Lawyers Seeking Declaration Of Services Rendered By Them As Essential Service; Two Separate Benches Of Bombay HC Issue Notice To State, Centre & BC[Read Petition]
4 years, 8 months ago

Lawyers Seeking Declaration Of Services Rendered By Them As Essential Service; Two Separate Benches Of Bombay HC Issue Notice To State, Centre & BC[Read Petition]

Live Law  

Two separate benches of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued notices to State, Centre and Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa in two separate proceedings by lawyers seeking the same relief, declaration of services rendered by lawyers as an essential service. While the bench of Justice AA Sayed and Justice MS Karnik was hearing a PIL filed by Advocate Chirag Chanani and others, the division bench of Justices SS Shinde and Madhav Jamdar heard the writ petition filed by Advocate Imran Shaikh. The PIL contended that petitioners are lawyers, practicing in various Courts at Mumbai and suburbs and are restricted from commuting by local train and are not considered as essential services by the circular issued by the Divisional Railway Manager's office enumerating the categories of essential services staff permitted to travel by local train. Whereas, it was contended in the writ petition that the petitioner Advocate Imran Shaikh that on June 29, he was appearing in a bail application filed before the Metropolitan Magistrate at Esplanade court and so he left home on his friend's motorcycle but was stopped by the police on the Western Express Highway.

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Advocates Act | BCI Cannot Entertain Appeal Against Order Of State Bar Council's Disciplinary Committee When Probe Is Pending: Punjab & Haryana HC
1 week, 5 days ago

Advocates Act | BCI Cannot Entertain Appeal Against Order Of State Bar Council's Disciplinary Committee When Probe Is Pending: Punjab & Haryana HC

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that Bar Council Of India cannot entertain appeal from interim order of the State Bar Council's disciplinary committee when the probe is pending and no punishment is imposed. Perusing Section 37 of the Advocate's Act, the Court noted that any person aggrieved by an order of the Disciplinary Committee of …

Advocate Moves Allahabad HC Seeking ₹1 Crore Fees From Law Ministry For Filing Cases To 'Save Ex-CJI From Humiliation, Removal'
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Advocate Moves Allahabad HC Seeking ₹1 Crore Fees From Law Ministry For Filing Cases To 'Save Ex-CJI From Humiliation, Removal'

Live Law  

A Lucknow-based lawyer has approached the Allahabad High Court seeking a direction to the Union Ministry of Law and Justice to pay him Rs. 1 crore as fees and expenses, claiming that he filed certain cases in the Supreme Court to save the then Chief Justice of India, Justice Dipak Misra, from "humiliation, insult, torture, and removal." Although the petitioner-Pandey …

Special court issues notice to Karnataka CM in defamation case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Special court issues notice to Karnataka CM in defamation case

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: A special court in the city issued a notice to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday on a private complaint filed by an activist on charges of defamatory statements against him. Abraham filed the complaint for the offence punishable under Section 356 of BNSS, 2023, against Siddaramaiah, who allegedly made a defamatory statement against him after the Governor Thawaarchand Gehlot …

Bombay High Court Pulls Up BCI, BCMG For Suspending Female Lawyer's Licence Without Following Principles Of Natural Justice
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bombay High Court Pulls Up BCI, BCMG For Suspending Female Lawyer's Licence Without Following Principles Of Natural Justice

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently stayed an order passed by the Bar Council of India by which it had suspended the licence of a Mumbai-based female advocate over a complaint by few members of the Advocate Association of Western India A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Advait Sethna questioned the manner in which both the BCI and the …

Supreme Court forms special bench to hear plea seeking land for lawyers' chambers
2 years ago

Supreme Court forms special bench to hear plea seeking land for lawyers' chambers

India Today  

Days after the verbal spat between the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Supreme Court Bar Association President Vikas Singh in open court over listing of the case pertaining to the land allotment for chambers for lawyers, a special three-judge bench has been constituted to hear the matter in detail on Friday. The Executive Committee of the Supreme Court …

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

Why Advocate Band, Gavel & Justice Emblem Being Used On Folio To Obtain Certified Copy Of Orders?: Allahabad HC Asks UP Bar Council
2 years, 7 months ago

