CONSTITUTION

The Bar Council of India Trust is a public charitable Trust created on 27th April, 1974 by the Bar Council of India for rendering services mainly to maintain professional standards and to effect improvements in legal education. The Trust was created with an objective to establish Law Schools of excellence and to promote legal research. Other objectives were to render legal aid to the poor, publish law reports , text books for students and promote welfare of the members of the profession.

The Trust is managed by a Board of Trustees who are members of the Bar Council of India. There are five Members in the Board of Trustees. Among the five Trustees, the Chairman Bar Council of India is ex-officio. The other four Trustees are elected from amongst the members of the Bar Council of India for a 4 year term. The Trustees elect the Managing Trustee and Associate Managing Trustee. The Managing Trustee is empowered to look after the day to day administration through its Secretary.