LAWLIGHTSBLOG: June 2021

LAWLIGHTS PLEADER

Your Rights Are Your Results

·      Introduction
·      Process of enrollment in Tamilnadu
·      Step by step procedures:
·      Documents required for online submission
·      Procedure for online upload of documents
·      Login instructions
·      Documents required in physical submission
·      Process involved after submission

a. PR Number

b. Stages of Verification

c. Enrollment

INTRODUCTION:

As per the guidelines of advocates act BCI enrolment is the compulsory process for all the law graduates who aim to practice in the court. Enrolment involves certain process and procedures and will take some time to complete all the procedures.

Many are not aware of the exact process and there is some alteration in the procedure due to the pandemic situation. Courts are functioning through video conferencing as like the Bar Council of Tamilnadu and Pondicherry has introduced submission of documents through online First.

Process of Enrollment in Tamilnadu:

STEP BY STEP PROCEDURES:

1.     After getting of your results you should collect all your certificates regarding law degree.
2.   Then need know about the procedure carried out in the Bar Council of Tamilnadu and Pondicherry.
3.  After getting your results your first is to give newspaper publication whichever mentioned by the Bar Council of Tamilnadu and Pondicherry. Click here to get newspaper format

WHAT ARE THE DOUCMENTS REQUIRED FOR ONLINE SUBMISSION?

1.     Law degree provisional certificate
2.     Law degree course completion certificate
3.     Law degree Transfer Certificate
4. Law Degree Attendance Certificate or Migration Certificate( if studied in other state)
5.     Law degree conduct certificate
6.     Individual Mark sheets of all the semesters of law
7.     10^th standard mark sheet
8.     12^th standard mark sheet
9.     Diploma certificate (if done law after diploma)
10.   Degree Certificate or Provisional ( those who done law degree after a graduation)
11.  Individual Mark sheets of all the semesters of degree course
12.  Aadhar card

13.  Undertaking Affidavit
14.  Other state affidavit(only for those studied law in other state)
15.  Break Affidavit( those who having break)
16.  Photo (size should be mentioned in the official site)
17.  Scanned signature (size should be mentioned in the official site)
18. Newspaper published (original)

These are documents you must keep ready while starting your enrolment process.

ONLINE UPLOAD OF DOCUMENTS:

1. First before creating a login page for your submission check and confirm those required documents are ready with you.
2. Prepare all affidavits as for your requirement and get Notary

a. Law degree done as 5year LLB 3 year LLB – Only undertaking affidavit

b. Law degree done as 5year LLB 3 year LLB in other state- undertaking affidavit and other state affidavit

c. Law degree done after a break – undertaking affidavit, break affidavit, other state affidavit is only needed for degree from other state.

3.  Confirm address and address proof if having change of address please verify with Bar Council. Try to maintain the same address for submission.
4.     First visit Bar Council of Tamilnadu and Pondicherry official website.
5.     Read all the guidelines given in enrolment section.
6.     Then create online login page. Enter valid email id and create password.

LOGIN INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Visit Bar council official website select “enrolment” and select online enrolment form

2. Click new user registration and create login ID

3. Enrollment form will appear fill all the required details in the appropriate column and enter save

4. Once Save button is clicked, You will receive OTP in the Email which you entered in the Enrollment form and verify

5. Once Verify button is clicked, User has been successfully registered and moves to Login page

6. Enter registered Username and Password in the Login Page.

7. Once Login button is clicked, it moves to the Startup Page.

8. Order of enrolment details need to be filled

a. Enrolment form (already filled )

b. Personal form

c. Address form

d. Educational form – school details, college details, law college form

e. Employment form

f. Other information form

g. Document form

h. Payment form

i. Print.

9. After uploading all the documents verify all the details before payment

10. If you done any mistake or need to change anything you cannot change after submitting the application directly. Need to contact Bar Council for editing the application.

11. Status of application form can be checked by login your page in front of the page you can able to see the approval status

12. You will receive email from Bar Council for submission of application form directly by allotting time and date.

DOCUMENTS NEED TO BE SUBMITTED DURING PHYSICAL SUBMISSION:

1.     Your online enrollment application form should be printed in Green legal sheets.
2.     Submission Email copy which is sent by Bar Council should be taken print
3.     Enrolment checklist is given while printing of your application.
4. Before submission you need to get signature in Form V, Form VI and Form VII from two advocates having bar experience of 10 years or more.
5.     Carry your newspaper publication original
6.     All certificate originals and Xerox copy(3 sets)
7.     Community certificate (based on the community)
8.     Passport size photos 10
9.     Stamp size photos 6
10.  Affidavits original

PR NUMBER:

After physical submission you will receive your PR number which is considered as an acknowledgement. With this number you can verify your approval status in official website.

STAGES OF VERIFICATION:

1. 10^th verification

2. 12^th verification

3. Diploma verification

4. Graduation verification

5. Law degree verification

6. Police Verification

Once all the above verification is approved the enrollment get processed.

LINKS FOR MORE CLARIFICATION

http://barcounciloftamilnadupuducherry.org/a/

http://bctnpy.org/lawfirm/web/affidavitrules.pdf

http://bctnpy.org/lawfirm/web/documents.pdf