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. Before becoming the Solicitor General of India, he was the Advocate General of Bihar for several years. Family and early life His son Lalit Mohan Sharma became the Chief Justice of India. His grandson Justice Parthasarthy currently serves as a Judge in the Patna High Court. References 20th-century Indian lawyers India Solicitors General of India Year of birth missing Year of death missing People from Gaya district Senior Advocates in India