India, July 26 -- Chief Justice of India BR Gavai had some pointed advice for budding lawyers as he spoke of the need to deliver justice at people's doorstep, at a function in his native village in Maharashtra on Friday.

"If one wants to argue in courts without any experience and own a Mercedes or BMW in six months, then one needs to understand their motive," he said. Junior lawyers must undergo apprenticeship before starting off on their own practice, he advised.

He also said fresh law graduates must not allow status and prestige to go to their heads, as per a PTI report.

"I have seen junior lawyers not offering seat to their seniors. Similarly, there was an instance where a junior lawyer fainted in court when he was fired by the judg...