| Law is an Hon'ble profession and an lawyers is an | | | | schemes available under the Legal Services |
| Officer of justice. He is an integral part for the | | | | Authorities Act, |
| administration of justice. From the ancient times, | | | | There have been many instances where |
| the legal obligations of the lawyers to conduct the | | | | Advocates in India have taken the causes of poor |
| case of a poor litigant without reward when so | | | | and downtrodden without any reward and have |
| required by the Court has been recognized not | | | | ensured justice to them. Unfortunately, there |
| only in our country and in England but also in US | | | | have also been instances where lawyers assigned |
| and other Countries. However, in practice, | | | | by public funds have not faithfully played their role |
| Counsels have been assigned only in criminal cases | | | | in implementation of the legal aid schemes which |
| of serious nature and a few civil cases. | | | | has cast a serious doubt on the very credibility of |
| The critical position enjoyed by an lawyer in | | | | a scheme of legal aid available to weaker sections |
| administration of justice in fact imposes a | | | | of society in India. The dark side of the legal aid |
| responsibility upon him to ensure that justice is | | | | scheme and how the lawyers are swindling the |
| made available to all. Rule 46 of Bar Council if India | | | | unsuspecting and ever gullible poor litigants as well |
| Rules in part-VI relating to a standard professional | | | | as petty criminals and first time convicts, most of |
| conduct and etiquette reminds India lawyers of | | | | whom are so because of compelling |
| the obligation they owes to the society. | | | | circumstances |
| To ensure justice to poor and marginalized | | | | Thus, there is no doubt that legal community in |
| sections of the society, an lawyer is required to | | | | India will rise to the occasion and meet the |
| provide them legal assistance even when they | | | | challenge successfully and effectively. Justice to |
| are not in position either to pay him at all or | | | | poor alone is the lasting guarantee of continued |
| adequately pay him for his services. In fact the | | | | existence of Rule of Law and democracy in the |
| least duty expected of an lawyer is to play his | | | | country. |
| role sincerely in implementing the various legal aid | | | | |