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Karnataka HC: Law College Must Replace Buntings Featuring Person in Advocate's Gown
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Karnataka HC: Law College Must Replace Buntings Featuring Person in Advocate's Gown

The Karnataka High Court granted a law college trust eight weeks to replace buntings featuring a person in an advocate's gown, observing that such advertisements may violate Bar Council of India Rules.

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Madras HC: Lawyers Must Approach Civil Court For Recovery Of Professional Fees, Not Writ Court [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Madras HC: Lawyers Must Approach Civil Court For Recovery Of Professional Fees, Not Writ Court [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court held that advocates cannot invoke writ jurisdiction to recover professional fees from clients and must approach the competent civil court for appropriate relief.

Lawyers Have No Vested Right To Demand Priority Listing Of Cases: Madras HC [Read Order] Judiciary
Lawyers Have No Vested Right To Demand Priority Listing Of Cases: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madras High Court dismisses an advocate's writ seeking mandamus to list his pending cases, holding no litigant has a vested right to jump the listing queue.

Lawyer Cannot Sign Compromise Decree Without Client's Express Authorisation: SC [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Lawyer Cannot Sign Compromise Decree Without Client's Express Authorisation: SC [Read Judgment]

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.

Gujarat HC Denies Bail to Advocate Accused of Forging NRI's Land Sale Deed [Read Order] Judiciary
Gujarat HC Denies Bail to Advocate Accused of Forging NRI's Land Sale Deed [Read Order]

Gujarat 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.

SC Holds Bar Council of India Cannot Warn Advocate When Misconduct Complaint Was Found Baseless by Both Disciplinary Committees [Read Order]

Supreme Court quashes BCI warning against advocate after both disciplinary committees found misconduct complaint baseless and motivated.

BCI Seeks CJI Intervention After Andhra Pradesh HC Judge Orders 24-Hour Police Custody of Young Advocate [Read Letter]

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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