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Punjab & Haryana HC Bar Association Undertakes Before Supreme Court To Abide By SC Judgment On Lawyers' Strikes

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday concluded proceedings against the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association after a fresh undertaking was filed by its acting president, Shri Jasdev Singh Brar that the Association will abide by the Supreme Court's judgment in Ex-Captain Harish Uppal v. Union of India regarding lawyers' strikes. A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice …

Supreme Court Court Bar Association Committee Punjab Executive Undertaking

1 week, 4 days ago

'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 …

Elections Women Delhi Court Bar Council Bar Association Bar

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 …

India Bar Council Verification Advocates State Practice Certificate

2 weeks, 6 days ago

'You Deserve No Sympathy': Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Of Advocate Who Contested Bar Elections While Under Suspension From Practice

Live Law

The Supreme Court today refused to interfere in the order of the Bar Council of India which suspended an advocate for 5 years over misconduct. The Court also took a serious view of the fact that the advocate contested Bar Association elections in Uttar Pradesh during the suspension period. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was …

Supreme Court Court Bar Association Bar Suspension Cji Advocate

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Allahabad HC Questions Bar Association's Resolution To Cancel Membership Of Lawyers Pursuing Personal Matters Against Fellow Advocates

Live Law

In a strongly worded order, the Allahabad High Court on Monday took judicial notice of a resolution drawn by the Etah Bar Association to the effect that if any lawyer takes up a personal matter against a fellow lawyer, his/her membership with the Bar Association will be cancelled. A bench of Justice Kshitij Shailendra issued notice to the President of …

Court Bar Association Association Etah Questions Bar

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 4, 2024 To November 10, 2024

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Nominal Index Citations Manish Kumar Rai v. Union of India & Ors. Case Details: International Seaport Dredging Pvt Ltd v. Kamarajar Port Limited, Civil Appeal No 12097 of 2024 Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 852 The Supreme Court disapproved of a High Court's decision to exempt a government entity from depositing other amounts in addition to the arbitral award amount as a …

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Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 4, 2024 To November 10, 2024

Live Law

Nominal Index Citations Manish Kumar Rai v. Union of India & Ors. Case Details: International Seaport Dredging Pvt Ltd v. Kamarajar Port Limited, Civil Appeal No 12097 of 2024 Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 852 The Supreme Court disapproved of a High Court's decision to exempt a government entity from depositing other amounts in addition to the arbitral award amount as a …

Karnataka Justice Delhi Supreme Court High Court Writ Petition Constitution

1 month, 1 week ago

Vizianagaram Bar Fetes HC Judges for New Court Complex

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: Lawyers from Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam and Parvathipuram Manyam district courts felicitated 10 High Court judges for helping in the process of getting Rs.100 crore for the construction of a new district court complex in Vizianagaram. At a function organised by the members of Vizianagaram Bar Association in Vizianagaram on Sunday, the high court judges said the lawyers of Vizianagaram, particularly …

Court Judge High Vizianagaram District Complex Manavendranath Roy Vizianagaram Bar Association

1 month, 1 week ago

Allahabad HC to only entertain Bar Association resolutions for ‘no adverse orders’

Hindustan Times

Observing that it is unfortunate that the functioning of the court is put on hold without considering the importance of public time and public money, as well as the objective to ensure a speedy justice delivery system, the Allahabad high court has stated that in the future, it will only entertain resolutions passed by the Bar Association for “no adverse …

Justice High Court Bar Association Bar Order Association Adverse

2 months, 3 weeks ago

BREAKING| Supreme Court Orders Women's Reservation In Delhi High Court Bar Association Posts

Live Law

The Supreme Court today ordered that there should be women's reservation for posts in the Delhi High Court Bar Association. Yesterday, it had asked the Delhi High Court Bar Association to consider reserving post of Vice-President for women lawyers in the upcoming elections. Bar Council of Delhi, Delhi High Court Bar Association and all District Bar Associations. Specifically seeking directions …

Women Delhi Court Bar Council Bar Reservation High

2 months, 4 weeks ago

Not A Single Woman President Since 1962 : Supreme Court Suggests Reserving Vice-President Post For Women Lawyers In Upcoming Delhi HC Bar Elections

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The Supreme Court today suggested the Delhi High Court Bar Association to consider reserving the Vice-President post for women lawyers in the upcoming bar elections. While making the suggestion, the Court lamented that there hasn't been even a single woman President of the Bar since 1962.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan was dealing with pleas …

Elections Women Delhi Supreme Court Court Bar Council Bar

3 months, 1 week ago

J&K High Court Disciplinary Committee Upholds Maintainability Of Complaint Against Ex-Bar Association President Mian Qayoom, Others

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The Disciplinary Committee of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, comprising Justices Rajnesh Oswal, Sanjay Dhar, and Rahul Bharti, has upheld the maintainability of a complaint against three prominent advocates—former Bar Association President Mian Abdul Qayoom, Nazir Ahmad Ronga, and Ghulam Nabi Thoker alias Shaheen. this Disciplinary committee constituted by the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and …

India Court Disciplinary Bar Association Bar Advocates Council

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Advocate Dinesh Jangra gets relief from high court in assault case

Hindustan Times

The Punjab and Haryana high court granted anticipatory bail to Dinesh Jangra, an advocate accused in a high-profile assault case involving members of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association. The order was passed by Justice Manisha Batra overturning the decision of the additional sessions judge, Chandigarh, which had denied bail application of Dinesh Jangra. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} …

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4 months ago

Disciplinary Proceedings Against Judicial Officer Can't Be Quashed Merely For Absence Of Affidavit Supporting Allegations: Orissa High Court

