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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] Before becoming the Solicitor General of India, he was the Advocate General of Bihar for several years.

Family and early life

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His son Lalit Mohan Sharma became the Chief Justice of India. His grandson Justice Partha Sarthy currently serves as a Judge in the Patna High Court.[2][3] [4]

References

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  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.