All India Bar Examination (AIBE) 2-II Previous Year Question Papers with Answers

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The restriction on employment imposed by the Bar Council of India Rules on persons who wish to take up the legal profession are :

A: They cannot personally engage in any business but they can be a sleeping partner in a firm.
B: While engaged in practice they cannot be full-time salaried employees of any person, government, firm, corporation, or concern.
C: They cannot be a Director or Chairman of the Board of Director of a Company where their duties include those of an executive character
D: They cannot take up any employment without informing the Bar Council of the State on whose roll their name appears.
E: All of the above.

The answer is: E

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Explanation

The correct option is E: All of the above.

Explanation :

The Bar Council of India Rules impose several restrictions on persons who wish to take up the legal profession to maintain the ethical standards and independence of lawyers:

A. They cannot personally engage in any business but they can be a sleeping partner in a firm.

This rule prohibits lawyers from actively engaging in any business while practicing law. However, they can be passive or sleeping partners in a business or firm.


B. While engaged in practice they cannot be full-time salaried employees of any person, government, firm, corporation, or concern.

This rule ensures that lawyers do not have full-time employment with any person or entity other than their legal practice, which helps maintain their independence and avoids conflicts of interest.


C. They cannot be a Director or Chairman of the Board of Director of a Company where their duties include those of an executive character.

Lawyers are restricted from holding positions in companies where they have executive responsibilities, as this could create conflicts of interest with their legal practice.


D. They cannot take up any employment without informing the Bar Council of the State on whose roll their name appears.

Lawyers are required to inform the Bar Council if they take up any form of employment to ensure transparency and compliance with the rules.

So, all of the above options (A, B, C, and D) are correct restrictions imposed by the Bar Council of India Rules on individuals wishing to practice law.