By the Court. - This writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 8 to take appropriate action against respondents 9 to 40 or any other Foreign Law Firm or Foreign Lawyers, who are illegally practising the Profession of Law in India, and for a further direction to forbear them from having any legal practice either on the litigation side or in the field of non-litigation and commercial transactions, in any manner whatsoever within the territory of India.

2. The grounds on which the writ petitioner places his reliance are summarized in a nutshell herein below :-

Enrolment :

(a) It is stated that the writ petitioner is an active practitioner of law having enrolled himself in the State Roll maintained by the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu as per Section 17 of the Advocates Act, 1961. It is stated that to practice the profession of law in India, a person should be a citizen of India and should possess a Degree in Law obtained from a Recognised University within the Territory of India. It is further stated that Nationals of any other country may also be admitted as an Advocate on the State