L. N. Sinha

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Lal Narayan Sinha was a lawyer who served as the Attorney General of India between 9 August 1979 and 8 August 1983, and as the Solicitor General of India from 17 July 1972 until 5 April 1977. He was educated at Patna Law College, Patna University.

Sinha was the first Attorney General to represent a private party during their term in office.[1]

Family and early life[edit]

His son Lalit Mohan Sharma became the Chief Justice of India.[2][3] Before becoming the Solicitor General of India, he was the Advocate General of Bihar for several years.[4]

References[edit]

  1. Rakesh Bhatnagar (13 July 2015). "India allows its top law officers to represent private clients. But should it?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. TNN (19 January 2009). "Alumni to restore pristine glory of Patna Law College". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  3. Patna University. "Patna Law College". Patna University. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  4. Setalvad, Motilal C. (2012). My Life: Law and other things. Universal Law Publishing Co. ISBN 978-81-7534-141-8.


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