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]
Family and early life[edit | edit source]
His son Lalit Mohan Sharma became the Chief Justice of India.[2][3] Before becoming the Solicitor General of India, he was the Advocate General of Bihar for several years.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā Rakesh Bhatnagar (13 July 2015). "India allows its top law officers to represent private clients. But should it?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ā TNN (19 January 2009). "Alumni to restore pristine glory of Patna Law College". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ā Patna University. "Patna Law College". Patna University. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ā Setalvad, Motilal C. (2012). My Life: Law and other things. Universal Law Publishing Co. ISBN 978-81-7534-141-8.