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]

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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 Supreme Court of. 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 Supreme Court of India, challenging the non-transparent and arbitrary method of designating of Senior Counsel by the Courts in India. Accepting submissions from the Supreme Court Bar Association, Central government and some other high court bar associations, the court clarified that if the HCs and full court of SC wish to decide the pending applications, they could go ahead with the existing process to designate senior advocates.

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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
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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

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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 …

Plea In Karnataka High Court Seeks Fresh Elections To State Bar Council, Says Extension By BCI After 5-Yr Tenure Ended In June 2023 Invalid
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Plea In Karnataka High Court Seeks Fresh Elections To State Bar Council, Says Extension By BCI After 5-Yr Tenure Ended In June 2023 Invalid

Live Law  

A petition has been filed in the Karnataka High Court seeking a direction to the Bar Council of India, to dissolve the present office of the Karnataka State Bar Council which has completed its statutory tenure of 5 years in June 2023. List the matter on Tuesday for further hearing.” As per the petition the current office bearers of the …

Telangana HC Maintains Status Quo Over Bar Council Memo
3 weeks ago

Telangana HC Maintains Status Quo Over Bar Council Memo

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday issued interim directions of status quo on the communication dated 14 February, 2025 issued by the state’s bar council for 110 advocate bar associations in Telangana. In the communication, the state bar council made it clear that the term of the bar associations shall be for a period of one year and directed …

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 …

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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 …

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

Live Law  

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 …

Rajasthan HC Stays State Bar Council Resolution Extending Tenure Of Bar Association Members, Appoints Interim Administrative Committee
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Rajasthan HC Stays State Bar Council Resolution Extending Tenure Of Bar Association Members, Appoints Interim Administrative Committee

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court has admitted a petition challenging the resolution of the Bar Council of Rajasthan dated April 16, 2024, which extended the tenure of the elected office bearers of the Bar Association from one year to two years. The court stayed the effect and operation of the resolution and appointed an Administrative Committee to manage the affairs of …

'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

Live Law  

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

Live Law  

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, …

Supreme Court Reserves Treasurer Plus 30% Of Other EC Posts For Women Lawyers In Delhi Tax Bar Association And Delhi Sales Tax Bar Association
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Reserves Treasurer Plus 30% Of Other EC Posts For Women Lawyers In Delhi Tax Bar Association And Delhi Sales Tax Bar Association

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today directed reservation of the post of Treasurer and 30% of other Executive Committee posts for women lawyers in the Delhi Tax Bar Association and Delhi Sales Tax Bar Association.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order, stating,"The earmarking of the post of Treasurer and 30% of Executive Members exclusively for …

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

Live Law  

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' …

Supreme Court advocates move court for due recognition of colleagues who work behind the scenes in cases
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Supreme Court advocates move court for due recognition of colleagues who work behind the scenes in cases

The Hindu  

Two Supreme Court advocates’ associations have jointly filed a petition in the top court urging it to record in judicial orders the names of advocates, mostly young legal professionals starting out in their careers, who have quietly worked on case briefs away from public glare. The writ petition of the Supreme Court Bar Association and the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association, …

Orissa High Court Confers Senior Designation On 13 Advocates
2 months ago

Orissa High Court Confers Senior Designation On 13 Advocates

Live Law  

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 …

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 months, 1 week 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, …

'No Cap Of 10 Yrs Experience On Treasurer Post': Supreme Court Clarifies Order On Women Reservation In Delhi District Bar Associations
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'No Cap Of 10 Yrs Experience On Treasurer Post': Supreme Court Clarifies Order On Women Reservation In Delhi District Bar Associations

Live Law  

In the pleas seeking reservation for women lawyers in Delhi's bar bodies, the Supreme Court today clarified that the cap of 10 years experience imposed on certain posts directed to be reserved for women lawyers is not applicable to the post of Treasurer.The matter was mentioned before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and N. In the pleas seeking reservation …

