Syllabus for Advocate Enrolment Examination 2012 in Bangladesh

Syllabus for Advocate Examination:

Examination for Enrolment as Advocate:

Time 4 Hours

Total Marks-100

Syllabus for Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) Exam:

1.      Subjects as like Written Exam

Four Answers will be provided, One has to choose.

[N.B.  0.25 minus marking for each wrong answer.]

Date of MCQ Exam: 30 March, 2012

Syllabus for Written Exam

6(six) questions to be answered taking one from each Group.

GROUP-A:

CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, 1908 (Marks-16)

Section 2: Definition

Sections 9 to 12: Jurisdiction and Res Judicata

Sections 15 to 20: Place of Suing

Sections 22 to 24: Power of transfer of suits

Sections 38, 39 & 48: About Execution of decree

Sections 96, 97,104,105 & 107: Appeal from decree

Order (See Order 41, Rules 1 to 6 and Order 43 Rule 1)

Section 114; Review (See Order 47 Rule 1)

Section 115: Revision

Section 144: Restitution

Section 151: Inherent Power of Court

Order 6 Rule 17: Amendment of pleadings

Order 7 Rules 1 to 15: Plaint

Order 8 Rules 1 to 8: Written Statement and set off

Order 23 Rules 1 to 3: Withdrawal & adjustment

Order 38 Rules 5 to 12: Attachment before judgment

Order 39 Rules 1 to 4: Temporary injunction

Order 40 Rule 1: Appointment of Receiver.

GROUP-B:

SPECIFIC RELIEF ACT, 1877 (Marks-16)

Section 9: Suit for possession

Sections 12 to 17: Contracts which may be specifically enforced

Sections 21 & 22: Contracts not specifically enforced and discretion of court

Sections 39 & 40: Cancellation of instrument

Section 42: Declaration of status or right

Section 45: Power to order to do specific acts.

Sections 52 to 57: Injunctions.

GROUP-C:

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE, 1898 (Marks-16)

Section 4: Definitions

Section 6: Classes of criminal courts

Sections 9, 10, 12, & 14: Court of Session, District Magistrate, Subordinate Magistrate & Special Magistrates

Sections 107 to 110: Security for keeping the peace and for good behavior

Section 144: Temporary order in urgent cases.

Sections 145 & 146: Dispute as to immovable property

Sections 154 & 155: Information in cases

Sections 172 & 175: Diary investigation, Report of police officer

Sections 200 to 205: Complaints to Magistrates & Commencement of Proceeding.

Sections 241 to 249: Trial of summons cases.

Sections 404 to 410, 412 to 414, 417 to 420: Appeals.

Sections 435, 436, 438, 439 and 439A: Reference and revision

Section 476: Procedure in cases in section 195

Section 488: Order for maintenance of wives and children

Sections 496 to 498 and 498A: Bail

Sections 526, 526B and 528: Transfer of cases

GROUP-D:

PENAL CODE, 1860 (Marks-16)

Sections 34 & 35: Common intention, when such act is criminal

Sections 96 & 97: Right of private defence

Section 107: Abatement

Section 149: Prosecution of common object

Sections 299, 300, 301, 304 & 304A: Offence affecting life

Sections 319 to 322, 324 & 326: Hurt

Sections 339 & 340: Wrongful restraint and confinement

Sections 359 & 362: Kidnapping & abduction

Section 375: Rape

Sections 378 to 380: Theft

Section 383: Extortion

Sections 390, 391, 394 & 396: Robbery & dacoity

Sections 403 & 405: Dishonest misappropriation & breach of trust

Sections 415, 416 & 420: Cheating

Section 425: Mischief

Sections 441 & 446: Criminal trespass

Sections 463 & 464: Forgery.

GROUP-E: (Marks-16)

(i) LIMITATION ACT, 1908

Section 3: Suits to be dismissed if instituted after limitation

Section 5: Extension of period

Section 6: Legal disability

Section 12: Exclusion of time in legal proceeding

Section 14: Exclusion of time spent bonafide in other forum

Section 18: Effect of fraud

Section 19: Effect of acknowledgment

Section 20: Effect of payment

Section 23: Continuing breaches and wrongs.

Section 29: Savings.

(ii) EVIDENCE ACT, 1872

Section 17: Admission

Sections 24 to 26 Confession

Sections 32 & 33: Statement of persons who cannot be called as witness

Sections 59 & 60: Oral evidence

Sections 61 & 63: Documentary evidence

Sections 74 & 75: Public & Private document

Sections 101 to 106 and 114, 115: Burden of proof and presumption, estoppel

Sections 137 to 142, 145,146,151, 152, 155, 157 and 159 : Examination of witness.

GROUP-F: (Marks-20)

Ethics, Bar Council Rules and Legal Decisions

a. Rules of Professional Etiquette.

b. Functions, formation and power of the Bangladesh Bar Council and difference between Bar Council & Bar Association.

c. Legal decisions and reports.