Lawyers lament that the MHAA, which is the oldest lawyers' body in Asia, is not what it used to be in the first 100 years of its existence because of party politics.
Designation of a lawyer as a Senior Advocate is a privilege conferred upon such a lawyer based on merit and not a post which a lawyer can claim entitlement to, the Madras High Court ruled last week.
The Tamil Nadu government has set up a six member expert advisory council to develop a Federal Fiscal Model.State Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan in his Budget speech 2021-22 had said the government would establish an advisory council .