3 Important documents to carry when consulting a lawyer. | Legal Issues

For 13 years, advocate Anita Jha has run her legal practice from the backseat of a car parked inside the Madhubani district court complex, a quiet but persistent protest against the gender bias she says denied women lawyers a chamber of their own. From drafting pleadings to advising clients amid the court’s daily bustle, the white hatchback has become both her workplace and a symbol of resistance in a male-dominated judiciary. Despite humiliation, lack of basic facilities, and years of instituti