Why Advocate Band, Gavel & Justice Emblem Being Used On Folio To Obtain Certified Copy Of Orders?: Allahabad HC Asks UP Bar Council

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has issued a notice to the Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Bar Council, Prayagraj to show cause as to how Advocate Band, Gavel, and Emblem of justice are being used by Advocates on the folio to obtain a certified copy of orders.The bench of Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Justice Jayant Banerji took exception to this practice while …

Appointment Of Physically Challenged Lawyers As Notaries : Supreme Court To Hear Centre's Appeal Next Month
3 years, 6 months ago

Appointment Of Physically Challenged Lawyers As Notaries : Supreme Court To Hear Centre's Appeal Next Month

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday granted four weeks time to the Centre to file its rejoinder in a special leave petition filed by it challenging the Madras High Court's order of affirming single judge's order for appointing physically challenged lawyers as notaries. Letter Patent Appeal Before Division Bench Of Madras High Court The Government of India had filed a Letter …

Proposing To Frame Rules To Curtail Lawyers' Strikes & Court Boycotts, BCI Tells SC
3 years, 6 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 Dismisses Maharashtra Govt Appeal Against CBI Probe Into Transfers & Postings By Ex-HM Anil Deshmukh
3 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Maharashtra Govt Appeal Against CBI Probe Into Transfers & Postings By Ex-HM Anil Deshmukh

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today dismissed the plea filed by State of Maharashtra against the Bombay High Court order of allowing the Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate into the transfers and posting connected to former Home Minister Anil Deshkmukh, who had resigned following corruption allegations made by ex-Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh. While dismissing the plea, the division bench …

Suo Motu Case On Lawyers' Strikes: No Response From BCI, State Bar Councils; Supreme Court Requests BCI Chairman To Assist Court
3 years, 7 months ago

Suo Motu Case On Lawyers' Strikes: No Response From BCI, State Bar Councils; Supreme Court Requests BCI Chairman To Assist Court

Live Law  

The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah on Monday observed that the Office Report indicates that despite the judgment of the Court, no response has been received either from the Bar Council of India or from the State Bar Councils. Direction to BCI and State Bar Council The Court had observed that ispite of the decisions of …

Madras HC issues notices to Centre, Bar Council on constitution of disciplinary committee
3 years, 8 months ago

Madras HC issues notices to Centre, Bar Council on constitution of disciplinary committee

Hindustan Times  

Chennai: The Madras high court on Monday issued notices to the union government, the Bar Council of India and the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on a petition challenging the validity of section 9 of The Advocates Act, 1961. Section 9 of the Act pertains to a Bar Council to constitute one or more disciplinary committees. The petition …

Karnataka High Court Allows Service Of Notice By Email To BBMP, BESCOM, KIADB
3 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka High Court Allows Service Of Notice By Email To BBMP, BESCOM, KIADB

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed that in all the appeals/petitions/applications filed in the High Court, where the Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company Limited, Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board and BBMP are parties or where their officers are made parties in their official capacity, it will be open for the members of the Bar and parties in person to serve copies …

Movement Of Lawyers, Their Staff During Lockdown- "They May Apply For Passes Through Bar Associations": State Tells MP High Court
3 years, 10 months ago

Movement Of Lawyers, Their Staff During Lockdown- "They May Apply For Passes Through Bar Associations": State Tells MP High Court

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday disposed of a plea seeking permission regarding the movement of the junior/associate advocates and regularly employed clerks with the advocate's offices during COVID-19 Lockdown.The Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Atul Sreedharan ordered so noting the Government's submission that concerned advocates, their associate advocates,. The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday …

Cases Against MPs, MLAs: Punjab and Haryana High Court Seeks Details Of Cases By April 30
3 years, 10 months ago

Cases Against MPs, MLAs: Punjab and Haryana High Court Seeks Details Of Cases By April 30

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday gave a 10-day deadline to the Centre, State of Punjab, and Punjab Police to file their affidavits furnishing details of cases involving sitting and erstwhile parliamentarians and legislators of Punjab. The Court's has been clear in its intent to fast-track cases involving sitting and erstwhile MPs and legislators of Punjab, Haryana and …

Make Representation To The Law Ministry: Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Enactment Of Advocate Protection Act
3 years, 11 months ago

Make Representation To The Law Ministry: Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Enactment Of Advocate Protection Act

