Right To Practise Law Is A Fundamental Right, Bar Associations Not Empowered To Restrain Lawyers From Appearing Before Any Court: Madras HC
7 months, 1 week ago

Right To Practise Law Is A Fundamental Right, Bar Associations Not Empowered To Restrain Lawyers From Appearing Before Any Court: Madras HC

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The Madras High Court recently observed that a bar association was not empowered to restrict a lawyer from appearing in court. The court observed that the right to practice law was a fundamental right and such a right could not be taken away by the Bar Association by suspending lawyers. Such right cannot be taken away by merely suspending a Member of the Bar Association or causing inconvenience to him from practising Law in Court premises,” the court observed. The court hearing a petition by Advocate Senthil against the order of the Tambaram Bar Association suspending him.

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Recent Attacks On Lawyers | Madras High Court Asks Public Prosecutor To Facilitate Meeting Between Bar Bodies & DGP
4 months ago

Recent Attacks On Lawyers | Madras High Court Asks Public Prosecutor To Facilitate Meeting Between Bar Bodies & DGP

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The Madras High Court on Thursday asked the State Public Prosecutor Hasan Mohammed Jinnah to facilitate a meeting between the bar bodies in the State and the Director General of Police to come up with solutions to address the issue of frequent attacks on lawyers. The Senior advocate informed the court that the entire bar body was disturbed by the …

Supreme Court Dismisses Advocate's Appeal Against Bar Council Rejecting Complaint Against Local Bar Association Members
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Advocate's Appeal Against Bar Council Rejecting Complaint Against Local Bar Association Members

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The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere in the civil appeal preferred by an advocate who has registered a complaint against the local bar association member for allegedly beating and assaulting him and restraining him to practice at the local court. The alleged incident of violence took place between the appellant-advocate and the respondents-members of the local Bar Association, …

Supreme Court Directs Manipur Bar Associations To Not Prevent Lawyers Of Any Community From Appearing Before Courts; Warns Of Contempt Action
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Directs Manipur Bar Associations To Not Prevent Lawyers Of Any Community From Appearing Before Courts; Warns Of Contempt Action

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The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Bar Associations in Manipur to not prevent any lawyer, regardless of their community, to appear before the courts. During the hearing, Senior Advocate Anand Grover told the Supreme Court that lawyers appearing for a particular committee were being threatened, attacked, and prevented from appearing before the Manipur High Court and that lawyers must …

TN Bar Council Suspends Practice Of Six Lawyers For Various Offences
2 years, 6 months ago

TN Bar Council Suspends Practice Of Six Lawyers For Various Offences

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The Bar Council of Tamilnadu and Puducherry recently suspended the practice of six lawyers considering their involvement in various offences. The notification dated 1st September 2022 issued a prohibitory order against the advocates from practicing in any court, tribunals, or any other authorities. It has also been forwarded to all the District courts, Tribunals, Labour courts, Chief Secretary to Government, …

Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Bars Practice of 19 Advocates Pending Disciplinary Proceedings
2 years, 10 months ago

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

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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 …

Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Bar Council Provisionally Bars Practice Of Advocate Over His Indecent Behavior Before Madras HC
3 years, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Bar Council Provisionally Bars Practice Of Advocate Over His Indecent Behavior Before Madras HC

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The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry has provisionally barred the practice of an Advocate vide a resolution dated 21st December, till the disposal of Disciplinary proceedings pending against him for his indecent behavior while attending the Court proceedings of the Hon'ble High Court of Madras through the virtual mode.The Council has issued a notification informing that it has. …

Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Bars Practice Of Two More Lawyers Over Arrest In POCSO Case, Complaint For House Trespass
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Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Bars Practice Of Two More Lawyers Over Arrest In POCSO Case, Complaint For House Trespass

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The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry has barred the practice of two lawyers vide a resolution dated 18th December, one accused in a POCSO Case, and the other accused of house trespass and giving life threats. The prohibitory order comes days after the Bar Council passed similar orders against two lawyers for professional misconduct and suppressing the factum …

Bar Associations Can’t Deny Advocates The Right To Legally Represent Any Individual: SC
6 years, 9 months ago

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

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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 …

Bar Associations Can’t Deny Advocates The Right To Legally Represent Any Individual: SC
6 years, 9 months ago

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

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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 …

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8 years, 7 months ago

800 Madras Lawyers request Bar Council to suspend them expressing solidarity with 176 suspended Colleagues

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In a representation made to the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, 800 lawyers have requested suspension, expressing solidarity with the ongoing protests against Madras High Court’s new sets of disciplinary rules for the Advocates. The representation was preceded by an Extra General Body meeting convened on Wednesday, wherein the Madras High Court Advocates’ Association demanded that no criminal …

Kerala Lawyers abstain from Court Proceedings for the second day
8 years, 8 months ago

Kerala Lawyers abstain from Court Proceedings for the second day

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The lawyers across Kerala abstained from today’s court proceedings in a show of solidarity to Thiruvananthapuram Bar Association, in wake of alleged attacks against lawyers. Decision to abstain was taken unanimously taken in an Extra Ordinary General body meeting convened yesterday at 5 pm in Association hall.Today in the morning session, Justices Jayasankar Nambiar, P B Suresh Kumar,. Decision to …

Kerala Lawyers abstain from Court Proceedings for the second day
8 years, 8 months ago

Kerala Lawyers abstain from Court Proceedings for the second day

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Madras Lawyers protest against Disciplinary Rules
8 years, 9 months ago

Madras Lawyers protest against Disciplinary Rules

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Lawyers from more than 135 Bar Associations in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have participated in a rally organised by Madras High Court Advocates’ Association in Chennai, demanding the withdrawal of new Amendments introduced by Madras High Court in the Disciplinary Rules under Advocates Act.Last Week the Madras High Court Advocates Association, in a unanimous resolution, has expressed. Lawyers from more …

Madras HC to debar lawyers indulging in objectionable behaviour: New Disciplinary Rules notified [Read the Rules]
8 years, 9 months ago

Madras HC to debar lawyers indulging in objectionable behaviour: New Disciplinary Rules notified [Read the Rules]

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9 years, 2 months ago

Right to Practise Law is not absolute; Restriction imposed by Section 36(4) of ID Act is not violative of Advocates Act/Article 19(1)(g); Allahabad HC

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No lawyer has any right to appear in a particular case and debarring a lawyer from one case does not infringe his right to practise, the Court said.Allahabad High Court has held that Section 36 and of the Industrial Disputes Act, which disentitles a party to be represented by an Advocate unless with the consent of opposite parties and leave …

Right to Practise Law is not absolute; Restriction imposed by Section 36(4) of ID Act is not violative of Advocates Act/Article 19(1)(g); Allahabad HC
9 years, 2 months ago

Right to Practise Law is not absolute; Restriction imposed by Section 36(4) of ID Act is not violative of Advocates Act/Article 19(1)(g); Allahabad HC

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No lawyer has any right to appear in a particular case and debarring a lawyer from one case does not infringe his right to practise, the Court said.Allahabad High Court has held that Section 36 and of the Industrial Disputes Act, which disentitles a party to be represented by an Advocate unless with the consent of opposite parties and leave …

Bar Council of Kerala to restrain lawyers from providing case details to media
10 years, 5 months ago

Bar Council of Kerala to restrain lawyers from providing case details to media

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Bar Council of Kerala has asked lawyers to confine their views only as legal experts, regarding details of ongoing cases. It is considering plans to restrain lawyers from discussing case details with the media, relying on Section 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules.According to Rule 36, “An advocate shall not solicit work or advertise in any manner. It …

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