Karnataka High Court Quashes Notification Reconstituting State Bar Council Committees, Says It Violates Council's Election Rules
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes Notification Reconstituting State Bar Council Committees, Says It Violates Council's Election Rules

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed an October 28 notification issued by Chairman and Vice Chairman of State Bar Council to reconstitute committees of the Council, observing that the same was in violation of the State Bar Council Rules. Justice Hemant Chandangoudar allowed the petition filed by Rajanna R and others who are elected members of the State Bar Council and hold posts in various committees. 2 and 3 in reconstituting the committees, in violation of the Karnataka State Bar Council Rules, 1978, is not legally valid”. The State Bar Council submitted that the Chairman has been empowered to reconstitute the Committees in view of the unanimous resolution dated December 16, 2022 bearing No.

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Approach Supreme Court to seek reservation of posts for women lawyers in governing council of Advocates’ Association, Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court
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2 days, 17 hours ago

Approach Supreme Court to seek reservation of posts for women lawyers in governing council of Advocates’ Association, Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday dismissed petitions seeking 33% reservation for women lawyers in various posts of the governing council and the executive committee of the Advocates’ Association, Bengaluru. The High Court said that it has no power in law to issue such a direction in the absence of a bylaw in AAB providing reservation for women advocates, …

Karnataka HC Declines Plea For Women Reservation In Governing Council Of Advocates' Association Bengaluru, Says Only SC Can Pass Such Order
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2 days, 23 hours ago

Karnataka HC Declines Plea For Women Reservation In Governing Council Of Advocates' Association Bengaluru, Says Only SC Can Pass Such Order

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court today orally expressed support towards reservation of seats for women in the Governing Council of Advocates' Association Bengaluru. Justice R Devdas however declined a plea moved by the women members of the Bar Association and Federation of Women Lawyers in this regard, stating that only the Supreme Court can pass such orders. At this juncture, Senior …

Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu And Puducherry Write To SC Collegium For Inclusive Representation While Appointing Madras HC Judges
3 days, 4 hours ago

Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu And Puducherry Write To SC Collegium For Inclusive Representation While Appointing Madras HC Judges

Live Law  

The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has written to the Chief Justice of India and other judges of the Supreme Court Collegium calling for inclusive representation while appointing judges to the Madras High Court. The letter signed by PS Amalraj, Chairman and Senior Advocate S Prabhakaran and V Karyhikeyan, Vice Chairmen of the council requested the collegium take …

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024 - Advocates & Bar Councils
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3 days, 20 hours ago

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024 - Advocates & Bar Councils

Live Law  

Advocate Advocates-on-Record can mark the appearances of only those advocates who are authorized to appear and argue the case on a particular day of hearing. Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India, 2024 LiveLaw 519 : AIR 2024 SC 5338 Expunging of adverse judicial remarks against an advocate - The Supreme Court set aside interim orders passed by the High Court …

Bar Council Of India Approaches Supreme Court Seeking Enhancement Of Enrollment Fees To Rs.25,000
1 week, 2 days ago

Bar Council Of India Approaches Supreme Court Seeking Enhancement Of Enrollment Fees To Rs.25,000

Live Law  

The Bar Council of India has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking directions to enhance the enrollment fee, which is presently capped at Rs 750 by virtue of a judgment, to Rs 25,000.The application has been filed in the case Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India, in which the Supreme Court, by its judgment in July 2024, held …

Bar Councils Cannot Charge Fees To Verify Certificates Of Enrollment Applicants : Kerala High Court
1 week, 2 days ago

Bar Councils Cannot Charge Fees To Verify Certificates Of Enrollment Applicants : Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court held that the Bar Council of Kerala cannot collect money from applicants to get their certificates verified from the Universities and Examination Boards. The petitioner challenged an order of the Single Bench of the High Court which permitted him to be enrolled in the next enrollment to be conducted by the Bar Council of Kerala subject …

Election Petition Questioning Caste Certificate Of Elected Representative Maintainable Before High Court: Karnataka HC
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Election Petition Questioning Caste Certificate Of Elected Representative Maintainable Before High Court: Karnataka HC

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes Act, 1990, does not take away the jurisdiction of the High Court to decide an election dispute questioning the caste of a returned candidate to the Legislative Assembly. He claimed that only the DCVC formed under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes and …

Karnataka High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Karnataka High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]

