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Can Graduates Of 3-Year LLB Correspondence Course Enrol As Advocates? Supreme Court To Consider
6 days, 10 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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Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: November 2024 [Citations: 454 - 489]
1 week, 2 days ago

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: November 2024 [Citations: 454 - 489]

Live Law  

Citation 2024 LiveLaw 454 to 2024 LiveLaw 489 Nominal Index: Mahantesh S Nagur AND State of Karnataka & ANR. Therefore, it is very clear that even if the child is ordered to be tried as an adult, as provided under Section 18 of the Act of 2015, for the purpose of his bail application, Section 12 of the Act of …

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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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Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: November 2024
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: November 2024

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Citation 2024 LiveLaw 282 to 2024 LiveLaw 313 Nominal Index Vijay Singh Yadav v. Bhopal Development Authority & Another 2024 LiveLaw 282 Shivraj Singh Chouhan And Others v/s Vivek Krishna Tankha 2024 LiveLaw 283 Dharamdas Bhalekar versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Others 2024 LiveLaw 284 Vikram Sharma versus State Bank of India 2024 LiveLaw 285 Saroj Katariya & …

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Madhya Pradesh High Court Discharges Contempt Proceedings Against State Bar Council After Its Unconditional Apology For 2023 Lawyers' Strike
3 weeks, 4 days 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 …

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6K Law Graduates Awaiting Enrolment: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs State Bar Council To Enrol Them Provisionally Within Two-Weeks
3 weeks, 5 days ago

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

Live Law  

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 …

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Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 18 - November 24, 2024
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 18 - November 24, 2024

Live Law  

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 472 To 2024 LiveLaw 480 Nominal Index: Satish AND State of Karnataka. Sworn Affidavit Compulsory Along With Private Complaint: Karnataka High Court Reiterates Case Title: Parvati & ANR AND State of Karnataka & anr Case No: CRIMINAL PETITION NO.200120 OF 2024 Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw. Land Mortgaged To Bank Can Be Sold In Case Of Default In …

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Couple, denied IVF by clinic for crossing age bar, gets court's nod for process
1 month ago

Couple, denied IVF by clinic for crossing age bar, gets court's nod for process

India Today  

The Calcutta High Court has allowed a Kolkata-based couple to conceive a child through in-vitro fertilisation, overriding the prescribed age limit for such procedures. The decision was delivered by Justice Amrita Sinha after the couple approached the High Court after being denied permission from the state department. In her ruling, Justice Sinha directed the fertility clinic to provide all necessary …

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Recent Attacks On Lawyers | Madras High Court Asks Public Prosecutor To Facilitate Meeting Between Bar Bodies & DGP
1 month ago

Recent Attacks On Lawyers | Madras High Court Asks Public Prosecutor To Facilitate Meeting Between Bar Bodies & DGP

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Thursday asked the State Public Prosecutor Hasan Mohammed Jinnah to facilitate a meeting between the bar bodies in the State and the Director General of Police to come up with solutions to address the issue of frequent attacks on lawyers. The Senior advocate informed the court that the entire bar body was disturbed by the …

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

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Gunmen kill 10 in central Mexico bar attack
1 month, 1 week ago

Gunmen kill 10 in central Mexico bar attack

Raw Story  

Gunmen burst into a bar in central Mexico and opened fire, killing 10 people and sowing panic in an area that had been spared the worst of the country's raging criminal violence. The attack late Saturday on Los Cantaritos bar in Queretaro's downtown district left 10 people dead and 13 injured, two of them critically, according to state governor Mauricio …

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Former high-ranking L.A. city attorney charged by State Bar over DWP billing scandal
3 months, 1 week ago

Former high-ranking L.A. city attorney charged by State Bar over DWP billing scandal

LA Times  

The State Bar of California filed disciplinary charges Thursday against a former high-ranking official in the Los Angeles city attorney’s office for his alleged role in a Department of Water and Power scandal. Mike Feuer, secretly directed other attorneys to orchestrate a class-action lawsuit so that claims over a botched DWP billing system could be settled on terms favorable to …

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State Bar accuses L.A. lawyer of misleading inmates and their desperate families
3 months, 3 weeks ago

State Bar accuses L.A. lawyer of misleading inmates and their desperate families

LA Times  

The State Bar of California has filed disciplinary charges against Aaron Spolin, a West Los Angeles attorney who signed up hundreds of prisoners as clients by convincing their desperate families he could free them. Bar prosecutor Gail Mullikin wrote in the filing that Spolin “intentionally and dishonestly sought and obtained legal fees … without regard to whether the legal services …

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Legally Speaking | Making the legal profession more accessible for the marginalised
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Legally Speaking | Making the legal profession more accessible for the marginalised

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on July 30 ruled that state bar councils cannot charge exorbitant enrolment fees. Last year, while upholding the validity of the All-India Bar Exam in Bar Council of India v. Bonnie Foi Law College and Ors, the Supreme Court remarked on the varying enrolment fees charged by different states. The Court noted: “The structure of the Indian …

