The legal profession in India is regulated by:

The Legal Practitioner's Act, 1846 The Advocates Act, 1961 The Legal Practitioner's (Women) Act, 1923 All of the above

The Advocates Act, 1961

The legal profession in India, which includes both the practice of law as well as professional legal education, is regulated by the Advocates Act, 1961.The Bar Council of India (BCI) is envisaged under the Advocates Act as a body for regulating the minimum standards to be maintained by institutions imparting legal education in India.