MP HC To Debar Members/Office Bearers Of Bar Council/Assns From Appearing Before Courts In Case They Give Strike Calls [Read Order]
6 years, 5 months ago

MP HC To Debar Members/Office Bearers Of Bar Council/Assns From Appearing Before Courts In Case They Give Strike Calls [Read Order]

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"The litigant has a right to get justice. If the call for abstaining from work is given by the State Bar Council If the State Bar Council gives call to the members/advocates enrolled with it to abstain from the court work, without the consent of the Chief Justice even for a day, the office bearers of the State Bar Council will be debarred to appear before any court for one month or till such time the office bearers direct resumption of court work; If the decision is taken to strike or to abstain from work within one year of an earlier decision, leading to debarment of the office bearers to appear in court, then the State Bar Council itself shall stand suspended from the day of call of strike or decision to abstain from work by whatever name called. If call for abstaining from work is given by HC/District Court Bar Association If the call for abstaining from work is given by any High Court Bar Association or District Court Bar Association, the State Bar Council shall intervene and forthwith declare such strike as illegal unless such strike has been resorted to in consultation with the Chief Justice and/or the district judge, as the case may be; As a consequence of declaring the action of the Bar Association as illegal, the State Bar Council shall appoint an ad hoc committee to manage the affairs of such Bar Association for a period of one month superseding the elected office bearers. If the Bar Association resolves to resume work so as to not to resort to strike or from abstaining from work, the elected office bearers of the Bar Association shall resume their office; If the office bearers of the Bar Association again call for strike or to abstain from work, the State Bar Council shall conduct fresh elections to such Bar Association, in which, all office bearers of the Bar Association shall not be eligible to contest the election for a period of three years either of Bar Associations or the State Bar Council; and If the State Bar Council fails to act in terms of the above directions, the members of the State Bar Council shall be deemed to have vacated their office and the fresh elections will be conducted in the manner mentioned in clause A above. The bench also directed the high court administration to examine and incorporate in the High Court of Madhya Pradesh Rules, 2012, the consequences of the members of the Bar, the office bearers of the Bar Association and/or the State Bar Council of not appearing in the court including the action of the debarment of such erring members and the period thereof.

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'They Are In Contempt': Supreme Court Pulls Up P&H HC Bar Association Members For Opposing Undertaking Against Strikes
1 month ago

'They Are In Contempt': Supreme Court Pulls Up P&H HC Bar Association Members For Opposing Undertaking Against Strikes

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up members of the Executive Committee of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association who opposed a resolution to tender an unconditional undertaking that the Bar Association will not indulge in boycott of court work in the future. Time has come to send at last one member of the bar to the place …

Madhya Pradesh High Court Discharges Contempt Proceedings Against State Bar Council After Its Unconditional Apology For 2023 Lawyers' Strike
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Discharges Contempt Proceedings Against State Bar Council After Its Unconditional Apology For 2023 Lawyers' Strike

Live Law  

While deciding a suo-moto PIL, the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court discharged the contempt proceedings against the State Bar Council for calling a strike last year. The division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain in its November 21 order observed, “In view of unconditional apology offered by the contemnors, we hereby discharge …

6K Law Graduates Awaiting Enrolment: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs State Bar Council To Enrol Them Provisionally Within Two-Weeks
1 month, 2 weeks ago

6K Law Graduates Awaiting Enrolment: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs State Bar Council To Enrol Them Provisionally Within Two-Weeks

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In what comes as a relief to around six thousand law graduates, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday directed the State Bar Council to provisionally enrol lawyers within a two-week time, subject to the verification to be done by the Council. Uske baad isme poore nahi the nomination forms toh uski scrutiny karke uski jaanch karke jitney bhi completed …

Advocates' Enrolment Will Be Done As Soon As Verification Of Applications Is Complete: Says Madhya Pradesh Bar Council, HC Seeks Instructions
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Advocates' Enrolment Will Be Done As Soon As Verification Of Applications Is Complete: Says Madhya Pradesh Bar Council, HC Seeks Instructions

Live Law  

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday orally questioned the State Bar Council for "unnecessary delay" in enrolment of lawyers since the last four months. During the hearing the court asked the State Bar Council to "take instructions" in the matter and inform the court regarding the same on Wednesday as to whether the enrolments are …

