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Face Covering By Women Advocates Violates BCI Dress Code: J&K High Court
8 hours, 5 minutes ago

Face Covering By Women Advocates Violates BCI Dress Code: J&K High Court

Live Law  

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has categorically held that women advocates cannot appear before the court with their faces covered, citing clear provisions under the Bar Council of India rules. Upon submission of the report to this effect the court scrutinized the legal framework under the BCI rules, specifically Chapter IV, which prescribes the dress code …

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Empanelment Of Advocates Vacancy At Khadi And Village Industries Commission
2 days, 5 hours ago

Empanelment Of Advocates Vacancy At Khadi And Village Industries Commission

Live Law  

Khadi and Village Industries Commission invites application for Empanelment of Advocates for rendering Legal opinion and contesting cases in various courts/tribunals for and on behalf of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission in Hon'ble High Court, Srinagar. Name of the post: Advocate Essential Qualification and Experience • For being eligible to be enrolled on a panel, an advocate shall have …

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Advocates train immigrants to ‘prepare to stay’ in the US under Trump
3 days, 22 hours ago

Advocates train immigrants to ‘prepare to stay’ in the US under Trump

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Winston Leiva rattles off a long list of things immigrants should do to protect themselves against President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to conduct mass deportations when he returns to the White House. “The truth is we don’t know to what extent it will affect us.” The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights meeting, in a conference room decorated with …

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Delhi High Court Orders Implementation Of 'Avlamban Fund Scheme' With ₹10 Crore Corpus To Compensate Acid Attack Victims
5 days, 8 hours ago

Delhi High Court Orders Implementation Of 'Avlamban Fund Scheme' With ₹10 Crore Corpus To Compensate Acid Attack Victims

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ordered implementation of Avlamban Fund Scheme, 2024 for victims of acid attack who are residents of the national capital or against whom the offence has been committed here, irrespective of their address.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri noted that the scheme, formulated by Delhi. The Delhi High Court has …

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Some parts of Trump’s deportation plan may be ‘Obama-esque.’ There’s a reason for that
5 days, 14 hours ago

Some parts of Trump’s deportation plan may be ‘Obama-esque.’ There’s a reason for that

CNN  

Washington CNN — President-elect Donald Trump promised mass deportation on the campaign trail, and while the scale of it remains vague, the elements of the plan are an unlikely call back to former President Barack Obama who was billed the “deporter-in-chief” by Democrats and immigrant advocates. Trump’s plans also include bringing back family detention, which has been widely criticized by …

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Kerala High Court Grants Bail To 3 Booked For Vandalising Lawyer's Office, Appreciates Advocates' Association For Lending Support To Lawyer
6 days, 6 hours ago

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To 3 Booked For Vandalising Lawyer's Office, Appreciates Advocates' Association For Lending Support To Lawyer

Live Law  

While granting bail to three men accused of entering an advocate's office and causing destruction of property, the Kerala High Court appreciated the participation of the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association noting that when a lawyer has a grievance the entire lawyer community and the association come together to lend its support. The President of Kerala High Court Advocates' Association, …

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Can Graduates Of 3-Year LLB Correspondence Course Enrol As Advocates? Supreme Court To Consider
6 days, 6 hours ago

Can Graduates Of 3-Year LLB Correspondence Course Enrol As Advocates? Supreme Court To Consider

Live Law  

The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider whether a law graduate of a 3-year LLB Course be allowed to enrol with the State Bar Council if s/he obtained an undergraduate degree through correspondence. The bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice PB Varale was hearing a challenge to the order of the Telangana High Court which refused to allow Bar …

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Advocate Cannot Do Full-Time Journalism : Bar Council Of India Tells Supreme Court
1 week ago

Advocate Cannot Do Full-Time Journalism : Bar Council Of India Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Bar Council of India informed the Supreme Court that a practicing advocate cannot work simultaneously as a full-time journalist. This is due to the bar under Rule 49 of the BCI Rules of Conduct, which provides an advocate must not engage in full-time salaried employment while practicing law.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Manmohan was told …

