US has one lawyer for 200 people, we have one for 1,800: CJI
Newly-appointed Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Saturday called for improving the lawyer-population ration in the country. He said, "In the US, there is one lawyer for every 200 people but in India, it is one lawyer for every 1,800 people." Gogoi also said the quality of lawyers who are offering legal aid needs to be improved.