Karnataka High Court Quashes Notification Reconstituting State Bar Council Committees, Says It Violates Council's Election Rules
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes Notification Reconstituting State Bar Council Committees, Says It Violates Council's Election Rules

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed an October 28 notification issued by Chairman and Vice Chairman of State Bar Council to reconstitute committees of the Council, observing that the same was in violation of the State Bar Council Rules. Justice Hemant Chandangoudar allowed the petition filed by Rajanna R and others who are elected members of the State Bar Council …

Lawyers Return to Work, But Boycott Continues
2 months, 1 week ago

Lawyers Return to Work, But Boycott Continues

Hindustan Times  

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

Ghaziabad Court Violence | Allahabad HC Bar Association Resolves To File Criminal Contempt Case Against District & Sessions Judge
2 months, 1 week ago

Ghaziabad Court Violence | Allahabad HC Bar Association Resolves To File Criminal Contempt Case Against District & Sessions Judge

Live Law  

Condemning the recent lathi charge violence against advocates in Ghaziabad Court, allegedly at the behest of the District and Sessions Judge, the Allahabad High Court Bar Association today passed a resolution deciding to file a criminal contempt case against the Judicial Officer. The resolution was passed today in an emergency meeting of the Executive Committee of the High Court Bar …

Allahabad High Court Temporarily Restrains District Bar Associations In UP From Holding Strikes
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court Temporarily Restrains District Bar Associations In UP From Holding Strikes

Live Law  

In a stern direction to the bar bodies in the state of Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court has directed that none of the Bar Associations of any district courts in the state would resort to any strike till August 7. Hearing the matter on July 8, the High Court directed key legal bodies, including the Bar Council of India, …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On HC Bar Association Jabalpur's Plea Against State Bar Council's Refusal To Give Separate Recognition
6 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On HC Bar Association Jabalpur's Plea Against State Bar Council's Refusal To Give Separate Recognition

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed by High Court Advocates Bar Association, Jabalpur against refusal of the State Bar Council to recognize it as a separate bar association.The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala, Manoj Misra tagged the case with other similar pending case and assured that it would be listed early.During the …

Stern action against those practising without bar council registration: CBA
7 months ago

Stern action against those practising without bar council registration: CBA

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bar Association of the district court on Thursday warned of stern action against those practising law in the court without being registered with the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh. The CBA also warned against individuals who wear lawyers’ attire to mislead people in the court. Anurag Srivastav, joint secretary of the CBA, said that the Bar Association had …

Jharkhand High Court Advocates' Association Ends Strike As Division Bench Stays Order Debarring Lawyer
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Jharkhand High Court Advocates' Association Ends Strike As Division Bench Stays Order Debarring Lawyer

Live Law  

Jharkhand High Court Advocates' Association today concluded its strike following a Division Bench order staying the debarment of a lawyer. Exercising its authority under Article 215 and 226 of the Constitution coupled with Section 14 of the Contempt of Court Act, bench of Justice Rajesh Kumar on May 15 suspended the license of a lawyer and barred him from entering …

Supreme Court Stays MP High Court Order Debarring 10 Advocates For Holding Strike, Says Lawyers Must Show Some Responsibility
9 months ago

Supreme Court Stays MP High Court Order Debarring 10 Advocates For Holding Strike, Says Lawyers Must Show Some Responsibility

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Madhya Pradesh High Court order which debarred 10 members of the Seoni District Bar Association from appearing in any court for a period of one month and contesting elections to the Bar Association or Bar Council of the state. Recently, Madhya Pradesh High Court dropped 2624 contempt cases and 1938 show cause notices …

Farmers’ protest: Punjab and Haryana HC lawyers spar over striking work
10 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Supreme Court Dismisses Advocate's Appeal Against Bar Council Rejecting Complaint Against Local Bar Association Members
11 months, 1 week ago

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

Live Law  

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, …

Courts Are Not Industrial Establishments, Bar Can't Bargain Their Demands Like Trade Unions: Allahabad High Court On Lawyers' Strike
11 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Live Law  

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

Supreme Court Directs Manipur Bar Associations To Not Prevent Lawyers Of Any Community From Appearing Before Courts; Warns Of Contempt Action
1 year, 3 months ago

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

Live Law  

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 …

Hapur Lathi-Charge On Lawyers: UP Bar Council Calls Off Strike As Govt Suspends/Transfers Erring Police Officials
1 year, 4 months ago