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'Shocked & Deeply Pained': Orissa High Court Summons Health Secretary Over Encroachment, Mismanagement At Paediatric Hospital
1 week ago

'Shocked & Deeply Pained': Orissa High Court Summons Health Secretary Over Encroachment, Mismanagement At Paediatric Hospital

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court has expressed shock over the 'distressing condition' in which the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics is functioning and has asked the Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare of the State Government to personally appear to address the issue. It is strange that both the sides of the roads of the gates of …

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Employers and workers alike are wary of what the second Trump term will mean for labor
1 week ago

Employers and workers alike are wary of what the second Trump term will mean for labor

LA Times  

Then-President Trump speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in 2020. After four years under Joe Biden, who enthusiastically called himself “the most pro-union president in American history,” employers and labor groups alike are heading into President-elect Donald Trump’s second term unsure of what lies ahead. Under Jennifer Abruzzo, whom Biden appointed to run …

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Young advocates should be innovative and empathetic to tackle emerging issues, says Murali Krishna
1 week, 1 day ago

Young advocates should be innovative and empathetic to tackle emerging issues, says Murali Krishna

The Hindu  

Pointing out emerging problems related to financial fraud and cyber crime, Kerala High Court judge Justice Murali Krishna on Saturday asked young advocates to be innovative and empathetic to address new age problems. Speaking at the founders’ day celebrations of SDM Law College, Mangaluru, being held as apart of its golden jubilee celebrations, Justice Krishna, an alumni of the college, …

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Andhra Pradesh HC Seeks Stand Of State Bar Body, BCI In Plea Against "Exorbitant Fee" Of ₹500 For Verifying Certificate Of Practice
1 week, 4 days ago

Andhra Pradesh HC Seeks Stand Of State Bar Body, BCI In Plea Against "Exorbitant Fee" Of ₹500 For Verifying Certificate Of Practice

Live Law  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday sought the stand of the Bar Council of India as well as State Bar Council in Kurnool Bar Association's plea challenging the state bar body's circular mandating payment of an "exorbitant fee of Rs 500" for verification/renewal of Certificate of Practice. The petitioner bar association has contended that following the corresponding notice issued …

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Legal Associate And Trainee Associate Vacancy At ANG Partners (Advocates & Solicitors) [Apply Now]
1 week, 4 days ago

Legal Associate And Trainee Associate Vacancy At ANG Partners (Advocates & Solicitors) [Apply Now]

Live Law  

ANG Partners a litigation Law firm invites applications for the post of Legal Associate and Trainee Associate for their Litigation Team who can handle Matrimonial, Civil and Criminal matters at District Courts, High Court and Supreme Court and who should be Permanent Residents of Delhi. of Post: 01 each Salary: As per industry standards commensurate with experience and qualification Location: …

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Scottish Indian shadow minister advocates for providing key government material in Hindi | WATCH
1 week, 4 days ago

Scottish Indian shadow minister advocates for providing key government material in Hindi | WATCH

India TV News  

Glasgow: In a remarkable gesture towards the recognition of Indians as the second-largest immigrant group in Scotland, the Scottish Indian member of the Scottish Parliament, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, has requested the devolved administration to ensure public messaging and health campaigns be made available in Hindi. “The 2022 census disclosed that Indians are the second largest immigrant group in Scotland,” he …

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Biden’s record-setting clemency act leaves allies only wanting more
1 week, 4 days ago

Biden’s record-setting clemency act leaves allies only wanting more

Politico  

Instead, allies and criminal justice advocates say, Biden’s act of mass clemency on Thursday now feels like something of a consolation. “The White House knows, and he knows, that he needed to do a big list of pardons,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, who was among the Democrats critical of Biden’s blanket pardon for Hunter. “I’m happy for the home confinement …

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Pinarayi Vijayan advocates for Kerala-Tamil Nadu cooperative model for progress
1 week, 4 days ago

