EXHIBIT 5.1



                       [Crawford Bayley & Co. Letterhead]

                                 March 10, 2003


Infosys Technologies Limited
Electronics City, Hosur Road
Bangalore, Karnataka, India 561 229

         Re:  Infosys Technologies Limited Registration Statement on Form F-3

Gentlemen:

              We have acted as your counsel in connection with the registration,
offering and sale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by certain
selling shareholders (the "Selling Shareholders") of up to 3,000,000 equity
shares (including up to 450,000 equity shares that the underwriters have the
option to purchase from the Selling Shareholders to cover over-allotments, if
any), par value Rs.5 per share (the "Shares") of Infosys Technologies Limited, a
company with limited liability incorporated in the Republic of India (the
"Company"). Each of the Shares being so registered is represented by two
American Depositary Shares. We have examined the registration statement on Form
F-3 (the "Registration Statement") filed by you with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission on January 27, 2003, as amended, for the
purpose of registering the Shares. The Shares are to be sold to the underwriters
for resale to the public in a form evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, to
be issued by the Depositary, all as described and defined in the Registration
Statement and pursuant to the underwriting agreement filed as an exhibit thereto
(the "Underwriting Agreement"). As your counsel, we have also examined, under
Indian law, the proceedings proposed to be taken in connection with such
offering and sale of the Shares.


         Strictly limited to Indian law, it is our opinion that the Shares to be
sold by the Selling Shareholders in the offering pursuant to the Underwriting
Agreement have been duly authorised and validly issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable.

         We hereby confirm to you that subject to the assumptions and
limitations set forth therein, the statements set forth under the caption
"Taxation--Indian Taxation" in the prospectus included in the Registration
Statement constitute our opinion with respect to the Indian income tax
consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of the Shares and the
American Depositary Shares representing such Shares.

         We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Legal
Matters," "Taxation--Indian Taxation" and "Enforcement of Civil Liabilities" in
the prospectus included as a part of the Registration Statement and to the use
of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

                                                Very truly yours,

                                                /s/ Crawford Bayley & Co.

                                                CRAWFORD BAYLEY & CO.