
Women’s Inclusion and Leadership in Law - National Law School of India University
Starting July 2024, NLSIU has embarked on an ambitious research project on promoting women’s leadership in court-centred legal practice in India.
Women formally entered the profession in the country through the Legal Practitioners (Women) Act, 1923. Up until then, women could not practice law. The change in law was prompted by the experience of Ragina Guha. After completing her law degree from Calcutta University, Regina Guha applied to be admitted to practice in the Alipore district court. Howe...
Women formally entered the profession in the country through the Legal Practitioners (Women) Act, 1923. Up until then, women could not practice law. The change in law was prompted by the experience of Ragina Guha. After completing her law degree from Calcutta University, Regina Guha applied to be admitted to practice in the Alipore district court. Howe...