Kerala HC Makes New Rules For Designation Of Senior Advocates [Read Rules]
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Kerala HC Makes New Rules For Designation Of Senior Advocates [Read Rules]

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The High Court of Kerala has made new rules for the designation of senior advocates titled, ‘High Court of Kerala Rules 2018, which is expected to be published in Kerala Gazette on this March 15. The new rules are made in the light of the guidelines and norms laid down by the Supreme Court regarding designation of senior advocates in its judgement in. The new rules are made in the light of the guidelines and norms laid down by the Supreme Court regarding designation of senior advocates in its judgement in Indira Jaising v. Union of India. The 2018 Rules state that an advocate can be considered for designation as ‘Senior Advocate’ on his name being proposed by the Chief Justice or any other judge of the high court, or on being recommended by two senior advocates, or on an application made by the advocate along with endorsements of two practising senior advocates.

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Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 3 - March 9, 2025
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Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 3 - March 9, 2025

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Nominal Index Manjusha K v CBI, 2025 LiveLaw 149 N Prakash v R Ashakumari, 2025 LiveLaw 150 Sidhique Chundakkadan v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw 151 Sharmina S v Sub Divisional Magistrate, 2025 LiveLaw 152 Ibrahim Sherif K V Malathi B P and connected cases, 2025 LiveLaw 153 Lt. Gen Sukhdeep Sangwan and Others v Bijukumar S. and others, 2025 …

Kerala High Court Monthly Digest: February 2025 [Citations: 73 - 143]
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Kerala High Court Monthly Digest: February 2025 [Citations: 73 - 143]

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Nominal Index: Vipin P G v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw 73 Sneha Vijayan v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw 74 State of Kerala v Pradeepkumar A.V, 2025 LiveLaw 75 Biju Abraham and Another v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw 76 Ciby George v District Collector & Connected Cases, 2025 LiveLaw 77 Shuaib A. S. v State of Kerala and …

Senior Designations Can't Be Monopoly Of SC & HC Advocates : Supreme Court Flags Lack Of Opportunities For Trial Court Lawyers
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Senior Designations Can't Be Monopoly Of SC & HC Advocates : Supreme Court Flags Lack Of Opportunities For Trial Court Lawyers

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One of the several concerns raised by the Supreme Court about the present senior designation system is the lack of sufficient opportunities for trial court lawyers. In a judgment delivered yesterday, a bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice AG Masih outlined certain concerns about the present 'point-based assessment system' to designate Senior Advocates, which has been evolved through …

Supreme Court raises concerns over senior lawyer designation process; refers matter to CJI
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Supreme Court raises concerns over senior lawyer designation process; refers matter to CJI

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court highlighted several flaws in the current process for designating lawyers as Senior Advocates and referred the matter to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to consider whether a larger bench should be formed to address the issues raised. “We mean no disrespect towards the two binding decisions, and we are recording our concerns only to …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 10- February 16, 2025
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Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 10- February 16, 2025

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Nominal Index Divya K S v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw 92 State of Kerala v Dr Jyothish Kumar V& Connected Cases, 2025 LiveLaw 93 T.M.Leela and another V. P.K.Vasu, 2025 LiveLaw 94 Dr.S.Ganapathy V Union Of India, 2025 LiveLaw 95 Sunil Kumar H. and Others v State of Kerala and Another & connected cases, 2025 LiveLaw 96 Lijo Stephen …

Additional Advocate General, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Deputy Advocate General, And Assistant Advocate General Vacancy At Office Of Advocate General, Haryana At Chandigarh And New Delhi [Apply N
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Additional Advocate General, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Deputy Advocate General, And Assistant Advocate General Vacancy At Office Of Advocate General, Haryana At Chandigarh And New Delhi [Apply N

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The Office of Advocate General of Haryana invites online application for the post of Additional Advocate Generals, Senior Deputy Advocate Generals, Deputy Advocate Generals and Assistant Advocate Generals purely on contractual basis. Name of the Post: Additional Advocate Generals, Senior Deputy Advocate Generals, Deputy Advocate Generals and Assistant Advocate Generals No. of Post: Additional Advocate Generals and Senior Deputy Advocate …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 03 - 09, 2025
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Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 03 - 09, 2025

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Nominal Index Sneha Vijayan v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw 74 State of Kerala v Pradeepkumar A.V, 2025 LiveLaw 75 Biju Abraham and Another v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw 76 Ciby George v District Collector & Connected Cases, 2025 LiveLaw 77 Shuaib A. S. v State of Kerala and Another, 2025 LiveLaw 78 Sooryanarayanan v State of Kerala, 2025 …

