M.M. Sundresh, J.

"The first thing we do, let us kill all the lawyers"

1. King Henry VI - Shakespeare. The above words signify the importance of lawyer qua society that existed hundreds of years ago. With the passage of time, it has become more pronounced with the complexities social problems.

2. Nizer Louis:-

"I consider it a lawyer's task to bring calm and confidence to the distressed client. Almost everyone who comes to a law office is emotionally affected by a problem. It is only a matter of degree and of the client's inner resources to withstand the pressure."

Justice Frankfurter:

"I think a person who throughout his life is nothing but a practising lawyer fulfills a very great and essential function in the life of society. Think of the responsibilities on the one hand, and the satisfaction on the other, to be a lawyer in the true sense."

3. The following is the observation on the pivotal role destined for a lawyer in Noor Mohammed Vs. Jethanand and Another (2013) 5 SCC 202:

18. In this context, we may refer to the pronouncement in Pandurang Dattatraya Khandekar Vs. Bar Council of Maharashtra ((1984) 2 SCC 556 : 1984 SCC (Cri) 335)), wherein the Court observed that:

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