Stopping judicial work not acceptable: Supreme Court
1 year, 5 months ago

Stopping judicial work not acceptable: Supreme Court

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Preventing courts from functioning is “not acceptable”, the Supreme Court said on Monday, and asked the Bar Council of India to file an affidavit setting forth what action has been taken when bar associations have called for strike in the last one year. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the NGO, said they have not received a copy of the rules, and even today there is a lawyers' strike in the Delhi High Court. Lawyers of the Delhi High Court abstained work on Monday at the high court bar association's call for a token protest against the transfer of Justice Gaurang Kanth to the Calcutta High Court. Referring to a matter pertaining to protests by lawyers last year for establishing a permanent bench of the Orissa High Court in the western part of the state, the apex court said it had to pass orders in that case.

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Lawyers Return to Work, But Boycott Continues
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Lawyers Return to Work, But Boycott Continues

Hindustan Times  

Lawyers across the state continue their work boycott in protest against the cane-charge on advocates in Ghaziabad district court. Almost all Bar Associations across the state will continue work boycott on Tuesday also. However, lawyers of the Lucknow and Allahabad high courts will resume work on Tuesday.

Delhi Lawyers Boycott Work in Protest Against Courtroom Assault
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Lawyers Boycott Work in Protest Against Courtroom Assault

Live Mint  

Delhi lawyers will be boycotting work on Monday, November 4, in protest against the police assault in a courtroom in Ghaziabad. The clash between lawyers and baton-wielding police erupted after a district judge ordered the police to disperse some protesters who were allegedly chanting slogans against him over a disagreement.

Farmers’ protest: Punjab and Haryana HC lawyers spar over striking work
10 months ago

Farmers’ protest: Punjab and Haryana HC lawyers spar over striking work

Hindustan Times  

The call for abstaining from work on Friday by Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association over alleged violence against the farmers by security agencies at Shambhu and Khanauri borders has divided the lawyers. Punjab and Haryana High Court building in Chandigarh Haryana advocate general BR Majahan in the evening came out with a statement that AG Haryana’s office was …

Courts Are Not Industrial Establishments, Bar Can't Bargain Their Demands Like Trade Unions: Allahabad High Court On Lawyers' Strike
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Courts Are Not Industrial Establishments, Bar Can't Bargain Their Demands Like Trade Unions: Allahabad High Court On Lawyers' Strike

Live Law  

Expressing alarm over a petition concerning continuous strike in Tehsil Bar Association Rasara, District Ballia, the Allahabad High Court remarked, “In our judicial system, strike brings the wheels of justice to a standstill, bringing cheer and happiness amongst enemies of justice. In that eventuality, we would certainly shatter the faith reposed by us in ourselves while giving us the Constitution …

Bombay High Court Advocates’ Association At Aurangabad Abstain From Work Over Court Building Dispute Despite Letter From Chief Justice
1 year, 2 months ago

Bombay High Court Advocates’ Association At Aurangabad Abstain From Work Over Court Building Dispute Despite Letter From Chief Justice

Live Law  

Lawyers practicing at the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday continued to abstain from court proceedings for the second day in a row, seeking convenience in functioning. Protests are likely to continue through Friday, Advocate RI Ingole, Secretary of the Advocates’ Association of the Bombay High Court at Aurangabad said. The Advocates’ Association on September 26 unanimously …

Lawyers’ strike to continue, says Bar Council of UP
1 year, 3 months ago

Lawyers’ strike to continue, says Bar Council of UP

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The Bar Council of UP on Wednesday decided to continue its strike against the state government’s “inaction” in the August 29 incident of alleged police lathicharge on advocates in Hapur. Office-bearers of all lawyers’ associations of the state capital assembled at gate number six of the high court in Lucknow and staged a protest over the Hapur incident. “Lawyers …

Supreme Court Rejects Advocates' Association's Plea Challenging HC Instructions To District Courts On Disposal Of Old Cases
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Rejects Advocates' Association's Plea Challenging HC Instructions To District Courts On Disposal Of Old Cases

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Monday, refused to entertain a petition filed by the OBC Advocates Welfare Association assailing the legality of three circulars issued by the Madhya Pradesh High Court asking District and Sessions Courts to dispose of 25 of their oldest cases every quarter to clear pendency. The Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court intervened and asked …

Supreme Court Cracks Whip On Advocates' Strikes; Asks Bar Council Of India To Give Details Of Action Taken Against Bar Associations For Court Boycotts
1 year, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Cracks Whip On Advocates' Strikes; Asks Bar Council Of India To Give Details Of Action Taken Against Bar Associations For Court Boycotts

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Monday, asked the Bar Council of India to file an affidavit setting forth the instances wherein any State Bar Association across the county has called for strikes in the last one year and the action taken in that regard. “BCI to also file affidavit within 2 weeks setting forth where any Bar Association has called for …

Lawyers can't go on strike or abstain from judicial works: SC
1 year, 8 months ago

Lawyers can't go on strike or abstain from judicial works: SC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a bid to amicably resolve tensions between the bar and bench and prevent lawyers’ strikes, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked all High Courts across the country to constitute grievance redressal committees. The top court said that if the member of the bar has any grievance or any difficulty due to procedural changes in filing/listing of the …