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State bar councils cannot charge exorbitant fees for enrolling lawyers: SC
4 months, 3 weeks ago

State bar councils cannot charge exorbitant fees for enrolling lawyers: SC

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, State bar councils cannot charge exorbitant fees for enrolling law graduates as lawyers as it perpetuates "systemic discrimination" against marginalised and economically weaker sections, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. State bar councils cannot charge exorbitant fees for enrolling lawyers: SC Stating that "dignity is crucial to substantive equality", the bench observed that state bar councils and the …

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Shocking That Lawyer Is Seeking Protection To Run Brothel: Madras HC Asks State Bar Council To Ensure Members Are Enrolled From 'Reputed Institutions'
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Shocking That Lawyer Is Seeking Protection To Run Brothel: Madras HC Asks State Bar Council To Ensure Members Are Enrolled From 'Reputed Institutions'

Live Law  

Expressing shock over a lawyer seeking protection for running a brothel center, the Madras High Court has asked the state bar council to ensure that members are enrolled only from reputed institutions and restrict the enrolment from unreputed institutions from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and other states. At least hereafter the Bar Council shall ensure that members are enrolled only from …

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Tustin lawyer misappropriated up to $282 million from clients looking for debt relief, state bar says
5 months ago

Tustin lawyer misappropriated up to $282 million from clients looking for debt relief, state bar says

LA Times  

A Tustin attorney faces disbarment for allegedly misappropriating up to $282 million from as many as 60,000 clients who hired him looking for debt relief, the State Bar of California said. Daniel Stephen March did not dispute 27 ethics charges of moral turpitude, misappropriation, failure to maintain client funds in a trust account and others filed against him in May …

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Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: April 2024
7 months ago

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: April 2024

Live Law  

Here's a comprehensive overview of the Supreme Court of India proceedings during April 2024. Supreme Court Stays MP Administration's Decision To Deny Permission For Christian Prayer Meet Case Title: SURESH CARLETONS vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH., Diary No.- 16136 - 2024 Coram: Justices B.R. Karnataka's Plea For Drought Relief: Supreme Court Asks Union To Submit Inter-Ministerial Central Team's Report Case …

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Can State Bar Councils Collect More Than Rs 600 As Enrollment Fee? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment
8 months ago

Can State Bar Councils Collect More Than Rs 600 As Enrollment Fee? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the enrollment fees charged by different State Bar Councils as exorbitant.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandracuhd and Justice JB Pardiwala heard the matter. The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the enrollment fees charged by different State Bar …

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Supreme Court Transfers To Itself Petition Challenging BCI's Election Code Of Conduct Rules 2023 Before Karnataka High Court
8 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Transfers To Itself Petition Challenging BCI's Election Code Of Conduct Rules 2023 Before Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday transferred to itself a pending petition before the Karnataka High Court challenging the Bar Council Of India Rules 2023 on grounds that similar cases with identical issues of conducting free and fair state bar. The Supreme Court on Monday transferred to itself a pending petition before the Karnataka High Court challenging the Bar Council Of …

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California judge recommends disbarment of pro-Trump attorney John Eastman
8 months, 3 weeks ago

California judge recommends disbarment of pro-Trump attorney John Eastman

NPR  

California judge recommends disbarment of pro-Trump attorney John Eastman Enlarge this image toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP Jae C. Hong/AP A California judge has formally recommended that attorney John Eastman lose his law license for his role in Donald Trump's legal effort to remain in power after losing the 2020 presidential election. "Eastman's wrongdoing constitutes exceptionally serious ethical violations warranting …

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State Bar charges L.A. lawyer in DWP scandal
9 months, 2 weeks ago

State Bar charges L.A. lawyer in DWP scandal

LA Times  

FBI agents leave the downtown headquarters of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in 2019. The State Bar accused Michael Libman of colluding with city lawyers at the same time that he was suing the city on behalf of his client, a disgruntled DWP customer named Antwon Jones. The sue-and-settle scheme was done in a way that benefited …

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State Bar Council Has No Authority To Question Law Degree Certificate On Grounds Of Ineligibility To Obtain Certificate: Karnataka High Court
10 months, 1 week ago

State Bar Council Has No Authority To Question Law Degree Certificate On Grounds Of Ineligibility To Obtain Certificate: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has set aside an order passed by the Karnataka State Bar Council refusing to enroll a government servant who pursued a law degree while being in service and sought enrollment after his retirement on the ground that he did not submit any documents to show that he has attended the classes conducted by the college. To …

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Bar Council Of India Issues Urgent Notice To Advocates On Declaration Of Existence In Profession
11 months, 1 week ago

Bar Council Of India Issues Urgent Notice To Advocates On Declaration Of Existence In Profession

Live Law  

The Bar Council of India has issued an urgent notice regarding Advocates Declaration of Existence in Profession - Bar Council of India Certificate and Place of Practise Rules, 2015. The Notice has been issued by BCI in light of recent concerns/apprehensions surrounding misinformation and improper notifications, by State Bar Councils/Members of State Bar Councils/Advocates in their individual capacity. it is …

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