Introduction: Lumbar disc prolapse is characterized by back pain and leg pain. Although majority of the patients do well with the conservative treatment, surgical management becomes important on failure of conservative modalities. This study deals with the techniques and results of lumbar disc prolapse in long term. Aims: The aim of the study is to know the effectiveness of standard laminectomy and discectomy in patients with lumbar disc prolapse patients. Materials and Methods: This is a prospective study studied at a single institute. All patients with established case of lumbar disc prolapse satisfying the inclusion criteria were included in the present study. The patients underwent routine thorough clinical and radiological examination and planned for surgical intervention. A standard laminectomy and fragmectomy was done and mobilized the next post-operative day. The patients were followed up at six weeks, two months, six months and at one year. Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score and Visual analogue scale(VAS) were recorded at each of the follow up. Results: A total of sixty four patients were included in the present study. There were 45 males and 19 females and mean age was 39 years. Right sided leg pain was predominant and average duration of onset of symptom to surgery was 6 months. The posterolateral disc protrusion was found in 41 patients (64.06%),extruded disc in 37 (57.81%) and protruded discs in 15 (23.44%). The mean preoperative VAS score for back pain was 6, and 8 for leg pain and 4:4 post-operatively. The JOA score was 12.87 pre-operatively and 25.96 post-operatively. Three patients(4.6%) with superficial infection which was managed conservatively with antibiotics. One patient (1.5%) had deep infection and underwent interbodyfucion and recovered completely with respect to leg pain. Two patients had intra-operative dural tears which was managed conservatively. Conclusion: A standard laminectomy and discectomy is a time proven technique which can give us satisfactory results. The need for thorough decompression and need to maintain good stability of the motion segment results in better long term outcomes. Keywords: Lumbar discectomy, prolapsed intervertebral disc, back pain