The Influential Law Firms in Maharashtra 2019

Expert’s View
With India’s dawn of independence in 1947, the
whole legal system underwent a huge
transformation. There have been many
perspectives and many improvements have been made after
great efforts. Since 1950, constitutional legislation has
increased dramatically, particularly in the area of
fundamental rights.
Article 14 of the Constitution refers to the right to equality.
Article 39-A refers to the fact that, because of poverty or
any other social security, no one should be deprived of his
right to move to court.
For legal profession, Parliament has introduced Advocates
Act, 1961 to bring uniformity within the system of legal
practitioners in the form of Advocates & has fixed up Bar
Council of India (BCI) and State Bar Councils. Section 7
(h) of Advocates Act, 1961 speaks about legal education
and to put down standards of such education in consultation
with Universities in India which imparts such education and
the State Bar Councils.
Section 7(I) of the Advocates Act, 1961 speaks that law
schools/Universities should be properly acknowledged
whose degree in law will be taken as a qualification for
enrolment as an advocate. State Bar Councils should
examine the Universities and conduct seminars and
organize talks on legal topics and publish journals.
National Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, (NLSA) has
been selected to take appropriate measures for spreading
legal awareness amongst the individuals. There are several
principles that do not fit to the society and are not so
effective in nature. Therefore in such situation legal analysis
helps to analyze new laws on the recent issue so that they
can change the existing laws for correct implementation.
There are many enactments which are a result of law
reformers such as Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 Child
Marriage Restraint Act, 1929.
Many acts result from law reformers such The Dowry
Prohibition Act, 1961 Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929,
Sati Prohibition Act, 1829, etc. Legal education helps
change the attitude of the public; it allows people to think
about social issue and become more aware of their rights
and helps them to male ideal citizens.
Raising Awareness
It is said that most Indian citizens live in villages and
therefore to understand the relation of law with society one
has to concentrate on Indian villages as they are unaware
about their fundamental rights. There are number of
legislation’s to reduce socio-economic disparities.
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In order to spread legal awareness there should be legal aid
program conducted by legal organizations in villages so that
people living there will get to know the basic relief and they
could seek remedy from it.
Empowered by the Constitution to pass in respect of
profession, Parliament enacted the Advocates Act, 1961,
bringing uniformity in the system of legal practitioners
within the sort of Advocates and provided for setting up of
the Bar Council of India and State Bar Councils within the
States. Under clause (h) of sub-sec (1) of Sec.7 of the
Advocates Act, 1961 the Bar Council of India has power to
mend a minimum educational normal as a pre-condition to
commence the studies in law. Under clause (i) of sub-sec(1)
of Sec. 7, the Bar Council of India is also empowered “to
recognize Universities whose degree in law shall be taken
as a qualification for enrolment as an advocate and for that
purpose to visit and inspect Universities”. The Act thus
confers on the Bar Council power to prescribe standards of
legal education and recognition of law degrees for entrance
of persons as Advocates. However, for promoting legal
education and for laying down standards of legal education,
the Universities and State Bar Councils must be effectively
consulted. The University Grants Commission has in the
course of your time evinced interest in rising legal
education.
The Supreme Court in State of Maharashtra vs. Manbhai
Pragaji Vashi (1995) 5 SCC 730, held that in order to
provide free legal aid we need to have well trained lawyers
for which we need sufficient number of law schools with
good teachers. This particular Supreme Court verdict shows
that there should be separate budgetary provisions for
improving legal education.
Legal aid is therefore not a charity or a reward, but a duty
of the state and citizens’ rights. The state’s primary object
should be equal justice for all. Legal assistance therefore
seeks to ensure that the constitutional commitment is
fulfilled in its letter and spirit and that equal justice is made
available to the poorer and weaker sections of society. But
despite the fact that free legal aid was considered a
necessary adjunct to the rule of law, the movement for legal
aid has failed to achieve its objective. Between the goals set
and met, there is a wide gap. Lack of legal universities,
intellectual property rights, is the major obstacle to the
movement of legal aid in India.
The movement for legal aid has not yet achieved its goal
leading to unawareness of fundamental rights. It is the lack
of legal awareness to the exploitation and deprivation of the
poor’s rights and their benefits.
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