Law firms are playing important role as service enterprises for the development of MSME sector as well as society. It is a noble profession and requires advanced facility for rendering effective services. The law firms registered under Udyog Adhaar falls under MSME Act and can avail the benefits of schemes of MSME Ministry, Government of India. At present, there are 87 law firms in Nagpur registered under Udyog Adhaar and looking at the large number of lawyers more law firms can be registered under Udyog Adhaar.

 

 

For the capacity building of these legal service enterprises MSME-DI Nagpur is exploring a possibility to set up Common Facility Centre (CFC) at Nagpur for legal service enterprises under cluster development scheme of Ministry of MSME. Under Cluster scheme one time grants of up to 90 per cent for Rs 20 crore projects is provided to set up common facility centre and 10 per cent is contributed by legal service enterprises. There is a potential to set up CFC with state-of-art-e-library, training centre, documentation centre with about 100 latest computers and printers, server, photo copy machines, mediation centre, legal aid clinic, arbitration centre, conciliation centre, patent attorneys, notary services, examiners, referees etc. and some other facilities.

 

 

The litigants from MSME sector and society can avail these services, laws firms can become members of this CFC to extend effective services to MSME sector and society. With this facility in future, the legal service enterprises will be strengthened and their efficiency will be increased thereby decrease the pendency of cases in courts. It will be very effective mechanism for litigants and legal service enterprises which will be one of its kind in India. Recently, meeting was held under the chairmanship of P M Parlewar, Director MSME-DI with the executive committee of Lawyers Multi-state Co-operative Society in which Satish Deshmukh ,Chairman, Jayant Jaibhave, Vice Chairman, Anil Gowardipe, Director, Pramod Patil, Director, Ashish Deshmukh, Director, Subhash Malgi, Managing Director, Adv Shriram Deoras were present.

 

 

The power point presentation was given to them on cluster development scheme of Ministry of MSME. The marathon discussions were held on the scheme and how to implement it. Earlier Parlewar held meetings with Kamal Satuja President, District Bar Association, as well as Chairman and Secretary, DLSA, Nagpur. All are pro-active in developing this cluster in Nagpur. The discussion was fruitful and there is a possibility for setting up of state of art common facility centre for legal service enterprises in Nagpur.

 

 

The important factor for establishing such facility is availability of land at appropriate location which can be provided by State Government. A special purpose vehicle is required to be formed under section 8 of Companies Act consisting of more than 10 legal service enterprises who will run this facility. It will be unique facility available in future for lawyers of Nagpur as well as for the various court establishments in Nagpur if created. The action is already initiated and the concept note is under preparation the law firms are advised to get registered under Udyog Adhar if any assistance is required they can contact MSME-DI Nagpur.