'Nobody Gets Better Treatment Because Of Senior Gown' : Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Delhi HC's Senior Designations
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'Nobody Gets Better Treatment Because Of Senior Gown' : Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Delhi HC's Senior Designations

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The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara challenging the decision of the Delhi High Court to confer senior designations on 70 advocates. Today, Justice Gavai said that no lawyer gets preferential treatment in the Supreme Court just because he has a senior gown. "We don't see that anybody gets better treatment in this …

Kerala High Court Monthly Digest: January 2025 [Citations: 1-72]
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Kerala High Court Monthly Digest: January 2025 [Citations: 1-72]

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Nominal Index Alan Benny v Bar Council of Kerala and Another, 2025 LiveLaw 1 Mrs. Suma Sunilkumar v. The State Medical Officer, 2025 LiveLaw 2 Alex C. Joseph v State of Kerala and Others, 2025 LiveLaw 3 Manjusha K. v Central Bureau of Investigation and Others, 2025 LiveLaw 4 Sreekumar A. V. v State of Kerala and Another, 2025 LiveLaw …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 27 - February 02, 2025
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Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 27 - February 02, 2025

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Nominal Index Notice Of Hearing Can Be Issued To Prospective Accused Only After Examining Complainant And Witnesses: Kerala High Court Case Title: Suby Antony v R1 Citation: 2025 LiveLaw 64 The Kerala High Court has clarified that before issuing notice to an accused named in the complaint, the Magistrate must first examine the complainant and witnesses on oath as per …

Judges Reluctant To Express Themselves In Full Court: Amicus S Muralidhar Suggests Secret Ballot System For Senior Advocate Designation
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Judges Reluctant To Express Themselves In Full Court: Amicus S Muralidhar Suggests Secret Ballot System For Senior Advocate Designation

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Senior Advocate S. Muralidhar on Friday suggested to the Supreme Court that a secret ballot system in which all the judges of a constitutional court vote should be adopted to select lawyers for conferring Senior Advocate designation. Secret ballot for senior advocate designation Senior Advocate Indira Jaising strongly opposed the comments on judges feeling reluctant to express their opinions, noting …

'Lot Of Lobbying Taking Place For Senior Advocate Designation, Judges Shouldn't Make Recommendations': Indira Jaising To Supreme Court
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'Lot Of Lobbying Taking Place For Senior Advocate Designation, Judges Shouldn't Make Recommendations': Indira Jaising To Supreme Court

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Senior Advocate Indira Jaising on Friday raised concerns before the Supreme Court regarding lobbying and judges' recommendations influencing the designation of Senior Advocates. Jaising pointed out that she had filed the petition, in which the 2017 three-judge bench judgment governing Senior Advocate designations was passed, in order to end “unlimited lobbying” in the system. A bench of over by Justice …

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Delhi High Court's Senior Designations
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Delhi High Court's Senior Designations

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The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a Writ petition which was filed challenging the Senior Designation of 70 advocates by the Delhi High Court.After a bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih expressed reluctance to entertain the petition, the petitioner chose to withdraw it.The petition was filed by Advocate Sanjay Dubey, an applicant for senior designation, …

AoR Designated As Senior Advocate Cannot Appear Without Informing Clients Of Sr Designation & Reporting Compliance To Registry: Supreme Court
1 month, 3 weeks ago

AoR Designated As Senior Advocate Cannot Appear Without Informing Clients Of Sr Designation & Reporting Compliance To Registry: Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday emphasized that Advocates on Record who are designated as Senior Advocates must inform their clients about their designation and submit a report to the Registry confirming that alternate arrangements have been made for their clients' representation. The Court stated that failure to comply with this obligation would bar such Senior Advocates from appearing before the …

Lawyer Moves Supreme Court Challenging Delhi HC's Decision To Confer Senior Designation On 70 Advocates
2 months ago

Lawyer Moves Supreme Court Challenging Delhi HC's Decision To Confer Senior Designation On 70 Advocates

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A Writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the Senior Designation of 70 advocates by the Delhi High Court. The plea, filed by Advocate Sanjay Dubey seeks the quashing of the notification dated November 29, 2024, by which 70 Advocates were notified to be designated as Senior Advocates and 67 Advocates were placed in a 'deferred list' …

