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: - Gautam Narayan - Sanjeev Sagar - Sumeet Verma - Anupam Srivastava - Manu Sharma - Pavan Narang - Sanjay Dewan - Sonu Bhatnagar - Rajdipa Behura - Pooja Mehra Saigal - Apoorv Kurup - Puneet Taneja - Kunal Tandon - Sumit Bansal - Samrat Rabinder Nigam - Anuraag Ahluwalia - Tanveer Ahmed Mir - Jeevesh Nagrath - AbhijatHarish V. Shankar - Kaadambari - Santosh Tripathi - Swati Sukumar - Vibha Mahajan Seth - Ashim Vachher - Amit Chadha - Abhishek Malhotra - Kirtiman Singh - Manik Dogra - Nandita Rao - Vaibhav Rajgopal Gaggar - Sandip Prabhakar - Ashish Mohan - Diya Kapur - Manish Sharma - Jatan Singh - Sumeet Pushkarna - Rashmi Chabra - Sandeep Sharma - Sai Deepak J. - Ajay Arora - Madhav Khurana - Manish Kumar Jha - Sanjay Sharawat - Aseem Chawla - Surya Kant Singla - Mriganga Dutta - Gaurav Sarin - Priya Kumar - Anil Soni - Ravi Prakash - Arundhati Katju - Buddy Anumalasetti Ranganadhan - Ankit Jain - Tamali Wad - Jitendra Sethi - Shyel Trehan - Dharmesh Misra - Uttam Datt - Gyanendra Kumar - Avininder Singh - Pradeep Kumar Bakshi - Jagdeep Sharma - Rajiv Saxena - Prabhjit Jauhar - Shashank Garg - Aditya Narain - Parvinder Chauhan - Sachit Jolly - Asheesh Jain - Pragyan Pradip Sharma The Permanent Committee evaluated all the candidates who applied for senior designation except three candidates.

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Delhi High Court Again Reschedules Date Of Elections To All Bar Associations To March 21
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Delhi High Court Again Reschedules Date Of Elections To All Bar Associations To March 21

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The Delhi High Court has rescheduled again the date of elections to all Bar Associations in the national capital from February 28 to March 21, 2025. A full bench comprising Justice Yashwant Varma, Justice Rekha Palli and Justice C Hari Shankar took cognizance of the fact that the Delhi High Court Bar Association was yet to constitute its Election Commission. …

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  

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Advocates Harmeet Grewal, Deepinder Nalwa Sworn In As Additional Judges Of Punjab & Haryana High Court

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Advocates Harmeet Singh Grewal and Deepinder Singh Nalwa were sworn in as Additional Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday.On February 12, an official notification issued by the Union Law Ministry stated that in exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint …

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

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Advocates Harmeet Grewal, Deepinder Nalwa Appointed As Additional Judges Of Punjab & Haryana High Court

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Central government has notified the appointment of Advocates Harmeet Singh Grewal and Deepinder Singh Nalwa as Additional Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. In October 2023, the Supreme Court collegium had recommended the names of five advocates for appointment as additional Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. All the above advocates were appointed as Additional Judges …

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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 …

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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 …

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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

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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, …

Supreme Court Confers Senior Designations On 4 Former High Court Judges
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Supreme Court Confers Senior Designations On 4 Former High Court Judges

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In a full Court meeting today, the Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and the other judges of the Supreme Court including members of the Collegium comprising Justices B.R. Gavai, Surya Kant, Hrishikesh Roy and Abhay S. Oka have designated the following former Chief Justice/Judges of the High Courts as Senior Advocates with effect from January 22:1. Gavai, Surya Kant, …

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

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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

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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' …

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In the evening today, 13 senior advocates of the Supreme Court have written to the Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna against Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad High Court. It has been stated in the letter that the December 8, 2024 speech of Justice Yadav amounts to "hate speech" as per the jurisprudence laid down by the Supreme …

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 …

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The Centre on Tuesday notified the appointment of two new judges to the Delhi high court and one new judge to the Uttarakhand high court. Two advocates, Ajay Digpaul and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, will adjudicate matters in the Delhi high court, and judicial officer Ashish Naithani will take charge as a judge of the Uttarakhand high court, the Union law …

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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

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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
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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 …

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Delhi High Court Bars Non-Advocates From Appearing Before Consumer Courts
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Delhi High Court Bars Non-Advocates From Appearing Before Consumer Courts

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The Delhi High Court has barred the practise of permitting non-Advocates or agents to appear before the Consumer Courts here on the basis of authority letters issued by lawyers, with immediate effect. Justice Sanjeev Narula directed all Consumer Commissions in Delhi to ensure that the parties are represented by Advocates or by the agents or representatives or non-advocates strictly in …

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

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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 …