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

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

Live Law  

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 …

Rajasthan High Court Annual Digest 2024 [PART I]
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Rajasthan High Court Annual Digest 2024 [PART I]

Live Law  

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 1 To 2024 LiveLaw 232 Orders/Judgments January 2024 Writ Petition Against Charge-Sheet Not Maintainable Unless Issued By Authority Not Competent To Initiate Disciplinary Action: Rajasthan HC Title: Laxman Singh Gurjar v. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation & 2 Ors. Title: Shiv Kumar Khandelwal vs State of Rajasthan & Ors Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 80 A single judge bench …

BREAKING| Supreme Court Reserves 3 Posts For Women Lawyers In Upcoming DHCBA Elections; Treasurer Plus 30% Of Other EC Posts Reserved In District Bars
3 months ago

BREAKING| Supreme Court Reserves 3 Posts For Women Lawyers In Upcoming DHCBA Elections; Treasurer Plus 30% Of Other EC Posts Reserved In District Bars

Live Law  

In a significant development, the Supreme Court today directed reservation of 3 posts for women lawyers in the upcoming Delhi High Court Bar Association elections. Further, in the district bar associations, the Court directed that the post of Treasurer plus 30% of other Executive Committee posts shall stand reserved for women lawyers. Earlier proceedings in the matter The Court had …

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

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

Live Law  

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 …

Supreme Court Dismisses Rajasthan HC's Plea Against Judicial Service Appointment Of Candidate After FIRs Were Closed
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3 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Rajasthan HC's Plea Against Judicial Service Appointment Of Candidate After FIRs Were Closed

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently dismissed a Special Leave Petition challenging a Rajasthan High Court judgment that directed the appointment of a candidate in the Rajasthan Judicial Services Examination 2021. A bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice SVN Bhatti refused to interfere with the Rajasthan High Court's decision observing, “Having considered the basis for the impugned judgment of the Division …

Supreme Court Dismisses Rajasthan HC's Plea Against Judicial Service Appointment Of Candidate After FIRs Were Closed
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3 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Rajasthan HC's Plea Against Judicial Service Appointment Of Candidate After FIRs Were Closed

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently dismissed a Special Leave Petition challenging a Rajasthan High Court judgment that directed the appointment of a candidate in the Rajasthan Judicial Services Examination 2021. A bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice SVN Bhatti refused to interfere with the Rajasthan High Court's decision observing, “Having considered the basis for the impugned judgment of the Division …

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

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 02, 2024 To December 08, 2024
3 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 02, 2024 To December 08, 2024

Live Law  

Index Citations Ashok v. State of Uttar Pradesh, Criminal Appeal No. Case Details: Irfan Khan v. State Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 945 The Supreme Court quashed the Arms Act case against the person accused of possessing a buttondar knife. Setting aside the High Court's decision, Mehta J. in the judgment observed that "the notification whereby, a buttondar knife having blade dimensions …

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

Live Law  

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 …

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Delhi High Court's Decision To Confer Senior Designations On 70 Advocates
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Live Law  

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 …

Delhi HC notifies 70 senior advocates amid questions on transparency
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi HC notifies 70 senior advocates amid questions on transparency

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Sunday evening notified the designation of 70 lawyers as senior advocates, despite a shadow of controversy hanging over the process after a key member of the permanent committee refused to sign the final list, claiming that it was sent ahead without his final consent, and subsequently resigned in protest. The present controversy has unfolded against …

Delhi High Court Designates 70 Lawyers As Senior Advocates
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Designates 70 Lawyers As Senior Advocates

Live Law  

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, 2 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 …

Senior Designation Procedure Needs Relook : Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court
4 months 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 …

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

Live Law  

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 …

Supreme Court Calls For Reform Proposals From Bar Associations & Bar Councils On Advocates' Bodies' Functioning
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Calls For Reform Proposals From Bar Associations & Bar Councils On Advocates' Bodies' Functioning

