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Legal Practice in India as in most other countries is a male dominated profession. In 1916, Calcutta high court and in 1922 Patna high court had held that women otherwise qualified were not entitled to enrol as a Vakil or pleader. In the Patna High Court case the petitioner secured BL Degree from Calcutta University and was refused to be enrolled as pleader. She challenged this in High Court of Patna. The Court ruled that legal practitioner Act reffered to males only and no women had ever been admited to the roll of pleaders. The legal Practitioners (women) Act XXIII of 1923 was enacted to expressly provide that no women would by reason only of her sex disqualified from being admitted or enrolled as legal practitioner or from practicing as such The Allahabad High Court took lead in enrolling the first India Lady Vakil by a decision of English committee of court. Since then number of women entering into profession has increased but gender bias still pervades.

What changes were brought about by the Legal Practitioner (women) Act XXIII of 1923 ?

(1) It expressly provided that no women would by reason only of her sex be disqualified from being enrolled as legal practitioner

(2) It provided that no women will be admitted as a practitioner

(3) It provided for women to be allowed to work in corporate legal sector

(4) It promoted gender discrimination in the profession

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