The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of three advocates as judges of the Delhi High Court. The advocates recommended are: Ajay Digpaul, Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, and Ms. Shwetasree Majumder. The... Read more »
Advocates of the Calcutta High Court held a protest march on Monday (August 19), demanding justice for the junior female doctor who was raped and murdered. The advocates carried banners calling for... Read more »
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has announced a joint virtual meeting to address the ongoing strikes by advocates, which are disrupting judicial work across various districts in Uttar Pradesh. Meanwhile, the... Read more »
Courts are frequently blamed for delays in case disposal, yet often it’s the lawyers and litigants who contribute to these delays, lamented the Supreme Court today. A vacation Bench of Justices PV... Read more »
The Allahabad High Court recently took decisive action by issuing criminal contempt notices to ten advocates accused of assaulting litigants within the premises of the Prayagraj district court. Moreover, the Court has... Read more »
Allahabad HC Takes Strong Action Against Assault on Litigants, Contempt Notices against 10 Advocates
In response to the assault of litigants at the district court, the Allahabad High Court has issued criminal contempt notices to ten advocates, while also barring their entry into the district court... Read more »
In a significant ruling on Tuesday, the Supreme Court clarified that advocates are not liable under the Consumer Protection Act 1986 for service deficiencies. Justices Bela Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal’s bench overturned... Read more »
States and Union Territories retain the authority to alter their empanelled advocates, with the caveat that such changes must not unduly disrupt court proceedings, the Supreme Court has stated. In the process... Read more »
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday constituted a 10-member high-level committee to address disparities arising between advocates, law enforcement, and the administration. The committee comprises the Advocate General, the Karnataka Director General... Read more »
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended five advocates for appointment as judges in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. These advocates are Harmeet Singh Grewal, Deepinder Singh Nalwa, Sumeet Goyal, Sudeepti Sharma,... Read more »