Orissa High Court Confers Senior Designation On 13 Advocates
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Orissa High Court Confers Senior Designation On 13 Advocates

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In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 16 of the Advocates Act read with Rule 7 of the High Court of Orissa Rules, 2019, the Orissa High Court on Wednesday designated the following 13 Advocates as Senior Advocates – Sanjay Kumar Acharya Anup Kumar Bose Bansidhar Baug Bibekananda Bhuyan Bhabani Sankar Tripathy Susanta Kumar Dash Kamal Behari Panda Amitav …

Bombay High Court Appoints 13 New Senior Advocates Including Two Women
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Bombay High Court Appoints 13 New Senior Advocates Including Two Women

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The Bombay High Court on Monday designated 13 advocates as Senior Advocates, of which two are women. According to the list made available by the Registrar General of the High Court, following are the Advocates, who are conferred with the Senior's gown.Rajiolochan PuranikPrakash ShahVijay PatilSunip SenSatish Maneshinde Nandkumar KhandareDinesh PurandareSudesh UsgaonkarSanjeev. Rajiolochan Puranik Prakash Shah Vijay Patil Sunip Sen Satish …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 6 – 12, 2025
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Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 6 – 12, 2025

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Nominal Index Alex C. Joseph v State of Kerala and Others, 2025 LiveLaw 3 Manjusha K. v Central Bureau of Investigation and Others, 2025 LiveLaw 4 Sreekumar A. V. v State of Kerala and Another, 2025 LiveLaw 5 John Varghese v Laila Beegam A. R. and Others, 2025 LiveLaw 6 Snigdha Kumar v The Inspector of Police and Another, 2025 …

Supreme Court To Determine Whether Advocate On Record Designated As Senior Advocate Has Duty To Notify Clients
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Supreme Court To Determine Whether Advocate On Record Designated As Senior Advocate Has Duty To Notify Clients

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The Supreme Court is set to determine whether an Advocate on Record has the responsibility of communicating with their client about being designated as a Senior Advocate so that the client can make alternate arrangement to engage another lawyer to file vakalatnama. A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan directed the Registrar to submit a report to …

Supreme Court Pulls Up Advocate For Alleging Nepotism In Senior Designations For Judges' Relatives, Warns Of Contempt
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Pulls Up Advocate For Alleging Nepotism In Senior Designations For Judges' Relatives, Warns Of Contempt

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The Supreme Court today slammed Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara over a plea filed insinuating that it is impossible to find any constitutional court judge across the country whose offspring/brother/sister/nephew over 40 yrs of age has not been designated as a senior advocate.The petition was filed challenging the recent senior designations conferred by the Delhi High Court. The Supreme Court today …

Kerala High Court Quarterly Digest: October - December, 2024 [Citations: 608 – 828]
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Kerala High Court Quarterly Digest: October - December, 2024 [Citations: 608 – 828]

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Nominal Index XXX v State of Kerala & Connected Matter, 2024 LiveLaw 608 N. Bhasurangan v The Assistant Director & Akhiljith J. @ Pulsar Suni v Station House Officer, 2024 LiveLaw 807 Sadhoo Beedi Enterprises v The Controlling Authority and Another, 2024 LiveLaw 808 Rollymol v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw 809 Asha Lawrence v State of Kerala and Others, …

Kerala High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]
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Kerala High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]

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Nominal Index Citations: Union of India & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw Ker 264 Dr. M. R. Saseendranath V State of Kerala 2024 LiveLaw Ker 265 State of Kerala v Narendra Kumar & Another 2024 LiveLaw Ker 266 Nijo Varghese v Transport Commissioner 2024 LiveLaw Ker 267 Cherplassery Co-Operative Hospital Ltd v State of Kerala 2024 LiveLaw Ker 268 Modern Food Enterprises …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 16 To December 22, 2024
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Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 16 To December 22, 2024

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Nominal Index Dr. Thahiya Thasleem V S & Another v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw 802 A. K. Sreekumar v The Director and Others, 2024 LiveLaw 803 Sebastian Paul v P. R. Ashokan and Others, 2024 LiveLaw 804 Vijith V. C. and Others v State of Kerala and Another Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 805 Davy Varghese v The Deputy Director, 2024 …

'After Taking Money, Client Isn't Told If Case Filed Or Not' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Senior Advocate, Laments 'Sorry State'
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'After Taking Money, Client Isn't Told If Case Filed Or Not' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Senior Advocate, Laments 'Sorry State'

