The Advocates Act, 1961 governs the legal profession in India, which encompasses both legal practice and professional legal education. The modern legal profession in India has colonial roots, emerging with the arrival of Mayor's Courts in Madras and Calcutta in 1726. The Legal Practitioner's Act, passed in 1846, finally opened the doors of profession to everyone who was properly qualified, certified, and of good character, regardless of nationality or religion. At this time, women were still not allowed to practice until the Legal Practitioners (Women) Act was passed. |