Live Law  

Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw 1 to Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw 260 Judgments/Orders Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Charge On False Promise To Marry But Orders Accused To Maintain Child Born From 'Consensual' Relationship Case Title: Raghvendraraddi Shivaraddi Naduvinamani AND State of Karnataka Case No: Criminal Petition No 100721 of 2023. A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and …

Surat Bar Elections: Gujarat HC Directs State Bar Council To Decide Plea Alleging Improper Scrutiny Of Candidates' Documents By Tomorrow
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Surat Bar Elections: Gujarat HC Directs State Bar Council To Decide Plea Alleging Improper Scrutiny Of Candidates' Documents By Tomorrow

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday directed the Bar Council of Gujarat to immediately constitute a committee to decide by Thursday a plea concerning improper scrutiny of documents of the candidates contesting in the Surat Bar Election, which is scheduled for December 20. The Counsel appearing for the Bar Council of Gujarat contended that as per the Rule 49 of …

'No Stay On Bar Association Elections', Supreme Court Reiterates; Asks DHCBA To Resolve Issue Of Women Reservation Amicably By Next Week
4 weeks, 1 day ago

'No Stay On Bar Association Elections', Supreme Court Reiterates; Asks DHCBA To Resolve Issue Of Women Reservation Amicably By Next Week

Live Law  

Hearing the pleas seeking reservation for women lawyers in Delhi Bar bodies, the Supreme Court today reiterated that no stay has been imposed on the elections of Bar Associations across the country. In the context of Delhi High Court Bar Association, the Court asked DHCBA President Mohit Mathur to see that the issue of women reservation is resolved "immediately and …

No Interim Stay On Bar Association Elections Being Held Strictly As Per Bye-Laws, Policies : Supreme Court Clarifies
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4 weeks, 2 days ago

No Interim Stay On Bar Association Elections Being Held Strictly As Per Bye-Laws, Policies : Supreme Court Clarifies

Live Law  

During the hearing of the case concerning strengthening of Bar Associations across the country, the Supreme Court today clarified that there is no impediment against Bar Associations holding elections strictly in accordance with their constitutions/bye-laws/policies/rules. "It is clarified that there is no interim stay passed by this Court against holding of elections of the Bar Associations strictly in accordance with …

Madhya Pradesh High Court Discharges Contempt Proceedings Against State Bar Council After Its Unconditional Apology For 2023 Lawyers' Strike
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Discharges Contempt Proceedings Against State Bar Council After Its Unconditional Apology For 2023 Lawyers' Strike

Live Law  

While deciding a suo-moto PIL, the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court discharged the contempt proceedings against the State Bar Council for calling a strike last year. The division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain in its November 21 order observed, “In view of unconditional apology offered by the contemnors, we hereby discharge …

6K Law Graduates Awaiting Enrolment: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs State Bar Council To Enrol Them Provisionally Within Two-Weeks
1 month, 2 weeks ago

6K Law Graduates Awaiting Enrolment: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs State Bar Council To Enrol Them Provisionally Within Two-Weeks

Live Law  

In what comes as a relief to around six thousand law graduates, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday directed the State Bar Council to provisionally enrol lawyers within a two-week time, subject to the verification to be done by the Council. Uske baad isme poore nahi the nomination forms toh uski scrutiny karke uski jaanch karke jitney bhi completed …

Advocates' Enrolment Will Be Done As Soon As Verification Of Applications Is Complete: Says Madhya Pradesh Bar Council, HC Seeks Instructions
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Advocates' Enrolment Will Be Done As Soon As Verification Of Applications Is Complete: Says Madhya Pradesh Bar Council, HC Seeks Instructions

Live Law  

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday orally questioned the State Bar Council for "unnecessary delay" in enrolment of lawyers since the last four months. During the hearing the court asked the State Bar Council to "take instructions" in the matter and inform the court regarding the same on Wednesday as to whether the enrolments are …

Court Should Not Interfere With State Bar Council's Timeline For Enrolment Of Advocates: Kerala High Court
5 months ago

Court Should Not Interfere With State Bar Council's Timeline For Enrolment Of Advocates: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court held that it cannot interfere with the timeline fixed by the Bar Council of Kerala for enrollment. The Court noticed that the Bar Council fixed the timeline based on the instructions of the Bar Council of India and the Court should not interfere with it. It was stated that based on these instructions, the Bar Council …

