Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Legal Studies

Chapter

Legal Profession in India

Question:
There is a separate class of legal practitioners in High Court of Bombay and Calcutta who prepare the case, but do not argue in court. These practitioners are known as?
Options:
Barristers
Solicitors
Attorney
Advocate on Record
Correct Answer:
Solicitors
Explanation:
Solicitors: Prior to the enactment of the Advocates Act, solicitors referred to British solicitors who were permitted to practise in the High Courts in pre Independence India. Today, in the Bombay and Calcutta High Courts there is a separate class of legal practitioners, known as solicitors, who prepare the case, but do not argue in court.