Hapur Lathi-Charge On Lawyers: UP Bar Council Calls Off Strike As Govt Suspends/Transfers Erring Police Officials

Live Law  

The Uttar Pradesh Bar Council on Thursday decided to end its ongoing statewide strike and resume work from today after a successful dialogue with the Chief Secretary of the State regarding the concerns and demands of the state lawyers. The Lawyers have been protesting an alleged police lathi-charge on advocates in Hapur district last month and they have been demanding …

Lawyers’ strike to continue, says Bar Council of UP
1 year, 4 months ago

Lawyers’ strike to continue, says Bar Council of UP

Hindustan Times  

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

Supreme Court Rejects Advocates' Association's Plea Challenging HC Instructions To District Courts On Disposal Of Old Cases
1 year, 5 months ago

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

Live Law  

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

Advocate's Murder: BCI Directs Rajasthan Bar Council To Call Off Strike Before March 9, Requests State Govt To Pass Law For Protection Of Lawyers
1 year, 10 months ago

Advocate's Murder: BCI Directs Rajasthan Bar Council To Call Off Strike Before March 9, Requests State Govt To Pass Law For Protection Of Lawyers

Live Law  

The Bar Council of India has directed the State Bar Council of Rajasthan to take appropriate measures to ensure that the strike/boycott of several courts in the state due to the murder of an Advocate is called off before March 9. It asked the State Bar Council to forward a report by evening of March 08.The strike and boycott of …

Bar Council Of India Must Take Concrete Preventive Steps Against Advocates' Strikes & Boycotts : Supreme Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Bar Council Of India Must Take Concrete Preventive Steps Against Advocates' Strikes & Boycotts : Supreme Court

Live Law  

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court pulled up the Bar Council of India for not coming up with any ‘concrete’ plans for preventing State Bar Associations from going on strikes and abstaining from court work. The Bench made this comment after Advocate Ardhendumauli Kumar Prasad appearing for BCI submitted that deliberations are going on with the State Bar Councils. It also …

Jharkhand Bar Council Calls Off Lawyers' Strike Against Court Fee Hike After Bar Council Of India Order
2 years ago

Jharkhand Bar Council Calls Off Lawyers' Strike Against Court Fee Hike After Bar Council Of India Order

Live Law  

Jharkhand State Bar Council on Friday decided to call off the strike against the hike in court fee, after the Bar Council of India Chairman directed it to end the boycott of courts. BCI Chairman earlier directed the State Bar Council to furnish reasons for such extreme step of strike by it and to explain why it did not move …

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

"Suspension Won't Do, Need Major Steps" : Supreme Court Asks Bar Council Of India To Act Against Advocates' Strikes
2 years, 1 month ago

"Suspension Won't Do, Need Major Steps" : Supreme Court Asks Bar Council Of India To Act Against Advocates' Strikes

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the Bar Council of India, being a major body, has to come up with propositions to handle situations regarding advocates agitating and going on strikes.A bench comprising of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sudhanshu Dhulia expressed that, "This is a matter which should concern all of us not only on the point of law …

Proposal To Elevate SC Advocates As HC Judges | Allahabad High Court Bar Association To Abstain From Judicial Work
2 years, 3 months ago

Proposal To Elevate SC Advocates As HC Judges | Allahabad High Court Bar Association To Abstain From Judicial Work

Live Law  

The High Court Bar Association, Allahabad has decided to abstain from judicial after lunch today and tomorrow as a mark to protest against the proposal to elevate certain advocates as HC Judges who are purportedly not practicing before the Allahabad High Court.A notification in this regard was released today by the HCBA, Allahabad informing that it has decided to abstain …

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

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

Live Law  

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

"Low Case Load": Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Establish NGT Benches In Every State
2 years, 7 months ago

"Low Case Load": Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Establish NGT Benches In Every State

Live Law  

In its judgment upholding constitutionality of Section 3 of the National Green Tribunal Act 2010, the Supreme Court also observed that the seat of the NGT benches can be located as per exigencies and it is not necessary to locate them in every State. The writ petitioners, the Madhya Pradesh High Court Advocates Bar Association and the District Bar Association, …

"Sometimes Bar Or Bench Members Unwarily Transgress Propriety Unintentionally": MP HC Expunges Remarks Against Senior Counsel
2 years, 8 months ago