MLA's PIL To Release Funds For Constituency Not Maintainable, Can Raise Issue In Assembly Or Before Govt: Karnataka High Court
5 months, 3 weeks ago

MLA's PIL To Release Funds For Constituency Not Maintainable, Can Raise Issue In Assembly Or Before Govt: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation filed by Dasarahalli Member of Legislative Assembly S Muniraju, belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party, seeking a direction to the state government to release an amount of Rs 78 crore for carrying out the developmental work in his constituency. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On HC Bar Association Jabalpur's Plea Against State Bar Council's Refusal To Give Separate Recognition
6 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On HC Bar Association Jabalpur's Plea Against State Bar Council's Refusal To Give Separate Recognition

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed by High Court Advocates Bar Association, Jabalpur against refusal of the State Bar Council to recognize it as a separate bar association.The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala, Manoj Misra tagged the case with other similar pending case and assured that it would be listed early.During the …

Allegation Of Professional Misconduct Cannot Be Levelled By Party For Whom The Advocate Did Not Appear: Karnataka High Court
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Allegation Of Professional Misconduct Cannot Be Levelled By Party For Whom The Advocate Did Not Appear: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a notice issued by the State Bar Council to a 71-year-old Advocate pursuant to 'professional misconduct' allegations levelled against him by the opposite party in a suit, i.e. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by Advocate Paras Jain, and said, “The complainant had no locus to file the …

Stern action against those practising without bar council registration: CBA
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Stern action against those practising without bar council registration: CBA

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bar Association of the district court on Thursday warned of stern action against those practising law in the court without being registered with the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh. The CBA also warned against individuals who wear lawyers’ attire to mislead people in the court. Anurag Srivastav, joint secretary of the CBA, said that the Bar Association had …

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: May 27 - June 02, 2024
7 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: May 27 - June 02, 2024

Live Law  

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 233 To 2024 LiveLaw 242 Nominal Index: M Govinda Bhat & ANR AND The Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate and District Election Officer & others. Needless to observe that Regulation 25 of the KSRTC Regulations, 1971 also mandates to refer to the past conduct and history sheet of the workman.” Karnataka High Court Waives Compulsory Rural Service …

Disciplinary Action Against High Court Bar Association Member Is In Realm Of Private Law, Writ Petition Is Not Maintainable: Himachal Pradesh High Court
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Disciplinary Action Against High Court Bar Association Member Is In Realm Of Private Law, Writ Petition Is Not Maintainable: Himachal Pradesh High Court

Live Law  

The Himachal Pradesh High Court bench of Chief Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua held that disciplinary action against a member of the High Court Bar Association as per the norms/bye-laws of the Association is in the realm of private law. Brief Facts: The petitioner, an advocate practicing in the High Court of Himachal Pradesh, approached the …

Provide Current Status Of Affiliation Of Law Universities/Colleges On Website: Karnataka High Court To BCI
8 months ago

Provide Current Status Of Affiliation Of Law Universities/Colleges On Website: Karnataka High Court To BCI

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Bar Council of India, to provide details regarding the current status of affiliation of universities, college names etc on its website. A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj said “The Bar Council of India is directed to add the following columns, the date on which an application for extension of affiliation is …

Supreme Court Transfers To Itself Petition Challenging BCI's Election Code Of Conduct Rules 2023 Before Karnataka High Court
9 months ago

Supreme Court Transfers To Itself Petition Challenging BCI's Election Code Of Conduct Rules 2023 Before Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday transferred to itself a pending petition before the Karnataka High Court challenging the Bar Council Of India Rules 2023 on grounds that similar cases with identical issues of conducting free and fair state bar. The Supreme Court on Monday transferred to itself a pending petition before the Karnataka High Court challenging the Bar Council Of …

Karnataka High Court rejects plea seeking referral of State government’s appeal on classes 5, 8, 9, and 11 board exam issue to larger Bench
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court rejects plea seeking referral of State government’s appeal on classes 5, 8, 9, and 11 board exam issue to larger Bench

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday rejected the plea for referring to a larger Bench the appeal filed by the State government challenging the single judge’s order of quashing the decision of holding board exams for classes 5, 8, 9, and 11 without framing the rules for this purpose. However, the Bench permitted the association to implead in the …

