Service Tax on Lawyers – Strike Tomorrow - 'The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers
It is not easy to tax lawyers- except those taking up Service Tax matters, many of the lawyers believe that lawyers cannot be taxed, especially as they don't provide any service. Lawyers are supposed to be officers of the Court and their main job is to assist the bench in reaching the truth.
The Delhi Bar has decided to go on strike tomorrow against the tax on lawyers.
When Shakespeare said more than 400 years ago - let's kill all the lawyers, it was meant to be as a compliment to the lawyers.
If you are a Law unto yourselves and try to take the LAW into your own hands, the lawyers are not going to keep quiet. Chidambaram was wise in not taxing the lawyers. Taxing the lawyers is not an easy task as Pranab Babu would realise soon.
Lawyers are supposed to be officers of the Court and as such are not involved in any commercial activity and they feel that they cannot be taxed.