<p> <br />Speaking at a meet organised by the Federation of Bar Association’s in Karnataka on Friday, he said that nearly 60 per cent of the lawyers do not find the profession economically viable.<br /><br />Government’s help<br /><br />“Advocates need the government’s help and in the 2010 budget we will include increasing the duration of the stipend to three years’ time for newcomers,” he said. <br />Lawyers, currently get a stipend of Rs 2,000 in the first two years.<br /><br />A trend in Judiciary<br /><br />He also appreciated the declaration of assets by Justice Shylendra Kumar and hoped that it would become a trend in the Judiciary. <br /><br />On the issue of charges against Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, he said that it was up to the collegium to take a call on this matter and it was not right on the part of advocates to rush in and demand a decision or ask him not to sit through judicial proceedings.<br /></p>
<p> <br />Speaking at a meet organised by the Federation of Bar Association’s in Karnataka on Friday, he said that nearly 60 per cent of the lawyers do not find the profession economically viable.<br /><br />Government’s help<br /><br />“Advocates need the government’s help and in the 2010 budget we will include increasing the duration of the stipend to three years’ time for newcomers,” he said. <br />Lawyers, currently get a stipend of Rs 2,000 in the first two years.<br /><br />A trend in Judiciary<br /><br />He also appreciated the declaration of assets by Justice Shylendra Kumar and hoped that it would become a trend in the Judiciary. <br /><br />On the issue of charges against Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, he said that it was up to the collegium to take a call on this matter and it was not right on the part of advocates to rush in and demand a decision or ask him not to sit through judicial proceedings.<br /></p>