Live Law  

Supreme Court has on Friday directed petitioner seeking directions for enacting Advocates Protection Act for protection of Advocates in India, to make a representation to the Law Ministry. A three-judge Bench of CJI Bobde, Justice Bopanna and Justice Ramasubramanian granted the petitioner liberty to withdraw the plea and approach the Law Ministry regarding enactment of Advocate Protection Act. CJI said …

'Issued Unilaterally': SCBA Moves Supreme Court Against SOP For Resumption Of Hybrid Physical Hearings
4 years ago

'Issued Unilaterally': SCBA Moves Supreme Court Against SOP For Resumption Of Hybrid Physical Hearings

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Bar Association has filed a writ petition before the Top Court seeking quashing of the Standard Operating Procedure issued by the SC Registry last week for enabling 'Hybrid Physical Hearing' from March 15 onwards. The plea filed though Advocate Rahul Kaushik stated that the impugned SOP dated March 5 has been issued by the Registry without consultation …

Punjab and Haryana HC Seeks Details Of Cases Against MPs, MLAs From Trial Courts
4 years ago

Punjab and Haryana HC Seeks Details Of Cases Against MPs, MLAs From Trial Courts

Live Law  

A division bench consisting of Justice Rajan Gupta and Justice Karamjit Singh of the Punjab and Haryana High Court took cognizance of cases pending against MPs, MLAs. -29-2021 titled Court on its own motion versus State of Punjab with clear intent to fast-track cases involving sitting and erstwhile MPs and legislators of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh by not only seeking …

Decision On Permission To Staff/Clerks To Travel By Local Trains Will Be Taken This Week: Govt., Railways Inform Bombay High Court
4 years, 3 months ago

Decision On Permission To Staff/Clerks To Travel By Local Trains Will Be Taken This Week: Govt., Railways Inform Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Submission was made before the Bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta, & Justice G. S. Kulkarni in light of the fact that now the High Court has commenced physical hearing of cases. Background As the High Court commenced physical hearing of cases from Tuesday, the contention raised before the Court by the Bar was that permission to the staff …

Permission To Lawyers & Registered Clerks To Travel In Local Trains; Bombay HC Extends Operation Of Earlier Order Till December 1 [Read Order]
4 years, 4 months ago

Permission To Lawyers & Registered Clerks To Travel In Local Trains; Bombay HC Extends Operation Of Earlier Order Till December 1 [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday extended the operation of its previous order allowing all advocates registered with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa and registered clerks to travel in local trains on daily passes issued by the High Court, till December 1. It is, however, made clear that the earlier orders dated 15th September, 2020 and 9th October, …

'Approach Railway Authorities', Calcutta HC Disposes Of Plea Seeking Direction To Rlys To Allow Advocates On Local Trains [Read Order]
4 years, 5 months ago

'Approach Railway Authorities', Calcutta HC Disposes Of Plea Seeking Direction To Rlys To Allow Advocates On Local Trains [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday disposed of a Petition, which was filed seeking a direction to the railways, to allow the Advocates to avail of the limited railway facilities on local trains. It may be noted that in the month of September, the Bombay High Court had directed the High Court's registry to issue a day's pass to Advocates …

Bombay HC To Start Physical Hearings In Criminal Appeal Cases From October 1
4 years, 5 months ago

Bombay HC To Start Physical Hearings In Criminal Appeal Cases From October 1

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has notified that physical hearings across all benches including the High Court at Goa will begin from October 1 in criminal appeal cases only between 11 am to 2 pm and 3 pm to 5 pm. As per the notice dated September 29, the following judges will be hearing the matters physically between October 1 and …

Standing Counsel Appears For Private Parties Against Govt: Calcutta HC Seeks Reply From Bar Council Of India, State Bar Council [Read Order]
4 years, 5 months ago

Standing Counsel Appears For Private Parties Against Govt: Calcutta HC Seeks Reply From Bar Council Of India, State Bar Council [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday issued notices on a writ petition, seeking cancellation of registration of a Standing Counsel for the Central Government, allegedly for appearing for private parties in cases against the Union of India. The Bench of Justice Bibek Chadhuri has asked the Central Government, Bar Council of India, Bar Council of West Bengal, Standing Counsel Sayantan …

