Attorney General Khati stresses professional integrity in judiciary

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, MARCH 15Attorney General Khamma Bahadur Khati has stressed professional
integrity on the part of law practitioners to further promote the dignity and image of the judiciary.
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vocational basic training organised by Nepal Bar Council here today, the attorney general stressed that people from the legal field needed
to maintain professional integrity to ensure independent, impartial and competent judiciary. Khati, also the chair of Nepal
Bar Council, said they were expected to show high adherence to professional ethics and thus contribute to enhance the presence of the
judiciary.Also speaking on the occasion, Nepal Bar Association President Chandeshwor Shrestha said the time demands that lawyers work in an
undeterred way to promote independent, impartial and fair judiciary.He said free, efficient and impartial judiciary is one of the major
agendas of Nepal Bar Assocaition.On the occasion, the attorney general released a handbook which is said to be useful for fresh law
practitioners.The book published by the council is a collaborative work of High Court former judge Binod Prasad Sharma, senior advocate and
council member Dr Chandra Kant Gyawali and advocate Puja Bhandari.The art of advocacy and code of conduct of lawyers are among the issues
highlighted in the book
The daylong training was attended by around 1,300 people who are new to the profession.According to the council, presently, there are 20,000
active lawyers across the country.A version of this article appears in the print on March 16, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
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