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Justice Manmohan appointed as Supreme Court judge
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Justice Manmohan appointed as Supreme Court judge

The Hindu  

The government on Tuesday notified the appointment of Justice Manmohan, the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, as a judge of the Supreme Court. “In exercise of the powers conferred by clause of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Manmohan, Chief Justice, High Court of Delhi, to be a Judge …

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Manmohan As Supreme Court Judge
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Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Manmohan As Supreme Court Judge

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The Central Governemnt has notified the appointment of Justice Manmohan, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, as a judge of the Supreme Court.Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointment in a post on 'X' :"In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, …

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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

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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 …

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

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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, 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 …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Five facts about Delhi high court's CJ Justice Manmohan

Hindustan Times  

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Calcutta High Court Designates 81 Lawyers As Senior Advocates After Gap Of 8 Years
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Designates 81 Lawyers As Senior Advocates After Gap Of 8 Years

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The Calcutta High Court on November 26th, released a notice designating 81 lawyers as Senior Advocates after eight years. The Registrar General notified that the remaining 48 candidates would be considered at the full court meeting in April 2025.The notification dated 26th November stated: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961 read with …

Calcutta High Court Designates 81 Lawyers As Senior Advocates After Gap Of 8 Years
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Calcutta High Court Designates 81 Lawyers As Senior Advocates After Gap Of 8 Years

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The Calcutta High Court on November 26th, released a notice designating 81 lawyers as Senior Advocates after eight years. The Registrar General notified that the remaining 48 candidates would be considered at the full court meeting in April 2025.The notification dated 26th November stated: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961 read with …

Senior Designation Procedure Needs Relook : Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court
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Senior Designation Procedure Needs Relook : Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court

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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 …

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Highly Experienced Legal Associate Opportunity at The Chamber of Advocates

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The Chamber of Advocate on Record invites applications for the post of Legal Associate. The successful candidate will have prior litigation experience of two to five years and will be responsible for handling high stakes commercial and other disputes. The ideal candidate should have good communication skills and be able to think and make decisions independently. Applications can be submitted …

SC collegium recommends appointment of 9 lawyers as Bombay HC judges
5 months, 3 weeks ago

SC collegium recommends appointment of 9 lawyers as Bombay HC judges

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday recommended names of nine advocates for appointment as judges of the Bombay high court. The lawyers who have been recommended are Nivedita Prakash Mehta, Prafulla Surendrakumar Khubalkar, Ashwin Damodar Bhobe, Rohit Wasudeo Joshi, Advait Mahendra Sethna, Rajesh Sudhakar Datar, Sachin Shivajirao Deshmukh, Gautam Ashwin Ankhad, and Mahendra Madhavrao Nerlikar. Rajesh Datar has 30 …

Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee Opens New Office To Enhance Free Legal Aid And Access To Justice
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Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of 3 lawyers as Delhi HC judges: Check names here
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Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of 3 lawyers as Delhi HC judges: Check names here

India TV News  

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

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 …

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SC collegium suggests Centre to permanently appoint three Delhi HC judges
8 months, 1 week ago

SC collegium suggests Centre to permanently appoint three Delhi HC judges

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has recommended to the Centre the names of three additional judges of the Delhi High Court for appointment as permanent judges. The collegium, which also comprised Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai, recommended that seven additional judges of the Bombay High Court be appointed as permanent …

Delhi HC seeks Tihar reply to Kejriwal plea for additional meetings with lawyers
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Delhi HC seeks Tihar reply to Kejriwal plea for additional meetings with lawyers

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notices to the Enforcement Directorate and Tihar Jail authorities seeking their response to a plea filed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, seeking permission for additional meetings with his legal team. Kejriwal has challenged a July 1 trial court order rejecting his application for directions to the prison authorities to grant him …

Citing Kejriwal hearings, lawyer delegation expresses concern over Delhi court practices to CJI
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Citing Kejriwal hearings, lawyer delegation expresses concern over Delhi court practices to CJI

Hindustan Times  

Citing the recent hearings in cases concerning Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, over 150 advocates practising in Delhi on Thursday presented a representation to Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, voicing concerns over “unprecedented practices” in the Delhi high court and trial courts. The representation raised questions about the actions of high court judge Sudhir Kumar Jain, complaining that justice …

Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee Empanels Differently Abled Advocates Into Its Pro-Bono Panel Of Lawyers
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee Empanels Differently Abled Advocates Into Its Pro-Bono Panel Of Lawyers

Live Law  

Under the directions and guidance of Justice Rajiv Shakdher, Judge, High Court of Delhi & Chairman, Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee, the Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee has initiated steps to foster inclusivity for differently abled advocates by empaneling them into its Pro-Bono panel of lawyers. Rahul Bajaj has graduated with distinction in Bachelors of Civil Law from …

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

Live Law  

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 …

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