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The Supreme Court today highlighted a sorry state of affairs that a Senior Advocate is indulging in suppression of facts in pleas filed before the Court. The Court was dealing with a remission related plea in which the petitioner, represented by Senior Advocate Rishi Malhotra, simultaneously approached the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court seeking identical reliefs and failed to …

Senior Advocate Designation Must Not Become a 'Distribution Mechanism': Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Senior Advocate Designation Must Not Become a 'Distribution Mechanism': Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court

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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, while calling for a relook on Senior Advocate designation process, submitted before the Supreme Court on Friday that the process must not devolve into a “distribution” mechanism. Today, he stated that the system had become a subject of ridicule and highlighted the recent mass designation of senior advocates in Delhi High Court. Mehta had previously highlighted …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 25, 2024 To December 01, 2024
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Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 25, 2024 To December 01, 2024

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Index Citations M/S Ajay Protech Pvt. Case Details: State of Karnataka v. Chandrasha Criminal Appeal No.2646 Of 2024 Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 926 While convicting a government servant for taking a bribe of Rs.2000, the Supreme Court observed that it was not necessary for the amount involved to be substantial to draw the presumption under Section 20 of the Prevention of …

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Delhi High Court's Decision To Confer Senior Designations On 70 Advocates
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Delhi High Court's Decision To Confer Senior Designations On 70 Advocates

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A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the recent communication by the Delhi High Court on Senior Advocate designation conferred to 70 lawyers. Notably, by a notification dated November 29, the Delhi High Court designated the names of 70 lawyers as Senior Advocates. This was after Delhi High Court's Permanent Committee recommended names of 71 lawyers for …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 25 - December 01, 2024
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Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 25 - December 01, 2024

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Nominal Index State of Kerala v Jayakrishnaraj G, 2024 LiveLaw 748 Baburaj Jacob v State of Kerala and Another, 2024 LiveLaw 749 The Federal Bank Ltd. v The Additional/ Joint/ Dputy/ Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, 2024 LiveLaw 750 Pooja Anand v Ashokan K. and Another, 2024 LiveLaw 751 Georgekutty C X v Chairman and Managing Director, KSEB, 2024 LiveLaw …

Delhi High Court Designates 70 Lawyers As Senior Advocates
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Designates 70 Lawyers As Senior Advocates

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he Delhi High Court has designated names of 70 lawyers as Senior Advocates. This was after Delhi High Court's Permanent Committee recommended names of 71 lawyers for being designated as Senior Advocates after interviewing more than 300 lawyers. The name of the lawyers are as follows: •⁠ ⁠Mr.Abhijat •⁠ ⁠Mr.Abhishek Malhotra •⁠ ⁠Mr.Aditya Narain •⁠ ⁠Mr.Ajay Arora •⁠ ⁠Mr.Amit Chadha …

Delhi HC: Controversy casts shadow over process for senior advocate designation
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC: Controversy casts shadow over process for senior advocate designation

Hindustan Times  

The process of designating senior advocates in the Delhi high court has plunged into controversy with a key member of the permanent committee refusing to sign the final list of lawyers slated for the prestigious title claiming that the same was never finalised and sent ahead without his consent. This unprecedented development casts a shadow over the process and the …

Delhi High Court's Permanent Committee Recommends Names Of 71 Lawyers For Being Designated As Senior Advocates
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi High Court's Permanent Committee Recommends Names Of 71 Lawyers For Being Designated As Senior Advocates

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Delhi High Court's Permanent Committee has recommended the names of 71 lawyers for being designated as Senior Advocates after intervening more than 300 lawyers. The Committee comprises of Chief Justice Manmohan, Justice Vibhu Bakhru, Justice Yashwant Varma, Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma, Senior Advocate Sudhir Nandrajog and Senior Advocate Mohit Mathur. The name of the lawyers are as follows: - …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 18 – November 24, 2024
4 months ago

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 18 – November 24, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index Nimija v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw 727 Case Title: TNS India Pvt. Ltd. v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, 2024 LiveLaw 743 Baiju George v. Commissioner Of Goods And Service Taxes Department, 2024 LiveLaw 744 The Assistant Commissioner Of State Tax v. Bhima Jewellery And Diamonds P. Ltd., 2024 LiveLaw 745 Suo Motu JPP initiated by the …

Integrating Categories And Fixing Seniority Based On Special Rules Is A Policy Decision, Not Court's Domain To Rectify Anomalies: Kerala HC
4 months ago

