Lawstreet Journal

Tis Hazari Violence: BCI Appeals To Advocates Not To Resort To Any Sort Of Abstention Or Boycott Of Courts From Nov 5 [Read Press Release]
Nov 04 2019 Staff Reporter 48 52
In view of the order passed by the Delhi High Court on November 3, 2019, in suo moto proceedings against the violence which broke out between the police and the lawyers in the...
Punjab And Haryana HC And Chandigarh District Court Receive Bomb Blast Threat; Security Beefed Up
Oct 25 2019 Staff Reporter 6 12
The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association has written to the Chief Justice of the state High Court informing him about a “threatening letter” allegedly sent by a...
DHCBA Reduces Entry Fee For Participation In 3rd Delhi High Court Premier Cricket League [Read Notification]
Oct 16 2019 Staff Reporter 86 72
The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) through a notification dated October 16, 2019, has reduced the entry fee for participation in the 3rd Delhi High Court Premier Cricket...
CJI Ranjan Gogoi Gives Nod To CBI To Take Action Against Justice Tahilramani
Oct 04 2019 Staff Reporter 15 45
Trouble ensued for Justice Vijaya K. Tahilramani, who recently resigned as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, as Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi gave his nod to the...
In A First, Bar Council Of Rajasthan Constructs ‘Advocate Bhawan’ For Advocates And Their Families [Read Letter]
Oct 04 2019 Staff Reporter 5 2
The Bar Council of Rajasthan, in a first, has established an ‘Advocate Bhawan’ in Jaipur, Rajasthan to provide comfortable accommodation facility to advocates and their...
Bar Council Of Maharashtra & Goa Warns Advocates Against Soliciting Work By Giving Advertisements In Newspapers And Whatsapp
Sep 23 2019 Staff Reporter 91 81
The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa through a letter dated September 21, 2019, has cautioned advocates against soliciting work by giving advertisements in newspapers and...
Job Post: Legal Assistant At Uttarakhand Metro Rail Corporation, Dehradun [Apply By Oct 3]
Sep 21 2019 Staff Reporter 9 94
Job descriptionUttarakhand Metro Rail, Urban Infrastructure & Building Construction Corporation Limited invites application for the post of Legal Assistant.Number of...
Fact Check: No, Ram Jethmalani Did Not Pen This Poem, It’s Wrongly Attributed
Sep 12 2019 Staff Reporter 77 91
A poem is being shared widely on social media with the claim that it was penned by eminent lawyer Ram jethmalani, who passed away on September 8, 2019.The message, which began...
Bar Council Of Delhi Puts On Hold Its Notice Barring Practice of 4,778 Advocates [Read Letter]
Sep 11 2019 Staff Reporter 70 65
The Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) through a letter dated September 11, 2019, has requested the courts and tribunals in Delhi to refrain from taking action on its recent request to...
Failed To Clear AIBE, 4778 Advocates Barred From Practicing In Courts [Read Notification]
Sep 10 2019 Staff Reporter 24 98
The Bar Council of Delhi through a notification dated August 26, 2019, has requested all the courts and tribunals in Delhi to prevent those Advocates from practicing before them,...
10 High Profile Cases Handled By Veteran Lawyer Ram Jethmalani
Sep 09 2019 Staff Reporter 84 52
In a career spanning more than 70 years, eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani took on numerous cases that grabbed intense public and media attention.Below is a brief account of the 10...
Rajasthan Human Rights Commission Seeks Law To Prohibit Live-In Relationships
Sep 06 2019 Staff Reporter 87 10
The Rajasthan Human Rights Commission (HRC) on September 4, 2019, issued an order asking the state government and the Centre to "prohibit" the practice of live-in relationships to...
Ravi Shankar Prasad alleges congress of roping Cambridge Analytica for 2019 elections, warns Facebook of "strong action"
Mar 21 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 9 22
Union IT and Law Minister Ravi Shakar Prasad on Wednesday warned social media platform Facebook of "strong action" if any attempt was made by them to influence the country's...
BCD elections: Day two of counting, Adv. Ajayendra Sangwan still topping the list
Mar 21 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 92 8
Counting of votes polled in the Bar Council of Delhi elections on March 16th and 17th at Delhi High Court has entered day two on March 20th.As per the data of the second day, Adv....
World Medical Association criticize NMC Bill
Jan 31 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 49 46
The National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, which seeks to replace the existing Medical Council of India, has been severely criticized by the World Medical Association (WMA).The...
Matrimonial Sites: Finding Partner or Imposter?