"Sometimes Bar Or Bench Members Unwarily Transgress Propriety Unintentionally": MP HC Expunges Remarks Against Senior Counsel

Live Law  

"There are moments in courts when heated exchanges do take place and though rare, it is not unheard of that either the member of the Bar or the Bench also in equal measure, unwarily transgresses the line or propriety unintentionally," the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed recently as it expunged its remarks made against a senior counsel last month.With this, …

Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Bars Practice of 19 Advocates Pending Disciplinary Proceedings
2 years, 8 months ago

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

Live Law  

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 …

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

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

Live Law  

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

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

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

Live Law  

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 …

Karnataka High Court DB Refuses To Interfere With Stay On Bar Council Of India Elections
3 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka High Court DB Refuses To Interfere With Stay On Bar Council Of India Elections

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Saturday refused to interfere with the interim order passed by the single judge bench, by which it has stayed the holding of elections on December 4 or to any other adjourned date to the office of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Executive Members of the Bar Council of India. The single judge has passed the order …

Supreme Court Raps Rajasthan HC Bar Association At Jaipur For Not Filing Response To Contempt Notice For Court Boycott
3 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Raps Rajasthan HC Bar Association At Jaipur For Not Filing Response To Contempt Notice For Court Boycott

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed with dismay that office bearers of the of the Bar Association of the Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur have not taken seriously the contempt notice issued to them for boycotting a bench of the High Court as part of a strike. Though the case was taken up on the same day and order was …

Can Bar Council Interfere In Election Process Of Bar Association? Kerala High Court To Consider
3 years, 3 months ago

Can Bar Council Interfere In Election Process Of Bar Association? Kerala High Court To Consider

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Thursday admitted a writ petition questioning the power of the Bar Council of Kerala to interfere in the election process and affairs of a Bar Association.Advocates Unnikrishnan KM and Oliver Dantes, the President and Secretary of Kunnamkulam Bar Association approached the High Court challenging a letter issued by the Bar Council of Kerala in which …

Office Bearers Of Bar Association Are To Be Elected By Advocates Regularly Practicing In That Court; Outsiders Cannot Be Permitted To Take Part : Supreme Court
3 years, 3 months ago

Office Bearers Of Bar Association Are To Be Elected By Advocates Regularly Practicing In That Court; Outsiders Cannot Be Permitted To Take Part : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has observed that office-bearers of the Bar Association arre to be elected by genuine voters and advocates genuinely/regularly practising in the High Court/Court concerned. "Office bearers of the Bar Association are to be elected by the genuine voters and the advocates genuinely/regularly practicing in the High Court and/or the Court concerned, and outsiders not regularly practicing in …

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

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

Live Law  

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

Proposing To Frame Rules To Curtail Lawyers' Strikes & Court Boycotts, BCI Tells SC
3 years, 4 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 …

Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association Resolves To Boycott Justice Rajiv Kumar Dubey's Court
3 years, 4 months ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association Resolves To Boycott Justice Rajiv Kumar Dubey's Court

Live Law  

In its general meeting held today, the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association has passed a unanimous resolution calling for an indefinite boycott of the Court of Justice Rajeev Kumar Dubey.The resolution has been passed unanimously in the presence of the office-bearers of the three Bar Associations, members of the Madhya Pradesh State Bar Council, and Advocates.It may be noted …

After Unconditional Apology By Bar Associations, Karnataka High Court Drops Contempt Proceedings Over Strike Call
3 years, 5 months ago

After Unconditional Apology By Bar Associations, Karnataka High Court Drops Contempt Proceedings Over Strike Call

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court recently dropped the suo-motu criminal contempt proceedings initiated against the office bearers of five different District Bar Associations. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindraj disposed of the proceedings against the office bearers of Bar Associations at Maddur, Mandya, Pandavpura, Malavalli and Krishnarajpete. The statement made on oath by the office …

Suo Motu Case On Lawyers' Strikes: No Response From BCI, State Bar Councils; Supreme Court Requests BCI Chairman To Assist Court
3 years, 5 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 …

The bar on criticism that muzzles the advocate
3 years, 6 months ago

The bar on criticism that muzzles the advocate

The Hindu  

On June 25,2021, amendments to the Bar Council of India rules which govern the professional conduct and etiquette of advocates were notified. In response, the Bar Council of India issued a press release on May 30, characterising the criticism as a “sustained and synchronized attack on Supreme Court ” by “disgruntled members of the bar and some unhappy and disappointed …

