New Delhi: Noted lawyer Dushyant Dave has quit the legal profession after 48 years of service. He said there was no specific reason for his decision but wanted more young people to play a greater role. 

As quoted in Bar and Bench, Dave's WhatsApp statement read: After having spent 48 glorious years at the Bar and having just celebrated 70th wonderful birthday, I have decided to quit the profession of law.

“No trigger [of my decision]. I am 70 now. Let young people come and do it. No, I will not come back even if there is any important case. I have been thinking of hanging up my boots and spending time with my grand kids,” he said.

Dave said that he wishes to spend more time with his family, work for society, and follow some of his hobbies.

"I want to adopt a taluk in Sankheda [in Baroda] and contribute by agriculture, housing etc," Bar and Bench quoted him as saying. 

Dave expressed gratitude to his colleagues. 

“More importantly, the clients have placed full faith in me at all levels in my career and I have tried to give the best to each of them, pro-bono or otherwise. Most of all, I have enjoyed this journey immensely and do believe I have contributed to some extent in the quest for justice for all those who needed it so badly," Bar and Bench quoted his WhatsApp message as saying. 

Dave has been the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association three times. 

LiveLaw quoted an interview which it had done with him in 2024 where he came down heavily on the Supreme Court for not doing enough against ‘executive infractions'. LiveLaw added that he even added in the interview that the judiciary in India  was at its weakest in the modern history

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