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: January 22 - January 28, 2024
11 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: January 22 - January 28, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index: Raktima Khanum AND Union of India & Others. Ownpath Learning Private Limited and said “Freezing the bank accounts of the Petitioner - Company in respondent No.2 Bank, is quashed.” PDS Depots Not Profit Oriented, Unscrupulous License Holders Must Be Weeded Out: Karnataka High Court Case Title: K L Shivanna AND Deputy Commissioner, Tumkuru District Case No: Writ Appeal …

Jharkhand High Court Quashes Disciplinary Proceedings Initiated Against Lawyer On 'Malafide Complaint' By Opposite Party In Litigation
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Jharkhand High Court Quashes Disciplinary Proceedings Initiated Against Lawyer On 'Malafide Complaint' By Opposite Party In Litigation

Live Law  

Last week, the Jharkhand High Court annulled disciplinary proceedings initiated by the State Bar Council against a lawyer accused of engaging in an "illicit" physical relationship with his client. 3 has got no locus to lodge the complaint before Jharkhand State Bar Council, when there is no professional relationship between the petitioner and the complainant. 3 before the Jharkhand State …

Govts May Come And Go But Writ Of Constitutional Courts Would Run Forever: Karnataka HC Quashes GO Re-Constituting Gokarna Temple Committee
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Govts May Come And Go But Writ Of Constitutional Courts Would Run Forever: Karnataka HC Quashes GO Re-Constituting Gokarna Temple Committee

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a Government order de-notifying the nominations of four persons who were members of the Overseeing Committee for the Gokarna Mahabaleshwar Temple, as approved by the Supreme Court. The court said “The action of the State being an attempt to overreach the order passed by the Apex Court, I deem it appropriate to obliterate the …

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: [January 2 To January 7, 2024]
1 year ago

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: [January 2 To January 7, 2024]

Live Law  

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 01 To 2024 LiveLaw 09 Nominal Index: Raghvendraraddi Shivaraddi Naduvinamani AND State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw 9 Judgments/Orders Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Charge On False Promise To Marry But Orders Accused To Maintain Child Born From 'Consensual' Relationship Case Title: Raghvendraraddi Shivaraddi Naduvinamani AND State of Karnataka Case No: Criminal Petition No 100721 of 2023. I …

Bar Council Of Kerala To Enquire On Kottayam Lawyers Agitation Against Chief Judicial Magistrate
1 year, 1 month ago

Bar Council Of Kerala To Enquire On Kottayam Lawyers Agitation Against Chief Judicial Magistrate

Live Law  

The Bar Council of Kerala has constituted a Sub-Committee comprising K. P Jayachandran, Joseph John, K. K Nazzer, S. Sudarsanakumar, K.R Rajkumar and P.A Mohammed Sha for inquiring into the reasons that led to the Kottayam lawyers’ agitation against the Chief Judicial Magistrate and the subsequent developments. The advocates of the Kottayam Bar Association abstained from attending court proceedings on …

Karnataka HC notice to govt. on plea against appointing ‘ineligible’ person as judicial member for special court for land grabbing cases
1 year, 4 months ago

Karnataka HC notice to govt. on plea against appointing ‘ineligible’ person as judicial member for special court for land grabbing cases

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday ordered issue of notice to the State government on a PIL petition questioning the legality of appointment of one C.G. Hungund as a judicial member of the Special Court for the land grabbing cases. The Bench also ordered issue of notice to Mr. Hungund, who was appointed as a judicial member to the …

LLB Admissions: Telangana High Court Asks State Bar Council To Furnish List Of Aggrieved Aspirants Graduated Via Distant Or Regular Mode
1 year, 4 months ago

LLB Admissions: Telangana High Court Asks State Bar Council To Furnish List Of Aggrieved Aspirants Graduated Via Distant Or Regular Mode

Live Law  

Telangana High Court has ordered the State Bar Council to file, in a tabular format, the modes in which various students have completed their +2/graduation education to determine whether the students are eligible for LLB qualification and subsequently to enrol as an advocate. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice T Vinod Kumar was hearing a batch …

Erstwhile Office Bearers Of Private Club Can't Process Committee Election On Ground That New Administrator Has Not Taken Charge: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Erstwhile Office Bearers Of Private Club Can't Process Committee Election On Ground That New Administrator Has Not Taken Charge: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that erstwhile office members of a private club cannot process an election on the ground that the Administrator so appointed by the Government, has not taken charge. The petitioners who are members of the club had contended that the club and its office bearers had after an administrator was appointed by the Government of …