"Demand Not Justified, Such Politics Shouldn't Be Allowed In Any Bar Association": BCI On P&H HCBA Resolution Against CJ Ravi Shanker Jha
3 years, 8 months ago

"Demand Not Justified, Such Politics Shouldn't Be Allowed In Any Bar Association": BCI On P&H HCBA Resolution Against CJ Ravi Shanker Jha

Live Law  

Dealing with a matter in connection with the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association's resolution seeking transfer of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha, the Bar Council Of India has observed that,"Neither the Bar Council of India nor the State Bar Council can support any resolution of any Bar Association giving call for the boycott of the Court of Chief …

Movement Of Lawyers, Their Staff During Lockdown- "They May Apply For Passes Through Bar Associations": State Tells MP High Court
3 years, 8 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 …

'Enact Advocates Protection Act' : Karnataka Bar Council Demands After Lawyer's Killing In Hospet Court Premises
3 years, 10 months ago

'Enact Advocates Protection Act' : Karnataka Bar Council Demands After Lawyer's Killing In Hospet Court Premises

Live Law  

The Karnataka State Bar Council has condemned the brutal and horrific murder of Advocate Tarihalli Venkatesh, inside court premises on February 27, at Hospet in Karnataka. The Karnataka State Bar Council has again requested the Hon'ble Representative-Member of the Council of India from the Karnataka State Bar Council to pressurize the Bar Council of India to take up the matter …

Law Graduate's Application For Enrolment Pending With Bar Council Of Gujarat For Over A Year: High Court Issues Notice
4 years ago

Law Graduate's Application For Enrolment Pending With Bar Council Of Gujarat For Over A Year: High Court Issues Notice

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a petition filed by a law graduate, whose application for enrolment with the Bar Council of Gujarat has been kept pending for over a year, thereby depriving her from the opportunity of appearing in the All India Bar Examination. The petition has been filed by one Shivi Ravi Agrawal, stating that …

Bar Council Cannot Suspend Licence To Practice While Referring Complaint Against Lawyer To Disciplinary Committee: Punjab & Haryana HC
4 years, 1 month ago

Bar Council Cannot Suspend Licence To Practice While Referring Complaint Against Lawyer To Disciplinary Committee: Punjab & Haryana HC

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a resolution passed by Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana suspending the licence of practice of a lawyer who allegedly posted derogatory comments in Facebook about the judiciary and lawyers.The Court held that the the provisions of the Advocates Act and the BCI Rules do not bestow power on the State Bar …

Madhya Pradesh High Court Makes It Mandatory For Parties To Engage A Local Advocate While Instituting A Case
4 years, 2 months ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Makes It Mandatory For Parties To Engage A Local Advocate While Instituting A Case

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday issued a notice making it mandatory for "a party, engaging an advocate not stationed at Jabalpur, Indore or Gwalior in a case instituted at such place, to also engage a local advocate." Significantly, vide amendment published in Madhya Pradesh Gazette Notification dated 2nd October, 2020, the provision of Rule 3 of Chapter-VIII of …

Bar Council Of P&H Requests CJ To Start Physical Hearing In 50% Courts; Warns Of Peaceful Agitation [Read Letter]
4 years, 3 months ago

Bar Council Of P&H Requests CJ To Start Physical Hearing In 50% Courts; Warns Of Peaceful Agitation [Read Letter]

Live Law  

Addressing a letter to the Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court, the Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana on Friday requested the CJ to atleast start physical hearing in 50% courts simultaneously with virtual hearing. "The Bar Council is sending this representation on behalf of all the Advocates of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh with earnest hope that the …

Standing Counsel Appears For Private Parties Against Govt: Calcutta HC Seeks Reply From Bar Council Of India, State Bar Council [Read Order]
4 years, 3 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 …

Power Of Courts To Debar An Advocate From Practising For Contempt Of Court [Explainer]
4 years, 4 months ago

Power Of Courts To Debar An Advocate From Practising For Contempt Of Court [Explainer]

Live Law  

In the context of the contempt verdict passed by the Supreme Court against Advocate Prashant Bhushan, several readers had asked doubts about the power of the courts to debar an advocate from practising.In that case, the Supreme Court imposed a substantive sentence of fine of Rupee One and held that on default to pay the fine, Bhushan will have to …

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