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The Orissa High Court has held that disciplinary proceedings initiated against a judicial officer cannot be quashed merely because the allegations, on the basis of which the action was taken, was not supported by a duly sworn-in affidavit. The requirement for sworn affidavits and verifiable material ensures that the process is fair and that decisions are not arbitrary.” Factual Background …

Disciplinary Proceedings High Court Court Allegations Disciplinary Bar Judge

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Challenge To Recognition Of 'Central Delhi Court Bar Association' As Bar Body Of Rouse Avenue

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a petition challenging the decision of the Delhi High Court approving the recognition of Central Delhi Court Bar Association as the official bar association of the Rouse Avenue District Court. A Supreme Court bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Augustine George Masih issued notice to the Bar Council of Delhi on …

Delhi Supreme Court Court Bar Association Bar Council Recognition

5 months 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, …

Justice Court Uttar Pradesh Bar Council Bar Strike Council

5 months, 1 week ago

Bar Council Of Punjab & Haryana Suspends License Of High Court Bar Association President

Live Law

The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana today suspended the licence of High Court Bar Association Advocate Vikas Malik and barred him from practising before any court till a final decision is made on the complaints against him.The decision was taken by the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council headed by Chairman Karanjit Singh and comprising Member Rajat Gautam and …

High Court Court Bar Council Bar Association Council High Punjab

5 months, 1 week 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 …

Supreme Court High Court Bar Council Bar Association Bar Advocates Council

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Days after restricting bar association, J&K High Court recognises new lawyers’ body in Kashmir

The Hindu

The J&K and Ladakh High Court on Saturday recognised a new lawyers’ body in Kashmir, the Kashmir Advocates Association, by exercising powers under Section 58 of the Bar Council, which was extended to J&K after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. The move came days after the District Magistrate, Srinagar, barred the J&K High Court Bar Association, a lawyers’ …

Court Kashmir Bar Association Bar Council High Ladakh

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Can Bar Association Claim Exemption From Electricity Charges? Supreme Court To Consider MP HC Bar Association's Plea

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The Supreme Court today issued notice in a plea challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order refusing to entertain a Writ Petition against disconnection of the Bar Association's electricity supply. At the outset, the counsel for the petitioner apprised that earlier the Division Bench of the High Court had taken a view that electricity charges should not be leviable on …

Supreme Court High Court Court Electricity Bar Association Bar Pay

6 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

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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 …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal Elected As President Of Supreme Court Bar Association

Live Law

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal has won the election to the post of the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association.Sibal secured 1066 votes, while the next contender Senior Advocate Pradeep Rai got 689 votes. The inumbent President Senior Advocate Dr Adish C Aggarwala secured 296 votes.The other contenders were Priya Hingorani, Tripurari Ray, Neeraj. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal has won …

Votes President Senior Sibal Advocate Kapil Sibal Scba

7 months, 1 week ago

Tunisian lawyers call for strike over arrest of their colleague amid crackdown on dissent

Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia — Hooded police raided Tunisia’s bar association headquarters and arrested a lawyer as authorities escalated a broad government crackdown that has ensnared political dissidents, non-governmental organizations and Black migrants. The bar association has long carried “symbolic power” in Tunisia, so much so that authorities didn’t enter its doors under its pre-Arab Spring dictator, Fadoua Braham, a Tunisian lawyer, …

Bar Association Arrest Dahmani Tunisian Lawyers

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad HC Criticises Bar Assoc. Resolution Restraining Its Members From Appearing In Cases Against Advocates, Seeks Explanation

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court recently expressed its strong disapproval of the Bahraich District Bar Association's resolution that restrained its member-advocates from representing accused individuals if the matter is against any other advocate. A bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi stressed that such a resolution of the Bar Association restraining Advocates in general from appearing in any matter against any Advocate, is …

Court Resolution Case Accused Complainant Bahraich Association

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Punjab & Haryana HC Bar Association Undertakes Before Supreme Court To Abide By SC Judgment On Lawyers' Strikes

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

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

'You Deserve No Sympathy': Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Of Advocate Who Contested Bar Elections While Under Suspension From Practice

Allahabad HC Questions Bar Association's Resolution To Cancel Membership Of Lawyers Pursuing Personal Matters Against Fellow Advocates

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 4, 2024 To November 10, 2024

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 4, 2024 To November 10, 2024

Vizianagaram Bar Fetes HC Judges for New Court Complex

Allahabad HC to only entertain Bar Association resolutions for ‘no adverse orders’

BREAKING| Supreme Court Orders Women's Reservation In Delhi High Court Bar Association Posts

Not A Single Woman President Since 1962 : Supreme Court Suggests Reserving Vice-President Post For Women Lawyers In Upcoming Delhi HC Bar Elections

J&K High Court Disciplinary Committee Upholds Maintainability Of Complaint Against Ex-Bar Association President Mian Qayoom, Others

Advocate Dinesh Jangra gets relief from high court in assault case

Disciplinary Proceedings Against Judicial Officer Can't Be Quashed Merely For Absence Of Affidavit Supporting Allegations: Orissa High Court

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Challenge To Recognition Of 'Central Delhi Court Bar Association' As Bar Body Of Rouse Avenue

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

Bar Council Of Punjab & Haryana Suspends License Of High Court Bar Association President

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

Days after restricting bar association, J&K High Court recognises new lawyers’ body in Kashmir

Can Bar Association Claim Exemption From Electricity Charges? Supreme Court To Consider MP HC Bar Association's Plea

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

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal Elected As President Of Supreme Court Bar Association

Tunisian lawyers call for strike over arrest of their colleague amid crackdown on dissent

Allahabad HC Criticises Bar Assoc. Resolution Restraining Its Members From Appearing In Cases Against Advocates, Seeks Explanation