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The entry of foreign law firms will create havoc and undermine the “noble heritage” of the profession in India, says Lalit Bhasin, president of the Society of Indian Law Firms.

Lawyers have not only played a crucial role in the independence of India, they are the single most important source of manpower to India’s justice system.

Lalit Bhasin
Lalit Bhasin

A large portion of the judiciary, about 90%, is made up of people who are, or have been, practising lawyers. More than that, lawyers have historically performed a wide range of functions in the running of the state.

The legal profession was also at the forefront of India’s fight for freedom. Mahatma Gandhi was a lawyer. India’s first prime minister, Pandit Nehru, was a lawyer as was Dr Rajendra Prasad, India’s first president. And they were not, by any stretch, the only legal professionals among the leaders of India’s independence struggle. Lawyers still hold key government positions today. The current Speaker of Parliament, for example, is a very eminent lawyer.

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Lalit Bhasin, is the managing partner of Bhasin & Co and president of the Society of Indian Law Firms. He is also honorary general secretary of the Bar Association of India and executive president of the India Law Foundation. He was made an honorary life member of the International Bar Association in 1994.

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