May 07 2019 Ailya Abbas 12 98
Since finding mates has become a problematic issue nowadays. In search of right and deserving partners as per their specific criteria, people have now started searching their life...
Supreme Court Reaches Full Strength Of 31 Judges For First Time In 11 Years
May 24 2019 Staff Reporter 98 19
For the first time since 2008 when the Parliament increased the Supreme Court’s strength to 31 judges, the apex court will now finally sit at its full strength again as the...
Four New Supreme Court Judges To Be Sworn In Tomorrow
May 23 2019 Staff Reporter 9 84
The swearing-in ceremony of Justices B.R. Gavai, Surya Kant, Aniruddha Bose and A.S. Bopanna as Supreme Court judges will take place at 10.30 AM tomorrow i.e., May 24, 2019.Their...
Admissions In Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Law Courses Will Be Through CLAT: SC
May 22 2019 Staff Reporter 92 25
The Supreme Court on May 21, 2019, has held that the law admissions to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) for the 2019-20 academic session can take place through...
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Hires Abhishek Sharma To Co-Head Real Estate Practice
May 21 2019 Staff Reporter 29 98
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, the country’s largest full-service law firm, has hired Khaitan & Co’s Abhishek Sharma as a partner and co-head of its Real Estate...
‘Lawyers Should Argue In Courts, Not In Police Stations’, TN Bar Council Reprimands Lawyers For Barging Into Police Station
May 21 2019 Staff Reporter 27 19
The enrolment committee of Bar Council of Tamil Nadu at Chennai on April 30, 2019, in the case of The Inspector, K.K. Nagar Police Station v. Nandhakumar and Ors., reprimanded the...
Man spits blood after eating burger with ‘pieces of glass’ in it at Burger King, Pune
May 20 2019 Staff Reporter 78 36
In an unfortunate incident, Sajit Pathan, 31-year-old, complained of irritation in his throat and spat blood after he took a bite of his burger at Burger King on FC Road in Pune....
Delhi High Court Notifies New Roster For Judges [Read Roster]
Aug 21 2019 Staff Reporter 13 54
The Delhi High Court on August 20, 2019, notified a new roster for the allocation of cases to judges, which will come into effect from August 23, 2019.As per the new roster, the...
Delhi High Court Bar Association Election Results 2019 [Read Notice]
May 19 2019 Staff Reporter 27 84
The results of the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) elections that held on May 17, 2019, have been declared.Senior AdvocateMohit Mathur has been elected the...
DHCBA Elections 2019: Results As Per Exit Poll Survey
May 18 2019 Staff Reporter 18 52
The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) that went to poll on May 17, 2019, witnessed high percentage of polling in which total 4250 lawyers casted their votes to elect their...
Delhi High Court Bar Association To Go To Poll Today
May 17 2019 Staff Reporter 82 2
The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) is set to go to poll today (May 17, 2019).As per the latest eligible voter list on the High Court website, around 6000 lawyers will...
DHCBA Election 2019: Canvassing In Any Form Is Prohibited From Now Onwards
May 15 2019 Staff Reporter 3 69
Due to the increasing level of unauthorized solicitation of voters, the Election Committee of the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) has put a complete ban on canvassing in...
Retract Misogynistic, Regressive Statements: Lawyers Open Letter To BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra
May 15 2019 Staff Reporter 12 13
WOICE in Law (Women of India for Collaboration and Empowerment in Law) on May 15, 2019, have addressed an open letter to Chairman of the Bar Council of India (BCI) Manan...
“Men Too” Movement Silent Protest at India Gate: BCI Chairman Calls Upon Lawyers to Protest
May 13 2019 Staff Reporter 91 4
In the wake of the sexual harassment allegations levelled against the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, a silent protest was held today (May 13, 2019) as part of the “Men Too...
Retired SC judge Justice Madan Lokur appointed to Supreme Court of Fiji
May 14 2019 Staff Reporter 21 40
Retired Supreme Court judge Justice Madan Lokur has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Fiji’s as a non-resident panel for three years.Confirming this development, Justice...
Priyanka Sharma's Brother "Will Take the Matter to Supreme Court to Save My Sister"
May 13 2019 Staff Reporter 50 34
Day after the arrest of Priyanka Sharma of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) youth wing convenor, her mother claimed that she was arrested because she used to work for...
BJP Youth Leader Arrested For Photoshopping Mamata Banerjee’s Face On Priyanka Chopra’s Met Gala Costume
May 10 2019 Staff Reporter 37 48
A BJP youth leader named Priyanka Sharma has been arrested in Howrah district of West Bengal for allegedly sharing an offensive meme on social media wherein state Chief Minister...