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today stressed the need to come up with guidelines or parameters that can be enforced for Bar Associations across the country. It also suggested that one day each can be fixed for the District, High Courts and Supreme Court bar associations. When Senior Advocate Sirajuddin pointed out that in Tamil Nadu a person, having 23 criminal cases …

BREAKING| Supreme Court Designates 39 Lawyers As Senior Advocates
7 months ago

BREAKING| Supreme Court Designates 39 Lawyers As Senior Advocates

Live Law  

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 …

Disciplinary Action Against High Court Bar Association Member Is In Realm Of Private Law, Writ Petition Is Not Maintainable: Himachal Pradesh High Court
9 months, 3 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 …

State Bar Council Requests Madras High Court Collegium To Give Adequate Representation To All Sections Of Advocates For Elevation To Bench
11 months, 2 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 …

The Complete Supreme Court Civil Digest 2023
1 year ago

The Complete Supreme Court Civil Digest 2023

Live Law  

Abortion Foetus has no separate identity from its mother; Women can't be forced to undergo pregnancy at risk of physical and mental trauma. Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India, 2023 LiveLaw 425 : AIR 2023 SC 3009 : 8 SCC 1 Supreme Court Constitution Bench upholds the validity of All India Bar Examination - Recongizes the right of Bar …

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. …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (26th February-02 March, 2024)
1 year ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (26th February-02 March, 2024)

Live Law  

With another week gone at the Supreme Court of India, Live Law is back with its Supreme Court Weekly Digest, dedicated to keeping our readers abreast of the most recent legal developments in the country's apex court. Once Magistrate Seeks Report From Police Under S.202 CrPC, Summons To Accused Be Postponed Until Police Report Is Received: Supreme Court Case Details: …

'Based On Speculation, Tarnishes Reputation': AP High Court Junks Lawyer's Plea Accusing AG Of Corrupt Practice In Appointment Of Standing Counsel
1 year ago

'Based On Speculation, Tarnishes Reputation': AP High Court Junks Lawyer's Plea Accusing AG Of Corrupt Practice In Appointment Of Standing Counsel

Live Law  

Andhra Pradesh High Court has expressed strong displeasure over an Advocate's PIL seeking removal of a Standing Counsel and a consequential CBI inquiry into the appointments made on the recommendation of the Advocate General alleging 'corrupt practices for personal gains'. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice R. Raghunandan Rao said the allegations are merely speculative …

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 …

Supreme Court To Interview Lawyers For Senior Designation After 5 Years; Over 200 Advocates Shortlisted
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court To Interview Lawyers For Senior Designation After 5 Years; Over 200 Advocates Shortlisted

Live Law  

A committee led by the Chief Justice of India will interview today over 200 lawyers who have applied for senior designation. Out of 282 applications, 200 applications have been shortlisted.Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud announced this morning that his bench will rise today early as he has to hold interviews for senior designation. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud …

Bihar Municipal Elections Reservation Challenge | High Court Lists Matter For Final Hearing On January 2
1 year, 3 months ago

Bihar Municipal Elections Reservation Challenge | High Court Lists Matter For Final Hearing On January 2

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has set January 2, 2024, as the date for the final hearing on a case challenging the recently conducted Bihar Municipal elections. Shahi, AG Mr. Vikas Kumar Counsel/s For the Respondent/s : Mr. Basant Kumar Choudhary, Sr. Advocate Counsel/s For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Awnish Kumar, Advocate Mr. S.V. Shahi, AG Mr. Vikas Kumar, A.C. to …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (16th-22nd October)
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (16th-22nd October)

Live Law  

Nominal Index Chain Singh v. State of Chattisgarh 2023 LiveLaw 895 M/S Triveni Glass Limited v Commissioner of Trade Tax UP 2023 LiveLaw 896 Mathews J. Nedumpara & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw 897 Supriyo v. Union of India 2023 LiveLaw 900 M. Hemalatha Devi & Ors V. B. Udayasri 2023 LiveLaw 902 Mohamed Ibrahim v. Managing Director 2023 LiveLaw 903 Priyanka …