Integrating Categories And Fixing Seniority Based On Special Rules Is A Policy Decision, Not Court's Domain To Rectify Anomalies: Kerala HC

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The Kerala High Court held that integrating categories and giving seniority based on Kerala General Subordinate Service Posts in the Rural Development Department Special Rules of 2008 is a policy decision and any anomaly in it would be beyond Court's domain for rectification. The challenge is against the integrated seniority list which was prepared by considering the date of promotion …

Senior Designation Procedure Needs Relook : Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court
4 months, 1 week ago

Senior Designation Procedure Needs Relook : Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted before the Supreme Court on Monday that the procedure of conferring senior designation to advocates under Section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961 requires a reconsideration. Referring to the Supreme Court's 2017 judgment in Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India and its subsequent refinement in 2023, he noted that the 2017 judgment may require …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 11-November 17, 2024
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Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 11-November 17, 2024

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Nominal Index Yasar Arafath v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw 708 Suseelan v State of Kerala & Another, 2024 LiveLaw 709 Suo Moto v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw 710 K Sukumaran v Kerala State Waqf Board, 2024 LiveLaw 711 Amjith v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw 712 Union Territory of Lakshadweep and Othes v Salimkoya K,. and Connected Case, …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 4 – November 10, 2024
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Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 4 – November 10, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index Indian Broadcasting And Digital Foundation V The Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India, 2024 LiveLaw 690 Anu S P v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw 691 Ajith Pillai v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw 692 Asha v State of Kerala and Another, 2024 LiveLaw 693 Sreekumar Menon v State of Kerala and Another, 2024 LiveLaw 694 B. Aboobacker and …

Chief Justice Highlights the Transformative Potential of Senior Designation in Legal Profession
5 months ago

Chief Justice Highlights the Transformative Potential of Senior Designation in Legal Profession

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Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud spoke at the first international conference of the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association on how the designation of senior counsel has a broader purpose and the idea is to bring a certain degree of accumulated understanding of law and society by virtue of experience. He added that when the purpose of the designation is that …

SC Collegium recommends appointment of three advocates as judges of the High Court of Delhi
7 months ago

SC Collegium recommends appointment of three advocates as judges of the High Court of Delhi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of three advocates—Ajay Digpaul, Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, and Shwetasree Majumder—for appointment as judges of the Delhi High Court. On October 25, 2023, the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, in consultation with his two senior-most colleagues, recommended these three advocates for appointment as judges of that High Court. The …

BREAKING| Supreme Court Designates 39 Lawyers As Senior Advocates
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BREAKING| Supreme Court Designates 39 Lawyers As Senior Advocates

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday designated 39 advocates as senior advocates.They are :1. Mr. Ashok Panigrahi, Advocate-on-Record 6. Mr. Nachiketa Sudhakar Joshi, Advocate-on-Record 19. Mr. Yashraj Singh Deora, Advocate-on-Record On January 19, the Supreme Court conferred senior designations on 56 advocates. Further, this year is also the first time that senior designations have been decided based on the modified guidelines …

Plea In Kerala High Court Seeks Appointment Of Judicial Member To Upcoming Vacancy In State's Real Estate Appellate Tribunal
10 months, 1 week ago

Plea In Kerala High Court Seeks Appointment Of Judicial Member To Upcoming Vacancy In State's Real Estate Appellate Tribunal

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Social Justice Vigilance Forum, a registered society under the Travancore Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955, has approached the Kerala High Court seeking appointment of a Judicial Member in the Kerala State Real Estate Appellate Tribunal due to an expected vacancy that would arise from May 28, 2024. The Act was implemented in Kerala on May 01, …

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Advocate Sreeja Vijayalakshmi As Judge Of Kerala High Court
11 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Advocate Sreeja Vijayalakshmi As Judge Of Kerala High Court

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The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, has recommended the name of Advocate Sreeja Vijayalakshmi as the Judge of the Kerala High Court. On December 5, 2023, the Kerala High Court Collegium recommended the name of Advocate Sreeja Vijayalakshmi for appointment as a judge. Accordingly, the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court submitted a report …

State Bar Council Requests Madras High Court Collegium To Give Adequate Representation To All Sections Of Advocates For Elevation To Bench
11 months, 3 weeks ago

State Bar Council Requests Madras High Court Collegium To Give Adequate Representation To All Sections Of Advocates For Elevation To Bench