No Board Exams For 5th And 8th Class Students In State Board: Karnataka High Court Quashes Govt Circulars
1 year, 10 months ago

No Board Exams For 5th And 8th Class Students In State Board: Karnataka High Court Quashes Govt Circulars

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Friday quashed three circulars issued by the State government by which it prescribed a Board Examination for students of Standards 5 and 8th in schools affiliated to the state board. The bench orally said “The State government can follow the procedure and do it for the next academic year.” The petitioners had questioned the circular …

Bar Council of Kerala Appeals Against Interim Order That Restricted Enrollment Fee For Advocates To Rs 750
1 year, 10 months ago

Bar Council of Kerala Appeals Against Interim Order That Restricted Enrollment Fee For Advocates To Rs 750

Live Law  

The Bar Council of Kerala has appealed to a division bench of the Kerala High Court against the interim order of a single judge which directed the BCK to not collect more than Rs 750 as enrollment fees from prospective advocates who had petitioned the Court. It is also contended in the petition that: “The power of the State Bar …

Bar Council Of India Must Take Concrete Preventive Steps Against Advocates' Strikes & Boycotts : Supreme Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Bar Council Of India Must Take Concrete Preventive Steps Against Advocates' Strikes & Boycotts : Supreme Court

Live Law  

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court pulled up the Bar Council of India for not coming up with any ‘concrete’ plans for preventing State Bar Associations from going on strikes and abstaining from court work. The Bench made this comment after Advocate Ardhendumauli Kumar Prasad appearing for BCI submitted that deliberations are going on with the State Bar Councils. It also …

Jharkhand Bar Council Calls Off Lawyers' Strike Against Court Fee Hike After Bar Council Of India Order
1 year, 11 months ago

Jharkhand Bar Council Calls Off Lawyers' Strike Against Court Fee Hike After Bar Council Of India Order

Live Law  

Jharkhand State Bar Council on Friday decided to call off the strike against the hike in court fee, after the Bar Council of India Chairman directed it to end the boycott of courts. BCI Chairman earlier directed the State Bar Council to furnish reasons for such extreme step of strike by it and to explain why it did not move …

[Advocates' Strikes In UP] Allahabad HC Issues Notice To BCI, Asks State Bar Council To Consider Resolving Local Disputes
2 years ago

[Advocates' Strikes In UP] Allahabad HC Issues Notice To BCI, Asks State Bar Council To Consider Resolving Local Disputes

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has issued a notice to the Bar Council of India in a Public Interest Litigation Petition seeking relevant directions pertaining to the issue of strike calls of the Advocates across the state. The Bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice J. J. Munir has issued the notice to the Bar Council of India through its …

"Suspension Won't Do, Need Major Steps" : Supreme Court Asks Bar Council Of India To Act Against Advocates' Strikes
2 years, 1 month ago

"Suspension Won't Do, Need Major Steps" : Supreme Court Asks Bar Council Of India To Act Against Advocates' Strikes

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the Bar Council of India, being a major body, has to come up with propositions to handle situations regarding advocates agitating and going on strikes.A bench comprising of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sudhanshu Dhulia expressed that, "This is a matter which should concern all of us not only on the point of law …

Ludhiana Bar Election Has To Be Rescheduled As Voters' List Not Yet Ready : P&H Bar Council Tells Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Ludhiana Bar Election Has To Be Rescheduled As Voters' List Not Yet Ready : P&H Bar Council Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

On Thursday, the State Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana informed the Supreme Court, that the District Ludhiana the Bar Council election programme which is proposed to be conducted on 16th December, 2022 ought to be rescheduled in view of the fact that the State Bar Council is yet to finalise the voters' list. On 12th July, 2022 the Apex …

Karnataka State Election Commission Moves Supreme Court Against HC Order Extending Time For Delimitation Exercise For Local Body Polls
2 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka State Election Commission Moves Supreme Court Against HC Order Extending Time For Delimitation Exercise For Local Body Polls

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea filed by the Karnataka State Election Commission assailing the order of the Karnataka High Court which granted a further period of 12 weeks to the State Government to complete the exercise of delimitation of constituencies and providing reservation to SC, ST, OBC and other categories for all the Taluk & …