After Bombay HC Nudge, State Accepts Request To Allow Lawyers Attending Physical Hearings To Travel In Local Train On Experimental Basis [Read Order]
4 years, 6 months ago

After Bombay HC Nudge, State Accepts Request To Allow Lawyers Attending Physical Hearings To Travel In Local Train On Experimental Basis [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the High Court's registry to issue a day's pass to Advocates who are attending physical hearings for travelling in the Mumbai local train. In the previous hearing, Court had suggested issuing e-passes to lawyers on an experimental basis to allow them to travel by local trains to attend physical hearings after being informed …

Maha Govt Tells Bombay HC That It Has Rejected Lawyers' Demand to be Recognised as 'Essential Services'
4 years, 7 months ago

Maha Govt Tells Bombay HC That It Has Rejected Lawyers' Demand to be Recognised as 'Essential Services'

News 18  

The Maharashtra government on Friday told the Bombay High Court that it has rejected the representations made by lawyers from the city seeking that legal services be recognised as essential services and that lawyers and their staff be allowed to travel by local trains. On August 5, the secretary of the state Disaster Management Relief and Rehabilitation unit had passed …

State To Release Rs 5 Crores For Benefit Of Advocates & Clerks, Karnataka Govt Tells HC
4 years, 8 months ago

State To Release Rs 5 Crores For Benefit Of Advocates & Clerks, Karnataka Govt Tells HC

Live Law  

The State Government has decided to release an amount of Rs 5 crore for the benefit of Advocates and Advocates clerks who are in distress and need financial assistance due to closure of courts, submitted the Government Pleader before the High Court of Karnataka. The bench has also directed the intervener, Advocates Clerks Association, to submit a representation to the …

Plea filed seeking inclusion of lawyers in essential services
4 years, 8 months ago

Plea filed seeking inclusion of lawyers in essential services

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the State and the Central government to file affidavits in a plea seeking inclusion of lawyers in the list of essential services. Advocate Chirag Chanani and others filed a public interest litigation through advocate Shyam Devani, stating that services rendered by advocates should be included in the list of essential services and they …

Karnataka HC Issues Notice To State And Karnataka State Bar Council On Plea Filed By Advocate's Clerks Association Seeking Financial Aid
4 years, 10 months ago

Karnataka HC Issues Notice To State And Karnataka State Bar Council On Plea Filed By Advocate's Clerks Association Seeking Financial Aid

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Monday issued notice to the State Government and Karnataka State Bar Council seeking their reply to a petiton filed by the Karntaka State Level Advocate's Clerks Association seeking directions to provide financial aid to its members who due to the closing of courts are left with no work and thus no source of income during …

Bombay HC To Continue Hearing Extremely Urgent Matters With Limited Benches Till May 19 [Read Circular]
4 years, 10 months ago

Bombay HC To Continue Hearing Extremely Urgent Matters With Limited Benches Till May 19 [Read Circular]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court issued a notice on Monday declaring that all courts in Maharashtra, Goa, Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu will continue to take up remand work and extremely urgent matters via video conferencing as per previous circular, until May 19. Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Judges of the Administrative Committee have decided …

Lawyers Strike : SC Seeks Report From Orissa HC On Measures To Access CJ Court For Those Willing To Appear [Read Order]
5 years, 5 months ago

Lawyers Strike : SC Seeks Report From Orissa HC On Measures To Access CJ Court For Those Willing To Appear [Read Order]

Live Law  

Taking note of the fact that the lawyers at Orissa have been boycotting the court of Chief Justice of the high court, the Supreme Court today issued notices on a transfer petition, calling for a report on the matter from the High Court Registrar on the measures taken to ensure access the court of Chief Justice for advocates willing to …

Plea For Social Security Measures For Women Lawyers: SC Issues Notice To BCI, Centre
5 years, 7 months ago

Plea For Social Security Measures For Women Lawyers: SC Issues Notice To BCI, Centre

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Monday issued notice to Centre, Bar Council of India and it's Chairman on a PIL seeking directions to formulate a scheme towards social security measures for women advocates in coordination with respective state bar councils. The bench was hearing a plea filed by advocate Indu Kaul raising …