Live Law  

The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has written to the Chief Justice of Madras High Court- Justice SV Gangapurwala requesting the CJ and the Collegium judges to consider the names of candidates hailing from different sections of the society including minorities while recommending names for elevation to the bench and to give adequate representation to ensure socio economic …

Kerala High Court Monthly Digest: March 2024 [Citations: 146-210]
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Monthly Digest: March 2024 [Citations: 146-210]

Live Law  

Nominal Index Ahammedkutty Bran v Sukumaran 2024 LiveLaw 146 B. v State of Kerala 2024 LiveLaw 147 Manuja Mythri v Advocate T K Ajan 2024 LiveLaw 148 Dr.Navaneeth K.Unni v State Represented By Public Prosecutor 2024 LiveLaw 149 State of Kerala v. Kuniyil Shanoob and ors 2024 LiveLaw 150 Manoj v. State of Kerala 2024 LiveLaw 151 Firos C.A. Kerala …

SC Collegium dismisses remarks of Centre & Kerala govt, recommends two judges for High Court
1 year ago

SC Collegium dismisses remarks of Centre & Kerala govt, recommends two judges for High Court

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: In an extraordinary step, the Supreme Court Collegium dismissed the remarks of the Department of Justice under the Centre and the Kerala government on two separate candidates and recommended their elevation as judges of the Kerala High Court. He was appointed as government pleader in 2010 and 2016-2021 by the LDF Government.” Similarly, the state government had made an …

Supreme Court Confers Senior Designation On Five More Advocates
1 year ago

Supreme Court Confers Senior Designation On Five More Advocates

Live Law  

In a significant development, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Supreme Court judges have conferred Senior Designation on five more Advocates on Record/ Advocates. Mr S Nandakumar, Advocate The concerned notification reads as: On January 19, the Supreme Court conferred senior designations on 56 advocates. Senior designations took place in the Supreme Court after a gap of five years. …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 19
1 year, 1 month ago

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 19

Live Law  

Nominal Index Biju V.R @ Biju Vaishyanparambil v Central Film Certification Board 2024 LiveLaw 120 K C Ramachandran v State of Kerala & Connected Matters 2024 LiveLaw 121 Lini v State of Kerala 2024 LiveLaw 122 Arifa PK v. State of Kerala 2024 LiveLaw 123 Kuttiyali v State of Kerala & Connected Matters 2024 LiveLaw 124 Bethsaida Hermitage & Tourism …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 5 - February 11, 2024
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Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 5 - February 11, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index Radhika v. Unnikrishnan 2024 LiveLaw 88Deputy Commissioner, Kerala State Goods and Services Tax Department vs. National Company Law Tribunal 2024 LiveLaw 89Shinoj Singh & Ors. Case Title: Deputy Commissioner, Kerala State Goods and Services Tax Department vs. National Company Law Tribunal Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 89 While allowing a Writ Petition, the Kerala High Court bench of Justice Dinesh …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 29- February 4, 2024
1 year, 1 month ago

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 29- February 4, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index Venugopal v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw 72 Shree Dhanwantari Chits India Pvt Ltd. v. Banu & ors., 2024 LiveLaw 73 Welfare Association of Kitco Employees & ors v. Kerala Industrial and Technical Consultancy Organization & ors., 2024 LiveLaw 74 XXX v. State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw 75 Arifa TK v. The District Collector & ors., 2024 LiveLaw …

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 15 – January 21, 2024
1 year, 2 months ago

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 15 – January 21, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index Sabu Varghese v. Viju P. Varghese & Ors., 2024 LiveLaw 42 Dr. Annie Mareena Issac V Employees State Insurance Corporation, 2024 LiveLaw 43 XXX & Ors. Kerala HC Refers To Division Bench Case title: Lekshmi M V Sudhamony Amma Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 45 The Kerala High Court has referred the decision of a single judge in Natarajan T.K. …

Calcutta High Court Initiates Process To Designate Counsels As Senior Advocates After 5-Yr Gap, 136 Candidates Shortlisted
1 year, 2 months ago

Calcutta High Court Initiates Process To Designate Counsels As Senior Advocates After 5-Yr Gap, 136 Candidates Shortlisted

Live Law  

Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam on Friday informed advocates that after a five-year hiatus, the High Court was in the process of recommencing the process of designating advocates as senior advocates.On mentioning by a Senior Advocate about the list of advocates for designation as seniors pending before the CJ, Justice Sivagnanam said, "Actually the development is, in line …

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