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Invest 1.5L in ELSS funds or PPF or any of those things. Another 50k in NPS. Get a health insurance policy (25k exempt).
Net income after all these deductions will be 5.75L. Incomes upto 5L are exempt, just pay tax on 75k. DIY!
In terms of the law, as a lawyer (a profession for tax purposes), till you earn 50LPA, you can claim half your income as an expense, pretty much no questions asked. So at 16 LPA, you pay tax on 8 (minus standard deductions), which is likely less than the 1.6 that is cut in TDS (hence the refund).
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Read Section 44ADA of the Income Tax Act for a start.