 21 years

1. Section 24(1) lists the qualifications for admission to the State roll. 2. Sub-clause (b) requires the applicant to have completed the age of 21 years. 3. Enrolment is refused if the applicant is younger, whatever the degree qualification. 4. The other conditions include citizenship, a recognised law degree and the enrolment fee. _Source: The Advocates Act, 1961 (indiacode.nic.in), S. 24(1)(b)_

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Under Section 26A, a State Bar Council may remove from the roll the name of an advocate who is

  1. Absent from the State for more than one year
  2. Dead, or who has requested removal
  3. Retired from active practice
  4. Elected to any legislative body
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Correct answer: B. Dead, or who has requested removal

1. Section 26A supplies a specific power to remove names from the State roll. 2. Removal is permitted where the advocate is dead. 3. Removal is also permitted on a request received from the advocate. 4. Absence, retirement or election to office are not by themselves grounds under Section 26A. _Source: The Advocates Act, 1961 (indiacode.nic.in), S. 26A_

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Under Section 29 of the Advocates Act, 1961, the only recognised class of persons entitled to practise law is

  1. Vakils
  2. Pleaders
  3. Advocates
  4. Legal practitioners
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Correct answer: C. Advocates

1. Section 29 unifies the profession into a single class from the appointed day. 2. That class is "advocates". 3. Older categories (vakils, pleaders, mukhtars) were absorbed subject to transitional provisions. 4. This unification is central to the regulatory scheme of the Advocates Act. _Source: The Advocates Act, 1961 (indiacode.nic.in), S. 29_

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