State Advocate General and Chairman of the Chhattisgarh State Bar Council Jugal Kishore Gilda has expressed need for setting up of a training academy for new advocates, who begin practicing law.
He was talking with reporters here at New Circuit House on Saturday. The Advocate General informed that the in 2009, State Government had allocated land for constructing the academy in Bilaspur. The State Bar Council will submit a memorandum to State and Central Government for providing of grants in order to set up the academy, he said.
Detailing about the training academy, he said senior lawyers, judges and other reputed law faculties would be invited to this academy for brushing up the knowledge and skills of entry level advocates.According to the Advocate General State Government should think over providing stipend just like in Karnataka. He said several lawyers passing out of prestigious law institutions try to get into corporate sector as it is quite difficult to sustain in regular law practice.