The Bar Council of Delhi (for short, BCD) is the State Bar Council governing and regulating the practice of law in the State of Delhi. An autonomous statutory body constituted under Advocates Act, 1961, the BCD presently has over 60,000 registered member advocates, making it the largest bar council in the country. Some of the key functions discharged by the BCD are as follows: - To admit persons as advocates on its roll; - To prepare and maintain such roll; - To entertain and determine cases of misconduct against advocates on its roll; - To safeguard the rights, privileges and interest of advocates on its roll; - To promote the growth of Bar Associations for the purposes of effective implementation of the welfare schemes referred to in clause (a) of subsection (2) of this section clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 7; - To promote and support law reform; - To conduct seminars and organize talks on legal topics by eminent jurists and publish journals and paper of legal interest; - To organize legal aid to the poor in the prescribed manner; - To manage and invest the funds of the Bar Council; - To provide for the election of its members; - To visit and inspect Universities in accordance with the directions given under clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 7; - To perform all other functions conferred on it by or under this Act; - To do all other things necessary for discharging the aforesaid functions.