Sexual Harassment Law Bare Acts Send to Supreme Court Judges by Lawyers
May 09 2019 Staff Reporter 54 46
Campaign started by Group of Lawyers to dispatch Bare Acts of the 2013 Anti-Sexual Harassment law to Supreme Court Judges in protest after In-House Committee gave Clean Chit To...
Legal Notice Sent To Brown Sugar For Serving Sub-Standard, Unsafe And Contaminated Food [Read Notice]
May 08 2019 Staff Reporter 32 45
The renowned café chain in Delhi, Brown Sugar has been served with a legal notice for serving sub-standard, unsafe and contaminated food to a customer on April 10, 2019.The...
Father Of Modern Indian Legal Education, Padma Shri Dr. NR Madhava Menon Passes Away
May 08 2019 Staff Reporter 71 61
Considered as the tallest figure in modern Indian legal education Prof N.R. Madhava Menon, has passed away last night, after having been diagnosed with liver cancer...
YBAI To Rally Against Brutal Attack On Lawyers At Howrah Court Today
May 08 2019 Staff Reporter 42 99
Youth Bar Association of India (YBAI) is to organize a protest rally today (May 8, 2019) against the April 24, 2019, alleged “police brutality” on Howrah court lawyers.As per...
Clean Chit To CJI Ranjan Gogoi: Section 144 Imposed Outside Supreme Court After Protests By Lawyers, Activists
May 07 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 81 19
Police on May 7, 2019, imposed Section 144 outside the Supreme Court after a group of lawyers and women activists gathered outside the court premises to protest against the...
"My Worst Fears Have Come True", Says Complainant After CJI Ranjan Gogoi Gets Clean Chit [Read Press Release]
May 07 2019 Staff Reporter 35 94
On May 6, 2019, soon after the three-Judge panel gave clean chit to Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, the woman complainant in a press release said that she was 'highly...
Breaking: In-House Committee Gives Clean Chit To CJI Gogoi, Finds No Substance In Allegations
May 06 2019 Staff Reporter 74 62
The three-judge in-house committee constituted to probe into the sexual harassment allegations against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has submitted its report.A notice, dated...
Ex-BSF Jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav Moves Supreme Court Against Rejection Of Nomination
May 06 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 78 93
EX-BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav on May 6, 2019, has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission’s decision to reject his candidature to contest the Lok...
Sexual Harassment Allegations Against CJI: Justice Chandrachud Suggests Inclusion Of External Member On Inquiry Panel
May 06 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 14 59
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud has written a letter to Justice S.A. Bobde seeking the inclusion of a retired woman judge as an external member on the three-judge inquiry panel that was...
Bar Council of Delhi Bars Big Four Accounting Firms From Practicing Law
May 03 2019 Staff Reporter 95 17
Acting on a complaint filed by Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF), the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) has directed the Big Four Accounting Firms – KPMG, Price Water House...
CJI Sexual Harassment Allegations: Complainant To No Longer Participate In 3-Judge Inquiry Panel Proceedings [Read Press Release]
May 01 2019 Staff Reporter 28 7
Due to “serious concerns and reservations” about the proceedings of the three-judge inquiry panel, the woman who alleged sexual harassment by the Chief Justice of India Ranjan...
Congress MP Moves Supreme Court Over Election Commission 'Inaction' Against PM Modi, Amit Shah
Apr 29 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 30 18
Congress MP Sushmita Dev on April 29, 2019, has moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India (ECI) for alleged inaction on complaints against Prime Minister...
Justice Indu Malhotra To Replace Justice Ramana On Panel Probing Sexual Harassment Allegations Against CJI
Apr 26 2019 Staff Reporter 11 52
JusticeIndu Malhotra has joined as a new member in the three-member panel formed to look into the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against Chief Justice of...
Sr Adv Yatin Oza Writes Critical Open Letter To CJI Rajan Gogoi [Read Letter]
Apr 26 2019 Staff Reporter 59 62
Senior Advocate Yatin Oza, President of the Gujarat High Court Advocates Association, has written an open letter to the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi in the wake of sexual...
SC Asks Utsav Bains To File Additional Affidavit On Allegation That three Disgruntled Employees Tried To Frame CJI
Apr 24 2019 Staff Reporter 86 96
The Supreme Court today (April 24, 2019) asked advocate Utsav Bains to file an additional affidavit to substantiate his allegation that three disgruntled employees of the apex...
