Which of the following Act was the first Act which permitted Vakils to enter into agreements with their clients for their fees for professional services? |
The Regulating Act 1773 The Legal Practitioners Act, 1846 The Advocates Act, 1961 The Legal Practitioners Act of 1879 |
The Legal Practitioners Act, 1846 |
The Legal Practitioners Act of 1846, was the first pan-India law concerning the regulation of the Indian legal profession. A religious test for enrolment as a pleader was abolished, and persons of any nationality and religion could be enrolled as a pleader. Every Barrister enrolled in any of Her Majesty's Courts in India became eligible to plead in the Sadar Adalats subject to the rules of those Courts applicable to pleaders as regards language or any other matter. The Legal Practitioners Act also permitted Vakils to enter into agreements with their clients for their fees for professional services. |