Re: Legal profession

["BDP India" <bdp.india@mailexcite.com>]

HI EveryOne:

Just a thought. As a group we should ask our legislators and lawmakers to be paid
well to do a good job. In my understanding, it will bring educated and able individuals
to give a second look for a career in legislative branch of government. Any body
has any idea how much an MLA and MP makes? I have read some numbers.  But would like
to hear a factual number. Can anyone propose a salary for such important positions
to reform India's policy making?

Thanks,

Utkarsh Kansal  


Subject: India News Network Digest    Wed, 15  April  98
>#4. Legal profession has become a racket: Sorabjee
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>New Delhi: Attorney General Soli Sorabjee on Tuesday regretted that the
>tradition of legal profession to provide service to the people has been
>forgotten and it has become a commercial racket. 
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>Comment:
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>The direct consequence of our many controls and laws is clearly coming
>out. More the laws, more the needless procedures, more are the "cases" 
>generated and more is the need for lawyers. On the one hand we have this
>huge demand for litigation in the number of cases; on the other hand, we
>have this huge shortage of judges. Why do we expect lawyers alone to
>behave in the public interest in such a case? When the whole system right
>from our Prime Minister downward has often been characterized by
>corruption, why single out lawyers? Systemic problems need systemic
>solutions. 
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>The problem is essentially economic (anything to do with money is always
>economic). One clear economic solution: Let the judges be paid very
>highly, and let us have tens of times as many judges as we have now. Get
>rid of our backlogs till we can safely dispose off most new cases within a
>few months. Simultaneously (and more importantly) let us identify those
>laws which can safely be got rid of (or converted into "desired codes of
>conduct" which are not enforceable in the courts). [suggestions welcomed
>on specific laws/ sections, to be made part of the Agenda]
>
>Also, government needs to set up internet web sites which detail all our
>laws and provide appropriate intelligent tools to enable people to
>understand how various laws apply to them. 
>
>I have not spent too much time on this topic of legal reform. Would
>particularly welcome views on how the problem can be solved without
>reducing the quality of justice.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Sanjeev
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