NLSIU Bangalore alumnus Akshay Bhan, who is practising in the High Court of Punjab & Haryana in Chandigarh, has been designated as a senior counsel.
Bhan commented: “It’s a huge huge honour, it’s still sinking in.”
“It’s been an honour and a big responsibility and I’m just praying that I meet the standards,” he added, audibly elated.
Bhan graduated from India’s first national law school in 1998.
Bhan is the first national law school graduate to be designated senior at any court in India. Research by Legally India last year revealed that 26 per cent of recent partners at India’s six largest firms hailed from NLS, ahead of Delhi University, which constituted the second-largest contingent at 17 per cent.
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'May be'. If Cyril Shroff wants, his son can be the youngest partner in law firms. Can you put him in the same bracket as the other young partners like Umakanth, Ashwath Rau?
"Relatives of around 18 advocates in the Punjab and Haryana high court who are kith and kin of judges of Punjab and Haryana high court and are at present posted as law officers in the AG offices of the state of Punjab and Haryana."
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-08/india/41873359_1_haryana-ag-punjab-and-haryana-law-officers
Congratulations to Akshay. Hope there are more to follow!
It would have been very inspiring if an alumni from the first or second batch with no parental 'nudge' was designated senior.
Instead this just reinforces the stereotypes about what it takes for success at the bar. I so wish he was not a law school alumnus since this is no credit to NLS.