Lawyers protest against proposed Act to regulate legal pract

THANKS A LOT.

https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/forum/Change-of-Lawyer-35064.asp

https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/forum/Complaint-against-a-lawyer-35212.asp

Sevarel complaints posted against corrupted lawyers at lci threads.

"The Legal Practitioners (Regulation and Maintenance of Standard in Profession, Protecting the Interests of Clients and Promoting the Rule of Law) Bill, 2010."

"However, the lawyers desisted from disrupting functioning of the courts because of the agitation in the interest of the common citizens."

The above two extracts from the write-up go to demonstrate the glaring paradox in the mutually conflicting thinking behind.

On the one hand, the lawyers cannot but be commended for deciding not to disrupt the functioning of the courts, rightly so, 'in the interest of the common citizens'.

On the other hand,  the nationwide agitation is, as  reported, against the proposed enactment in its totality . However, as borne out by its nomenclature itself,  the proposed legislation  has, unmistakably laudable objective of  bringing about regulatory rules for 'protecting the interests of clients' - that is again, the interests of the self-same 'common citizens'.

Having regard to the larger interests of  the 'public ', therefore, if at all, the profession may rightly press for suitable modifications of any of  those provisions in the Bill , IF ANY, which, according to an impassionate view, has the potential of leaving real scope for the government to interefere, that too unjusifiably, in the affairs of the professional practice so as to impair its 'independence' - in a profound sense. As such, from common perception,  in any view, there appears to be no rationale in any such opposition in totality-that is against the very legislation itself, 

For these reasons, in one's conviction, this is a matter which the professional community, in its own interests, especially from a long range point of view, is obligated / will require to accord its due reconsideration  of the seemingly harmful stance  chosen to be taken.

I would say that  paucity of  judges and courts were the root cause of all these eviles. The Govt should look in this way before passing laws for the protection of interests of clients. There should be a time limit for disposing the cases.

For the version of my comments, as since modified, one may visit the Blog -swamilook 

Lawyers being what they are will easily find ways of evading the provisions of this act. Why are they called *law*yers? Because they consider themselves above all laws!