Fourteen Lepi Profession and the G)mm!ss!on 14.1 The Commksion is immensely grateful for the ready help that it has been receiving from luiti-naries of the legal fraternity. A former ChiefJustice of the Supreme Court of India, Ju tice Shri A.M. Ahmadi, most kindly agreed to head an Advisory Committee establi^ied by the Commission to examine the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 and to n:3ke recommendations to make it more effective. The Commission is also deeply indcjted to Justice Shri Rajinder Sachar, Justice Shri PC. Balakrishna Menon, Dr. Rajeev Dhavan, and Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon for agreeing to serve as members of that Advisory Committee. 14.2 A number of cases have been filed by individuals/NGOs either before the Supreme Court or before the different High Courts of the country, wherein the Commission is either a responden. or an intervenor. In a few cases, the Commission is itself a petitioner. In ail such instanes, the Commission has most readily been assisted by distinguished members of the bar. The Commission would like to express its gratitude to Shri A.S. Bobde, Senior Advocate. Bombay High Court; Dr. Rajeev Dhavan, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court; Shri A.D. Giri, Senior Advocate, Allahabad High Court; Shri R. Krishnanurthy, Senior Advocate. Madras High Court; Shri A.N. Jaya Ram, Senior Advocate, Larnataka High Court; Shri S. Muralidhar, Advocate, Supreme Court; Shri F.S. Nariman Senior Advocate, Supreme Court; Shri S. Ramachandra Rao, Senior Advocate, Andhra Pradesh High Court; Justice R.S. Sodhi (prior to assuming his present office); Shri Soli J Sorabjee, Attorney General (prior to assuming his present position); Shri M.S. Sethi, S^ior Advocate, Punjab & Har^ana High Court, Shri R. Venkataramani, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court and others for representing the Commission before different courts aad for the views and expert opinions which they have given to the Commission upoi its request. 14.3 On 14 Octcfcer 1999, the Commission organised a function to convey its gratitude and felicitations t» those from the bar who had assisted it. The Commission was deeply gratified that maay of those listed above were able to attend the function, where they were presented wth mementoes by the Chairperson of the Commission.