The Supreme Court held that a compromise decree signed by a lawyer without the client's express authorisation is invalid, upholding the setting aside of a 32-year-old partition suit decree despite a 25-year delay.
Read Full ArticleGujarat High Court refuses bail to an advocate held to be the kingpin in a conspiracy to forge a sale deed and grab an NRI's agricultural land in Jamnagar.
Supreme Court quashes BCI warning against advocate after both disciplinary committees found misconduct complaint baseless and motivated.
BCI seeks CJI intervention after an Andhra Pradesh HC judge ordered 24-hour police custody of a young advocate during a courtroom exchange.
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