Organisation : Oriental Bank of Commerce
Post Name : Recruitment for Advocate in 2017
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Advocate Recruitment :
Oriental Bank of Commerce invites applications from Advocates within the meaning of Advocates Act, 1961 enrolled with the respective State Bar Council, having requisite qualification and experience in Banking Laws, DRT & DRAT matters/NCLT/ High Court, State Commission, matters pertaining to SARFAESI Act, 2002, Corporate Laws, Service Matters, Litigation matters before different Courts, Civil, Consumer and Criminal matters, N.I. Act, Arbitration proceedings, Recovery Suits, property search reports etc. for Senior/Junior panel of Advocates for Bank’s branches/offices coming within the jurisdiction of CMO-RRL, Agra comprising of 20 Districts of Uttar Pradesh.

Advocates already on our Bank’s panel and desirous of continuing on Bank’s panel are also required to apply afresh. No. of advocates to be empanelled are approximately 12 Advocates for DRT Lucknow and 78 for other places.

Last date of receiving application by the Bank is 31.08.2017 before 5:00 p.m.

Period of Empanelment:
1. The advocates shall be empanelled only for a period of three years which shall be subject to annual review. This shall also be applicable for the advocates who are already empanelled and the advocates who have completed their tenure shall be taken out of the panel, unless empanelled afresh.

2. After the end of three years, empanelment of an advocate shall come to an end and no new cases will be assigned to the advocate.

3. The advocate however, subject to fulfillment of norms can apply afresh for empanelment as and when Bank calls for application as per the prescribed procedure and his/her candidature/ application shall be considered on its merits and the advocate can be empanelled afresh for such fresh period and it shall be treated as a fresh empanelment.

4. In case of legal retainers who perform dual role i.e., as a legal retainer and as a panel advocate, their empanelment as a panel advocate shall be on the aforesaid lines. However, the retainership will be for one year, renewable on year to year basis with maximum period of five years at a stretch.

MAINTENANCE OF PANEL AND NUMBER OF ADVOCATES :
1. The maximum number of advocates at each District / Tehsil Headquarter shall be need based.
2. In Metropolitan cities where there are more districts within a shorter radius, the panel shall be maintained district court wise.
3. There shall be no overlapping of advocates. i.e., advocate on one panel at a particular district shall not be kept on the panel of other district/place.
4. Every CMO shall have a Senior Panel and Junior Panel of advocates

CRITERIA FOR EMPANELMENT :
Advocate to be empanelled shall have the following:-
i) High standard of integrity, acumen and competency.
ii) Length of practice and specialization in the area of law beneficial to the Bank & experience in conducting Bank’s cases.

iii) Empanelled with other banks/ FIs/ PSUs / Central/state Governments etc. The advocate shall not have been black listed /removed from panel by any other such organizations & a declaration to this effect is required to be furnished by the Advocate at the time of empanelment.

iv) Annual income-tax return filed with the Tax Authorities.
v) If the advocate is also empanelled by other bank/ PSU/ FI then opinion of that bank / PSU/ FI may be obtained.

vi) Advocates exclusively practicing in criminal courts having minimum experience of 5 years can be empanelled for attending to criminal work.

In complicated urgent criminal matters, advocates having expertise in any particular matter can also be assigned the work at the sole discretion of the Bank, though not on panel.

vii) Advocates shall be willing to abide by the Bank’s terms and conditions as to fees, charges, submission of pleadings for approval etc. and consent to this effect shall be furnished by the advocate before empanelment.

COPIES OF DOCUMENTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE ADVOCATE WHILE SUBMITTING BIO DATA :
1. High School Certificate in support of age.
2. Registration with Bar Council.
3. Identity Card issued by Bar Association / Bar Council.
4. Letter of empanelment with other bank /Govt. organizations.
5. Certificates in support of educational qualifications.
6. Annual income-tax return filed with the Tax Authorities
7. An undertaking from the advocate to the effect that all information furnished by him/ her is correct and he/ she shall not demand / charge legal fee in excess of bank’s schedule of legal fee shall also be furnished by the advocate.