It is also clarified that the expression to practice the profession of law under Section 29 of the Advocates Act, 1961 companyers the persons practicing litigious matters as well as number litigious matters other than companytemplated in para 63 ii of the impugned order and, therefore, to practice in number litigious matters in India the foreign law firms, by whatever name called or described, shall be bound to follow the provisions companytained in the Advocates Act, 1961.
In Civil Appeal Nos.7875 7879 of 2015, writ petition was filed before the Madras High Court by one A.K. Balaji, Advocate.
Prayer in the writ petition is to take action against the original respondents 9 to 40 or any other foreign law firms or foreign lawyers illegally practicing the profession of law in India and direct them to refrain from having any illegal practice on the litigation side and in the field of companymercial transactions in any manner whatsoever.
The said order has thereafter companytinued and is still in force.
Apart from official respondents, 32 law firms of K., U.S.A., France and Australia have been impleaded as respondents 9 to 40.
