He started his career in law by practising in Nagpur District Courts. Although he belonged to a lawyer’s family, he started his career afresh with Mr. Bobde, a practising lawyer in Nagpur. In the year 1965, G.L. Sanghi came to Delhi to practise in the Supreme Court. He was never inclined to become an Advocate on Record, but always wanted to be an Arguing Counsel. With the passage of time and with hard and honest effort, work started flowing and G.L. Sanghi became as busy as any other top lawyer of the Supreme Court, at that time. Soon he was able to establish a name for himself and was later designated a Senior Counsel. He was also offered Judgeship but he never wanted to become a Judge and decided not to accept the offer.
In an exclusive interview, G.L. Sanghi, who is today one of the senior-most and respected members of the Bar, speaks to our correspondent Renu Sharma.
What motivated you to enter the legal profession?
I belong to Maharashtra and Nagpur is my home town, therefore my education has been mostly in Nagpur. I did my B.A. and M.A. in Political Science. After I passed my M.A. in 1956, I joined as a lecturer in Political Science in a Degree college in Nagpur. What motivated me to enter the legal profession was my family background. I belong to a family of lawyers. My father, who is now 97 years old, is also a lawyer who had a good practice at that time. Ever since my childhood I never thought of doing anything else, apart from law. After I completed my M.A. in Political Science, I joined law and after completing my degree in law, started my practice. At that time, there was a requirement of two years of practice as a pleader before one could be enrolled as an advocate. I started my practice after I passed law and from day one, I felt no hesitation in myself while addressing the court. It is the career of my choice and I thank God that I chose law as my professional career.
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