Rajasthan HC Stays BCI Decision Halting Elections Of High Court Bar Association At Jaipur
2 years, 2 months ago

Rajasthan HC Stays BCI Decision Halting Elections Of High Court Bar Association At Jaipur

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court today stayed a direction passed by the Bar Council of India halting the elections of the High Court Bar Association at Jaipur, after the Council was moved to implement the principle of "One Bar One Vote" in the State. The single bench of Justice Mahendra Goyal has issued notices to BCI, Bar Council of Rajasthan and …

Fake Lawyer Case: Madras HC Directs Bar Council To Verify Advocates' Antecedents Before Permitting Them To Hold Posts In Statutory Committees
2 years, 4 months ago

Fake Lawyer Case: Madras HC Directs Bar Council To Verify Advocates' Antecedents Before Permitting Them To Hold Posts In Statutory Committees

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to verify the antecedents of lawyers before they are permitted to hold significant positions in the statutory committees. It is needless to mention that in case of any Advocate, who is a member of the Bar Council, facing a criminal case, he shall not hold such …

Petitioners need to seek clarification from apex court on BBMP ward delimitation row: HC
2 years, 4 months ago

Petitioners need to seek clarification from apex court on BBMP ward delimitation row: HC

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday orally indicated that the petitioners, who questioned the legality of delimitation of 243 new wards of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, will have to seek clarification from the apex court for the High Court to consider their pleas. Justice Hemant Chandangoudar made the oral observations after the State Election Commission referred to the …

Karnataka High Court Nod To Inspection Of Nursing Colleges By Legislative Panel
2 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka High Court Nod To Inspection Of Nursing Colleges By Legislative Panel

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has upheld the constitution of a Special House Committee which has been empowered to visit all the Nursing Colleges and Allied Health Sciences Institutions in the State and carry out inspections to ascertain whether they are functioning as per the directions of Indian Nursing Council and whether they have the necessary infrastructure and other facilities. Case …

BBMP Elections : Supreme Court Asks Karnataka Government To Publish Ward Wise Reservation List Within One Week
2 years, 5 months ago

BBMP Elections : Supreme Court Asks Karnataka Government To Publish Ward Wise Reservation List Within One Week

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, directed the Karnataka Government to publish the ward-wise reservation list for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike within a period of one week from today, so that the Karnataka State Election Commission can take steps towards constitution of local bodies within a reasonable period of time, in accordance with applicable law. to immediately notify ward wise …

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Punjab & Haryana Bar Council On Plea Alleging Irregularities In Ludhiana Bar Election
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Punjab & Haryana Bar Council On Plea Alleging Irregularities In Ludhiana Bar Election

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana in a plea alleging that elections are held in the District Bar Association, Ludhiana without complying with the provisions of the 2015 Bar Associations Rules, with the voters' list comprising non-advocates and others without any voting rights. The petitioner contends that the voter list of …

Accused Can't Invoke High Court's Jurisdiction Under Art. 226 Or U/S 482 CrPC Through His Power Of Attorney: Karnataka High Court
2 years, 7 months ago

Accused Can't Invoke High Court's Jurisdiction Under Art. 226 Or U/S 482 CrPC Through His Power Of Attorney: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that a power of attorney holder of an accused cannot maintain a petition be it under Article 226 or 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. The bench said "I hold that the present petition filed by the power of attorney holder of the accused, without seeking any …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Disqualification Of Anekal Town Municipal Council Members
2 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Disqualification Of Anekal Town Municipal Council Members

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a SLP preferred by Members of Anekal Town Municipal Council, who were disqualified by the Karnataka State Election Commission, challenging the Karnataka High Court's order of upholding their disqualification. The vacation bench of Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose while considering the SLP assailing High Court's order dated May 30 and April …

Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Bars Practice of 19 Advocates Pending Disciplinary Proceedings
2 years, 8 months ago

Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Bars Practice of 19 Advocates Pending Disciplinary Proceedings

Live Law  

The Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, on 09.05.2022 has passed a prohibitory order against 19 lawyers from practicing as advocates in all Courts, Tribunals and other authorities in India either in their name or under any assumed name. The notification, issued by the Secretary of the Bar Council, was in light of the Disciplinary Proceedings pending against these …

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