Bar Council of India chairman Suraj Narain Prasad Sinha has responded to Legally India readers’ comments to our interview with him of two weeks ago. He argues that top law students are depriving the bar and bench of talent by joining law firms and pleads that all lawyers should aim high in their careers.

The 2009-10 Union Budget has extended service tax to lawyers, which could directly increase legal bills to clients and result in downward pressure on fees.

Lawyers are united in praise over the outcome of the Indian Lok Sabha elections.

They hope that the stronger Congress-led government will be a boon to the legal profession by driving forward the process of economic liberalisation.

“I think it’s absolutely fabulous that this has happened, I couldn’t have expected a better result,” enthused Luthra & Luthra managing partner Rajiv Luthra.

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