BCI Calls For Nationwide Lawyers' Agitation On February 12 [Read The Press Release]
6 years, 1 month ago

BCI Calls For Nationwide Lawyers' Agitation On February 12 [Read The Press Release]

Live Law  

The Bar Council of India is organising a nationwide lawyers' agitation on Feb 12 The press invitation claims that 1.7 million lawyers across the country would take it to the roads on February 12, "to protest against the present Government's inaction towards causes of Lawyers". It then states that the press conference has been scheduled to share the agenda regarding …

Petition In Bombay HC Seeks 7-Judge Bench Hearing, SIT Probe Into Judge Loya’s Death
6 years, 3 months ago

Petition In Bombay HC Seeks 7-Judge Bench Hearing, SIT Probe Into Judge Loya’s Death

Live Law  

A petition has been filed before the Bombay High Court seeking constitution of a seven-judge bench to hear the case and appointment of a Special Investigation Team of three IPS officers from non-BJP ruled states to investigate the death of Judge BH Loya.Sanjay Bhalerao has filed the petition through his advocate Nitin Satpute. A petition has been filed before the …

Bombay HC Grants Relief To Goa MLA’s Wife, Transfers Matrimonial Petition To Bandra, Mumbai [Read Judgment]
6 years, 7 months ago

Bombay HC Grants Relief To Goa MLA’s Wife, Transfers Matrimonial Petition To Bandra, Mumbai [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted relief to the wife of a sitting MLA from Aldona constituency in Goa by allowing her application for transfer of matrimonial petition filed by her husband before a civil court in Mapusa, North Goa, to the Family Court in Bandra, Mumbai.Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi was hearing the application filed under Section 24 of …

Bombay HC Grants Relief To Goa MLA’s Wife, Transfers Matrimonial Petition To Bandra, Mumbai [Read Judgment]
6 years, 7 months ago

Bombay HC Grants Relief To Goa MLA’s Wife, Transfers Matrimonial Petition To Bandra, Mumbai [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted relief to the wife of a sitting MLA from Aldona constituency in Goa by allowing her application for transfer of matrimonial petition filed by her husband before a civil court in Mapusa, North Goa, to the Family Court in Bandra, Mumbai.Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi was hearing the application filed under Section 24 of …

Bar Associations Can’t Deny Advocates The Right To Legally Represent Any Individual: SC
6 years, 8 months ago

Bar Associations Can’t Deny Advocates The Right To Legally Represent Any Individual: SC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday orally observed that a bar association can not restrain advocates from appearing on behalf of and defending any individual.The vacation bench of Justices Abdul Nazeer and Indu Malhotra was hearing a writ petition filed by one Deepak Kalra, who is contesting several matters against his estranged wife, and is aggrieved of the Jabalpur District Bar …

Can Bar Assn Prohibit Advocate From Representing An Individual? SC Issues Notice To MP Govt, BCI [Read Order]
6 years, 9 months ago

Can Bar Assn Prohibit Advocate From Representing An Individual? SC Issues Notice To MP Govt, BCI [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the State of Madhya Pradesh and the Bar Council of India on a petition filed by a man against the Jabalpur District Bar Association issuing instructions prohibiting advocates from representing him.The man moved the Supreme Court against the instructions said to have been passed by the Bar Association while The Supreme Court …

SC Notice To Centre, MP On Steps Being Taken To Create Alternative Forum For Expeditious Hearing Of Criminal Appeals [Read Order]
6 years, 10 months ago

SC Notice To Centre, MP On Steps Being Taken To Create Alternative Forum For Expeditious Hearing Of Criminal Appeals [Read Order]

Live Law  

‘Issue notice to the Union of India as well as to the State of Madhya Pradesh to consider whether any steps are being taken to ensure expeditious hearing of such appeals by creating an alternative forum as suggested in Krishna Kant Tamrakar or otherwise.’The Supreme Court has issued a notice to Union of India and the State of Madhya Pradesh …

SC seeks BCI response on practising lawyers in legislatures
7 years ago

SC seeks BCI response on practising lawyers in legislatures

The Quint  

New Delhi, March 12 The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Bar Council of India's response on a plea seeking to debar lawyers from practising during the period they are members of Parliament or state assemblies. Venugopal in the hearing of the plea by Upadhyay who has cited the Bar Council of India's Rules that bar lawyers from practising during …