Why Did They Sign Off Resolution To Strike Work? Calcutta High Court Seeks Explanation From Office Bearers Of Berhampore Bar Association
1 year, 9 months ago

Why Did They Sign Off Resolution To Strike Work? Calcutta High Court Seeks Explanation From Office Bearers Of Berhampore Bar Association

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday sought explanation from the President, Vice-President and Secretary of Berhampore Bar Association as to why they were signatories to a resolution to strike work which paralysed the courts at Berhampore and denied access to justice to innumerable litigants. The division bench of Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta observed: “It appears the …

Calcutta High Court judge issues contempt proceedings against lawyers
1 year, 11 months ago

Calcutta High Court judge issues contempt proceedings against lawyers

The Hindu  

Justice Rajasekhar Mantha of Calcutta High Court on Tuesday issued suo motu criminal contempt proceedings against a group of lawyers who held protests and blocked his entry to court on Monday. Meanwhile, Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court Prakash Shrivastava expressed his displeasure over the developments on Monday. ‘Attempts to terrorize judiciary’ Reacting to the developments, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of …

HC advocates abstain from work in protest against transfer of 2 judges
2 years ago

HC advocates abstain from work in protest against transfer of 2 judges

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: A section of the advocates at the Andhra Pradesh High Court abstained from work on Friday in protest against the transfer of two judges from the court and demanding the withdrawal of order. The Supreme Court collegium recommended transfer of seven judges of various high courts including two from AP on Thursday. AP additional advocate general Ponnavolu Sudhakar Reddy …

Lawyers abstain from work in Telangana High Court protesting over Justice Abhishek Reddy’s transfer recommendation
2 years, 1 month ago

Lawyers abstain from work in Telangana High Court protesting over Justice Abhishek Reddy’s transfer recommendation

The Hindu  

With lawyers abstaining from work protesting against the proposed transfer of Justice A. Abhishek Reddy to Patna High Court, work before all benches of the Telangana High Court was affected during post-lunch session on Thursday. Telangana High Court Advocates Association president V. Raghunath said the boycott of work before all benches in Telangana HC would continue on Friday. Describing the …

Telangana High Court Bar Resolves To Abstain From Work Indefinitely To Protest Against Proposed Transfer Of Justice Abhishek Reddy
2 years, 1 month ago

Telangana High Court Bar Resolves To Abstain From Work Indefinitely To Protest Against Proposed Transfer Of Justice Abhishek Reddy

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court Bar Association has resolved to abstain from Court work indefinitely to protest against the proposal of the Supreme Court collegium to transfer Justice Abhishek Reddy to Patna High Court. V Raghunath, the President of the Association, told LiveLaw that the move to transfer Justice Reddy, a senior judge of the High Court, is "arbitrary" and "affects …

Court's Functioning Can't Be Brought To A Grinding Halt On Account Of Bar Association Elections: Allahabad High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Court's Functioning Can't Be Brought To A Grinding Halt On Account Of Bar Association Elections: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the work of a Court can not be brought to a grinding halt on account of the fact that the elections of a registered society are to be held.The Bench of Justice J. J. Munir further said that the Bar Association is not established to obstruct the functioning of the Court and interfere …

Tehsil Lawyers On Strike For Almost 2 Yrs: Allahabad HC Directs State Bar Council To Take Disciplinary Action
2 years, 10 months ago

Tehsil Lawyers On Strike For Almost 2 Yrs: Allahabad HC Directs State Bar Council To Take Disciplinary Action

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council to take disciplinary action against striking lawyers at Uttar who continuously abstained from work on every date between February 5, 2020 to January 5, 2022.The Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal issued this extraordinary order after observing that the Apex Court has held the strikes by lawyers to …

To Address Problem Of Lawyers' Strikes, Supreme Court Mulls Constitution Of Grievance Committees At Local Levels
3 years, 3 months ago

To Address Problem Of Lawyers' Strikes, Supreme Court Mulls Constitution Of Grievance Committees At Local Levels

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday decided to pass a comprehensive detailed order on how to deal with the problem of lawyers' strikes and court boycotts. The Court observed that a detailed order needs to be passed, since despite the firm stand taken by Bar Council of India and State Bar Councils that illegal and unreasonable strikes and boycotts can never …

Proposing To Frame Rules To Curtail Lawyers' Strikes & Court Boycotts, BCI Tells SC
3 years, 3 months ago

Proposing To Frame Rules To Curtail Lawyers' Strikes & Court Boycotts, BCI Tells SC

Live Law  

The Bar Council of India informed the Supreme Court on Friday that it is proposing to frame rules to curtail strikes by lawyers and court boycotts and to take action against bar associations who act in breach and against advocates who promote such strikes through social media.The BCI Chairman Senior Advocate Manan Kumar Mishar told a bench comprising Justices DY …

Supreme Court Stays Disciplinary Proceedings Against Labour Judge, Issues Notice To Madras High Court
3 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Stays Disciplinary Proceedings Against Labour Judge, Issues Notice To Madras High Court

Live Law  

Supreme Court has on Tuesday issued notice in plea filed by a Labour Court Judge against disciplinary proceedings against him ordered by the Madras High Court. A three Judge Bench of CJI Bobde, Justice Bopanna and Justice Ramasubramanian has also ordered a stay on impugned order of the High Court dated 25th Aug 2020 whereby HC had refused to quash …

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