Dear Sir / Madam,
One of my uncles completed LLB in 2013 and passed the Bar Council examination in 2014. He was enrolled with the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh (i.e., before the formation of Telangana). However, he does not recall whether he received a Certificate of Practice (COP). He has been working in a private organization and did not pursue legal practice during this period. Now, he intends to resign from his job and start practicing law. While verifying his documents, he could not find the COP copy. However, his membership is active in the State Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh, and a COP serial number is also available.
Could you please confirm whether the physical COP copy is required to practice as an advocate? If it is required, kindly advise the procedure to obtain a duplicate COP.
Thank you.