GST On Lawyers: SC Stays Further Proceedings In Petitions Pending Before Delhi And Chattisgarh High Courts [Read Petition & Order]
7 years, 1 month ago

GST On Lawyers: SC Stays Further Proceedings In Petitions Pending Before Delhi And Chattisgarh High Courts [Read Petition & Order]

Live Law  

Supreme Court on Monday stayed all further proceedings in petitions challenging the applicability of Goods and Service Tax on lawyers for their services individually or through law firms, pending before the Delhi High Court and Chattisgarh High Court.The Centre has approached the Supreme Court under Article 139A of the Constitution of India seeking the transfer the petitions submitting. Supreme Court …

GST On Lawyers: SC Stays Further Proceedings In Petitions Pending Before Delhi And Chattisgarh High Courts [Read Petition & Order]
7 years, 1 month ago

GST On Lawyers: SC Stays Further Proceedings In Petitions Pending Before Delhi And Chattisgarh High Courts [Read Petition & Order]

Live Law  

Supreme Court on Monday stayed all further proceedings in petitions challenging the applicability of Goods and Service Tax on lawyers for their services individually or through law firms, pending before the Delhi High Court and Chattisgarh High Court.The Centre has approached the Supreme Court under Article 139A of the Constitution of India seeking the transfer the petitions submitting. Supreme Court …

Lawyer Files Petition In Bombay HC Challenging Justice SK Shinde’s Elevation
7 years, 2 months ago

Lawyer Files Petition In Bombay HC Challenging Justice SK Shinde’s Elevation

Live Law  

Advocate Ulhas Naik, who practices at the Bombay High Court, has sought a writ of quo-warranto to be issued with directions to the effect of calling for records of the Intelligence Bureau as well as the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice reports on Justice SK Shinde before he was elevated to the bench.Naik has challenged Justice Shinde’s …

Senior Designation: SC Invites Suggestions From HC Bar Associations [Read Notice]
7 years, 10 months ago

Senior Designation: SC Invites Suggestions From HC Bar Associations [Read Notice]

Live Law  

Secretary General of Supreme Court of India has issued a communication to all accredited High Court Bar Associations to intervene with the suggestions, if any in the matter of Indira Jaising Vs Supreme Court of India, relating to designation of Senior Advocates under Sec 16 of Advocates Act,1961.It was in July, 2015 Senior Advocate Indira Jaising filed a petition in …

BCI Calls Joint Meeting Of State Bar Councils For Course Of Action On LCI Proposals
7 years, 11 months ago

BCI Calls Joint Meeting Of State Bar Councils For Course Of Action On LCI Proposals

Live Law  

The Bar Council of India has invited elected representatives of all State Bar Councils for a discussion on 8th and 9th of April.According to a Facebook post by BCI Chairman Mr. M.K. Misra, the joint meeting would witness a discussion on the amendments required to be made to the Advocates Act, 1961, in light of the judgment of the Supreme …

BCI Calls Joint Meeting Of State Bar Councils For Course Of Action On LCI Proposals
7 years, 11 months ago

BCI Calls Joint Meeting Of State Bar Councils For Course Of Action On LCI Proposals

Live Law  

The Bar Council of India has invited elected representatives of all State Bar Councils for a discussion on 8th and 9th of April.According to a Facebook post by BCI Chairman Mr. M.K. Misra, the joint meeting would witness a discussion on the amendments required to be made to the Advocates Act, 1961, in light of the judgment of the Supreme …

Bombay HC exonerates Two Senior Advocates from Allegations of Misrepresenting facts; Issues Contempt notices against Advocates who made the allegations [Read Judgment]
9 years, 1 month ago

Bombay HC exonerates Two Senior Advocates from Allegations of Misrepresenting facts; Issues Contempt notices against Advocates who made the allegations [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Bombay High Court on Friday vindicated two Senior Advocates. Menon instead issued show cause notice for criminal contempt against Advocates Kuldip Pawar and Nilesh Ojha and their client Mr. Prasad Arvind Sant, the makers of these allegations.Issuing the notices, the. Menon instead issued show cause notice for criminal contempt against Advocates Kuldip Pawar and Nilesh Ojha and their client Mr. …

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