Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Legal Studies

Chapter

Legal Profession in India

Question:
Prior to the enactment of the Advocates Act, the term "advocates" referred only to:
Options:
English barristers
Irish barristers
members of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland
all of the above
Correct Answer:
all of the above
Explanation:
Prior to the enactment of the Advocates Act, the term "advocates" referred only to English and Irish barristers and members of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland. This class was permitted to practise in the Supreme Court of Judicature in Bengal, to the exclusion of native practitioners.