SC Summons Chiefs Of CBI, Delhi Police & IB To Decide On Probe Into Conspiracy Against CJI Ranjan Gogoi
Apr 24 2019 Staff Reporter 9 40
The Supreme Court today (April 24, 2019) summoned CBI Director, Delhi Police Commissioner and the Chief of Intelligence Bureau at 12.30 PM for an in-chamber meeting to decide on...
Suo Moto Case On Sexual Harassment Allegations Against CJI Ranjan Gogoi Listed Before 3 Judge Bench Today
Apr 23 2019 Staff Reporter 42 41
The suo moto proceedings initiated by the Supreme Court in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, has been listed for hearing at...
SC Constitution Bench Hearing From 23rd April Cancelled [Read Notice]
Apr 22 2019 Staff Reporter 85 13
The Supreme Court registry by a notice dated April 22, 2019, has notified that the scheduled sitting of the Constitution Bench from 23rd April has been cancelled.The notice is...
Supreme Court AoR Association Seeks Inquiry Into Allegations Against CJI Ranjan Gogoi [Read Resolution]
Apr 22 2019 Staff Reporter 2 27
The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) in a resolution dated April 22, 2019, has expressed “deep reservation” against the “procedural...
Don't Trust The Viral Message About No Toll Charges For 12 Hours Journey
Aug 19 2019 Staff Reporter 11 83
Recently, a WhatsApp message under the name of Road and Transport Minister, Nitin Gadkari has been doing rounds claiming that a person does not need to pay any toll charges if...
Law Firm Issues Public Apology For Filing False Cases Against Indiabulls [Read Public Apology]
Aug 14 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 47 47
Managium Juris LLP issuing a public apology to Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited (IHFL) has admitted to filing false complaints and petitions in various fora against the...
BJP MP Moves Contempt Plea In SC Against Rahul Gandhi Over ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’ Remark
Apr 12 2019 Staff Reporter 77 20
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Meenakshi Lekhi on April 12, 2019, moved a criminal contempt petition in the Supreme Court against Congress president Rahul Gandhi for using the...
DHCBA Elections: Focusing On The Problems Of Young Lawyers
Apr 05 2019 Staff Reporter 8 54
Ahead of the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) elections that are soon going to be held, the Young lawyers of Delhi are hanging on the hope that this year’s election...
Legal Reforms In Congress Manifesto For Lok Sabha Elections [Read Manifesto]
Apr 03 2019 Staff Reporter 12 23
The Indian National Congress on April 2, 2019, released its Manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.The Manifesto contains significant legal reforms that the party...
Mayawati Tells Supreme Court Her Statues In UP Represent 'Will Of People' [Read Affidavit]
Apr 03 2019 Staff Reporter 13 7
On April 2, 2019, the Bahujan Samajwadi Party leader Mayawati has filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court justifying the decision to spend public money on the construction...
Rouse Avenue Court Complex Not A Separate District Within The Existing Central District, Delhi HC Clarifies [Read Letter]
Apr 02 2019 Staff Reporter 40 41
The Delhi High Court recently in a letter addressed to the President of the Delhi Bar Association, Tis Hazari Court has clarified that the newly constructed Rouse Avenue Court...
Justice Pradeep Nandrajog Appointed As Chief Justice Of Bombay High Court [Read Notification]
Apr 01 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 15 71
The Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court Justice Pradeep Nandrajog has been transferred to Bombay High Court as its Chief Justice.A notification in this regard was issued on...
Lawyer Tejasvi Surya Is BJP candidate For Bangalore South Constituency
Mar 26 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 60 27
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on March 25, 2019, named 28-year-old lawyer Tejasvi Surya as its candidate for Bangalore South constituency. The prestigious seat was previously...
Ayodhya Mediation: Nirmohi Akhara Files Plea In SC Seeking Modification In Mediation Panel
Mar 26 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 23 18
The Nirmohi Akhara, the party in the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid land dispute on March 25, 2019, filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking modification in the mediation panel...
Order Suspending 5970 Advocates Challenged In Supreme Court
Mar 25 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 89 9
The notification dated March 22, 2019, issued by the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry suspending 5,970 advocates for not paying subscription dues for the Advocates’...
5,970 Lawyers Suspended By Bar Council For Not Paying Welfare Fund Subscription [Read Notice]
Mar 25 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 13 99
The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry through a notification dated March 22, 2019, suspended 5970 advocates for not paying subscription dues for the Advocates’ Welfare...
