![Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal with Dr. Sanjeev Gemawat, Founder, General Counsels’ Association of India](http://media.assettype.com/barandbench%2F2024-07%2Fb5569802-8730-4e10-ac28-07be31a41f8a%2F20.jpg?w=480&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max)
Following a similar request made by the Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) to the Bar Council of India (BCI), the General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI) submitted a representation to Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal seeking statutory recognition of general counsel and in-house lawyers as legal practitioners.