Pinarayi Vijayan advocates for Kerala-Tamil Nadu cooperative model for progress

India Today  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday called for the expansion of Kerala-Tamil Nadu’s cooperative federalism model to other states. Speaking at a public gathering at Vaikom Beach after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin inaugurated the renovated Thanthai Periyar Memorial and Periyar Library, Vijayan hailed the enduring partnership between the two southern states. STRENGTHENING COOPERATION Drawing parallels between the …

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Advocates renew a push for states to enact voting protections
1 week, 5 days ago

Advocates renew a push for states to enact voting protections

NPR  

Advocates renew a push for states to enact voting protections With efforts to bolster the federal Voting Rights Act unlikely under Republican control of the new Congress, advocates are refocusing on state protections against racial discrimination in elections. WANG: Adam Lioz of the Legal Defense Fund says voters are likely to see the new Republican-controlled Congress stall any push to …

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BCI's Draft Rules Inadequate In Preventing Advocates' Strikes : Common Cause Tells Supreme Court
1 week, 5 days ago

BCI's Draft Rules Inadequate In Preventing Advocates' Strikes : Common Cause Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today directed that suggestions on the Draft Rules submitted by the Bar Council of India in regard to preventing and prohibiting advocates' strikes could be made by the petitioner along with the amicus and Chairperson of the BCI. Bhushan specifically pointed out: "Draft Rules permits legitimate calls for abstention, strikes and boycotts from recognised Bar Associations. Strikes …

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Lodging FIR After Advocate Is Threatened Upon Appearing For Client Is Not Misuse Of Advocacy: Madhya Pradesh HC
1 week, 6 days ago

Lodging FIR After Advocate Is Threatened Upon Appearing For Client Is Not Misuse Of Advocacy: Madhya Pradesh HC

Live Law  

While dismissing a man's plea for quashing an FIR after he was accused of threatening his advocate, the Gwalior bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court said that advocates do not have any personal interest in their clients case, and so threatening them because they accepted the accused's case amounts to interference in their professional life. Rejecting the petitioner's contention that …

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Supreme Court Expresses Concerns At Several Temples In UP Coming Under Receivership Of Advocates, Seeks Report From Mathura District Court
1 week, 6 days ago

Supreme Court Expresses Concerns At Several Temples In UP Coming Under Receivership Of Advocates, Seeks Report From Mathura District Court

Live Law  

Taking note of issues surrounding temple administration in Uttar Pradesh, and the "vested interest" of Advocates appointed as Receivers in keeping litigations around such issues pending, the Supreme Court recently called for a report from Principal District Judge, Mathura.The report sought from the District Judge shall specify the following:i. Taking note of issues surrounding temple administration in Uttar Pradesh, and …

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Criminal Liability Of Panel Advocates In Bank Fraud Cases
1 week, 6 days ago

Criminal Liability Of Panel Advocates In Bank Fraud Cases

Live Law  

The primary business of banks is to give loans and charge interest. The bank directs its panel advocates to give legal opinions on the immovable property offered as security by the borrower before sanctioning of loan. In Ashok Kumar Garg vs. CBI, 2023:AHC-LKO:63375, the Hon'ble Allahabad High Court quashed the case against an advocate/valuer of a bank who was prosecuted …

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Multiple Vacancies At Dhir & Dhir Advocates & Solicitors [Apply Now]
1 week, 6 days ago

Multiple Vacancies At Dhir & Dhir Advocates & Solicitors [Apply Now]

Live Law  

The chamber of Dhir & Dhir Advocates & Solicitors invites application for the post of Associate, DRT/DRAT Lawyers, Associate / Senior Associate / Principal Associate, Associate, and Assistant Manager / Manager. • Interested candidates are required to submit in their CVs along with a cover letter email at [email protected] or WhatsApp 98105 59242 on or before 15.12.2024, however, candidates will …

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

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Editorial: Los Angeles can find a fairer way to raise the rent
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Editorial: Los Angeles can find a fairer way to raise the rent

LA Times  

The Los Angeles City Council is considering changing the way it sets annual allowable increases for rent-controlled properties for the first time in nearly 40 years. The city ordinance sets an allowable annual increase in rents between a guaranteed minimum of 3% and a maximum of 8% based on the consumer price index, which measures inflation. If allowable rent increases …

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