The Allahabad High Court recently issued a contempt order against a lawyer for allegedly stalking, sending unpleasant comments, hurling casteist abuses, and misbehaving with a female judicial officer on Facebook. A Bench... Read more »
The Supreme Court recently granted bail to a 74-year-old advocate accused in an abetment of suicide case. A bench of Justice V Ramasubramanian and Justice Pankaj Mithal observed that because the accused’s... Read more »
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed an anticipatory bail plea of a man accused of attacking and injuring a lawyer. A single bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma dismissed the applicant’s... Read more »
A district consumer forum in Mumbai recently dismissed an individual’s complaint against a lawyer seeking reimbursement of legal fees in a case before the Bombay High Court. A coram of members Preethi Chamikutty and Shraddha... Read more »
The Supreme Court recently took issue with a lawyer bringing his paralyzed and wheelchair-bound client to court despite the fact that the Court had not mandated such personal presence of the litigant... Read more »
Advocate Virender Narwal was shot dead in broad daylight by two unidentified bike-borne assailants in Delhi’s Dwarka area on 1st April 2023. All the Bar Associations in Delhi have decided to abstain... Read more »
A petitioner sought the removal of cellphone towers at a hearing on Friday at the Madras High Court, claiming that the radiation emitted by these towers could lower one’s life expectancy. Acting... Read more »
Aaftab Ameen Poonawala, the accused in the murder of Shraddha Walkar, has changed lawyers yet again. Aaftab Poonawala has replaced the public prosecutor who was assigned to him with Akshay Bhandari as... Read more »
The Supreme Court of India voiced concern on Friday over a counsel trying to withdraw a plea as the top court was delivering its decision in the case. A bench of Justice... Read more »
A transgender woman from Kerala has become the state’s first transgender advocate, registering with the Bar Council of Kerala. Lakshmi’s accomplishment drew the notice of the State’s Law Minister, P Rajeev, who... Read more »