law: Advocates Act, 1961
  7. Functions of Bar Council of India - 
   (Note:- Section 7 renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof by
  
  Act 60 of 1973, Sec.7)  
  (1) The functions of the Bar council of India shall be
  a. (Note:- Clause (a) omitted by Act 60of 1973, sec.7)  
  b. To lay down standards of professional
  
  conduct and etiquette for advances.
  c.  To lay down the procedure to be
  
  followed by its disciplinary committee and the disciplinary committee of each
  
  State Bar Council
  d. To safeguard the rights,
  
  privileges and interest of advocates
  e. To promote and support law
  
  reform
  f. To deal with and dispose
  
  of any matter arising under this Act, which may be referred to it by a State
  
  Bar Council.
  g. To exercise general
  
  supervision and control over State Bar Councils
  h. To promote legal education
  
  and to lay down standards of such education in consultation with the
  
  Universities in India imparting such education and the State Bar Councils
  i. To recognize
  
  Universities whose degree in law shall be a qualification for enrolment as an
  
  advocate and for that purpose to visit and inspect Universities  (Note:- Ins.
  
  by Act 70 of 1993, sec.3(I))  (or cause the State Bar Councils to visit and
  
  inspect Universities in accordance with such directions as it may give in this
  
  behalf).
  (ia)  (Note:- Ins. by Act 60 of 1973, sec.7)
  
   to conduct seminars and organize talks on legal topics by eminent jurists
  
  and publish journals and papers of legal interest.
  (ib) to organize legal aid to the poor in the
  
  prescribed manner
  (ic) to recognize on a reciprocal basis
  
  foreign qualifications in law obtained outside India for the purpose of
  
  admission as advocate under this act.
  j. To manage and invest the funds of the
  
  Bar Council
  k. To provide for the election of its
  
  members
  l. To perform all other
  
  functions conferred on it by or under this Act
  m. To do all other things necessary for
  
  discharging the aforesaid functions:
  (2)  (Note:- Sib-section (2) and (3) ins. by Act 60 of 1973, sec.7)
  
  t he Bar Council of India may constitute one or more funds in the prescribed
  
  manner for the purpose of
  (a) giving financial assistance to organize
  
  welfare schemes for indigent, disabled or other advocates.
  (b) giving the legal aid or advice in accordance
  
  with the rules made in this behalf
  (c)  (Note:- Ins. by Act 70 of 1993, sec.3
  
  (ii).) e stablishing law libraries
  (3) That Bar Council of India my receive any grants, donations,
  
  gifts or benefactions for all or any of the purpose specified in sub section
  
  (2) which shall be credited to the appropriate fund or funds constituted under
  
  that sub-section.