Bombay High Court dismisses plea against appointment of former CBI chief
1 year, 6 months ago

Bombay High Court dismisses plea against appointment of former CBI chief

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a former Maharashtra police official who sought to quash the order appointing IPS officer Subodh Jaiswal as the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation. The plea, filed by retired Assistant Commissioner of Police Rajendra Trivedi, had also requested the court to restrain Jaiswal from carrying out his duties as …

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Advocates And One Judicial Officer As Himachal Pradesh High Court Judges
1 year, 7 months ago

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Advocates And One Judicial Officer As Himachal Pradesh High Court Judges

Live Law  

The Centre today notified three fresh appointments of High Court judges to the Himachal Pradesh High Court, namely Ranjan Sharma, Bipin Chander Negi and Rakesh Kainthla. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court Collegium comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul & Sanjiv Khanna had recommended their names. The Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh in …

Madras High Court stays order passed by single judge asking Madras Bar Association to admit members without discrimination
1 year, 8 months ago

Madras High Court stays order passed by single judge asking Madras Bar Association to admit members without discrimination

The Hindu  

A Division Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday stayed the operation of a single judge’s June 22 order directing the Madras Bar Association to distribute applications for membership to all interested practising lawyers in the High Court, and admit them as members without discriminating on the basis of caste, gender, religion, economic status and personal as well as …

Election Violence: Calcutta High Court Finds Similarities In Voter's PIL And Petition Filed By Prospective Candidates, Says It's Prima Facie A 'Set Up'
1 year, 8 months ago

Election Violence: Calcutta High Court Finds Similarities In Voter's PIL And Petition Filed By Prospective Candidates, Says It's Prima Facie A 'Set Up'

Live Law  

A Calcutta High Court division bench of Chief Justice Sivagnaman and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta, on Monday, took exception to the fact that a Public Interest Litigation filed by “independent voters” may have been politically motivated. The voters had complained that the unopposed elections of ruling-party candidates from their block, while stopping the nomination of rival “prospective candidates” took away …

HC questions whether Madras Bar Association is intended for an ‘elite society of lawyers’
1 year, 8 months ago

HC questions whether Madras Bar Association is intended for an ‘elite society of lawyers’

The Hindu  

Questioning whether the Madras Bar Association, founded in 1865, was intended for an “elite society of lawyers,” the Madras High Court on Thursday directed the association to distribute applications for membership to all interested practising lawyers in the High Court, and admit them as members without discriminating on the basis of caste, gender, religion, economic status and personal as well …

Names of nine lawyers recommended for appointment as Punjab and Haryana HC judges
1 year, 10 months ago

Names of nine lawyers recommended for appointment as Punjab and Haryana HC judges

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court collegium is learnt to have recommended names of nine lawyers for elevation as judges in the high court. The current strength of judges at the HC is 67 and is not going to change significantly even if all the names are cleared by the apex court and the Central government ) Four lawyers from …

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up (20th March 2023-26th March 2023)
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up (20th March 2023-26th March 2023)

Live Law  

Judgements/Orders Case title - Neeraj Dutta v. State Citation : 2023 LiveLaw 211 The Supreme Court recently observed that the Constitution Bench ruling that direct evidence of demand or acceptance of bribe is not necessary for a conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 does not dilute the requirement of proof beyond reasonable doubt. Case Title: Orissa Administrative Tribunal …

SC to set-up a new constitution bench to hear pleas against Nikah-Halal, polygamy
1 year, 11 months ago

SC to set-up a new constitution bench to hear pleas against Nikah-Halal, polygamy

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will set up a new 5-judge Constitution bench to hear pleas challenging the constitutional validity of polygamy and Nikah halala prevailing among the Muslims as Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Hemant Gupta who were part of the earlier five-judge bench have since retired. Chandrachud after a mentioning by PIL petitioner …

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