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MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS
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LEGAL PROFESSION
With the general spread of education there seems a commensurate increase in the number of persons taking to law in the district. The recent Government legislation pertaining to tenancy and land tenures has added considerably to the business of these lawyers who have specialized in working on civil suits. There is also a considerable number of lawyers practising on the criminal side. However, there is a marked tendency visible among the law graduates to accept service in public or private sector as legal consultants rather than taking to practising law.
The income of the lawyer depends upon his reputation and his fighting abilities. Generally the monthly income of a lawyer varies between Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000, with a few exceptions where the income is found to exceed Rs. 1,500.
The 1961 Census gives the total number under the title of' legal services rendered by barrister, advocate, solicitor, mukteer, pleader, mukurie, munshi ' as 99. This perhaps excludes clerks, petition writers, assistants, etc., who assist the lawyer.
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