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  LEGAL PROFESSION AND ADVERTISEMENT: AN OVERVIEW P.S.KHURANA             The democratic policy of India is based on Rule of Law. In upholding the strong and independent judiciary and maintaining the Rule of Law under the Constitution, the Indian Parliament enacted the Advocates Act, 1961 in place of the Legal Practitioner Act, 1879 and the Bar Council’s Act, 1946. The Advocate Acts, 1961 is a gift of the legislature to the legal practitioner of our country. The Advocates Act and the Rules framed there under entrusted duties and responsibilities to the Advocates to assist the courts in the justice delivery system.           The legal profession is a noble calling and an important player in the process of dispensing justice to the masses. Public service is the primary aim of the profession and gaining a livelihood is incidental thereto. 1 Law has traditionally been viewed as an ...

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Right to Education : A Fundamental Right The aim and goals set forth in the Preamble to our Constitution can be achieved only by educating the subjects of the State. Education will bring the awareness among the citizens of this Nation about their rights and duties in the society. Once they become aware about their rights and duties in its letter and spirit, the aliments crept in our society, automatically vanish. The right to education has been declared a Fundamental Right by way of Eighty Sixth Amendment to theConstitution in the year 2002 . It exhorted and declared that- “21-a Right to Education-The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years in such manner as the state may be law, determine”. This Fundamental right is workable in two fold manner, firstly, casting duty upon the state to provide free and compulsory education, secondly, failure of the state, the subjects can enforce their fundamental right through the recour...

    Senior Advocates : Ethics and Duties - P.S. Khurana * Legal education in India is regulated by the Bar Council of India, which is a statutory body constituted under the Advocates Act. 1961.   There are two ways to obtain the degree to practice law and enroll with the Bar Council of India : (1)      a 3-year LL.B program which requires a prior graduate degree ; and (2)     a 5-year integrated B.A., LL.B. program which can commence immediately after secondary school. Some Universities offer both the five-year and three-year degree program 1 . The advocates enrolled in India are only entitled to ‘practice the profession of law’, which includes not only appearing before courts and giving legal advice as an attorney, but also drafting legal documents, advising clients on international standards and carrying out customary practices and transactions 2 . At the State level the Bar Council of India perform oversight functions and...