Former SC Judge Justice S B Sinha No More
Mar 19 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 49 56
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Satya Brata Sinha passed away today (March 19, 2019). He was 74 years old.After getting elevated to the Supreme Court on October 3,...
CLAT 2019 Rescheduled To May 26, To Avoid Clash With Lok Sabha Elections
Mar 18 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 40 34
The CLAT Consortium in a meeting on March 18, 2019, has rescheduled the CLAT 2019 exam to May 26, 2019, to avoid clash with Lok Sabha elections.Earlier, the exam was scheduled to...
Prashant Bhushan Admits Mistake But Refuses To Apologize In AG’s Contempt Plea
Mar 07 2019 Staff Reporter 69 42
Senior Supreme Court Advocate, Prashant Bhushan today (March 7, 2019) admitted before the apex court that he made a "genuine mistake" by tweeting that the government had perhaps...
Former Supreme Court judge, Justice K Ramaswamy Passes Away
Mar 07 2019 Staff Reporter 61 81
Justice K. Ramaswamy, former judge of the Supreme Court of India, passed away on March 6, 2019, at his residence in Dhomalaguda, Hyderabad at the age of 86.Born in July 1932,...
Foundation Stone Laid For Country’s 23 NLU At Uttarakhand
Mar 04 2019 Staff Reporter 25 7
On March 2, 2019, the foundation stone of country’s 23rd National Law University was laid by Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat in Ranipokhari, Uttarakhand.The National...
Former Solicitor General Of India, Dipankar Prasad Gupta Passes Away
Mar 04 2019 Staff Reporter 27 1
Former Solicitor General of India Dipankar Prasad Gupta passed away on March 3, 2019.He served as the Solicitor General of India from April 1992 to April 1997. He also...
Delhi HC Judge Justice Valmiki Mehta Passes Away
Mar 01 2019 Staff Reporter 28 36
Delhi High Court sitting judge Justice Valmiki Mehta passed away today (March 1, 2019) morning. He suffered a heart attack.Born on June 6, 1959, at Mumbai, Justice Mehta finished...
All India Bar Examination XIII Results Postponed, To Be Declared In March
Feb 26 2019 Staff Reporter 56 41
The results of the thirteenth edition of the All India Bar Examination (AIBE XIII) that was conducted on December 23, 2018, will be declared in the first week of March, subject to...
All India Bar Examination XIII Results Declared
Feb 26 2019 Staff Reporter 59 69
The results of the thirteenth edition of the All India Bar Examination (AIBE XIII) that was conducted on December 23, 2018, have been declared on the AIBE website.The candidates...
Prashant Bhushan Seeks Recall Of Contempt Notices
Feb 26 2019 Staff Reporter 48 100
Advocate Prashant Bhushan on February 25, 2019, sought the recall of contempt notices issued against him by a Supreme Court Bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Navin Sinha on...
CM Arvind Kejriwal Announces Rs 50 Crore Budgetary Provision For Lawyers In Delhi
Feb 22 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 10 64
Delhi Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal on February 20, 2019, has made a significant announcement to provide Rs 50 crore grant to facilitate various social security schemes for...
Ayodhya Case: SC To Hear Case On February 26
Feb 21 2019 Staff Reporter 71 70
A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Chief Justice of IndiaRanjan Gogoi and JusticesS.A. Bobde, D.Y. Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and Abdul Nazeer will hear the...
Rafale Deal: Petitioners Seek Perjury Proceedings Against Officials For Misleading Court By Giving False Information
Feb 19 2019 Staff Reporter 91 94
The original petitioners in the Rafale case have recently moved the Supreme Court seeking initiation of perjury proceedings against officials responsible for filing notes in...
Fake Calls To Judges In CJI’s Voice Demanding Elevation Of Some Lawyers
Feb 18 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 88 79
In a shocking incident, two High Court judges have received fake calls in the impersonated voice of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi demanding elevation of some advocates as...
SC Fires 2 Staff Members For Tampering With Anil Ambani Order
Feb 15 2019 Staff Reporter 2 1
The Supreme Court has fired two staff members for allegedly tampering with its January 7, 2019, order passed by a Bench led by Justice Rohinton Nariman on a contempt petition...
SC Collegium Recommends 10 Advocates, 1 Judicial Officer For Appointment As Allahabad HC Judges [Read Resolution]
Feb 15 2019 Staff Reporter 78 52
The Supreme Court Collegium by a resolution dated February 12, 2019, has recommended the elevation of 10 advocates and 1 judicial officer as judges of Allahabad High Court.The...
BCI To Hold Further Meeting On March 2 Over Refusal Of Govt To Allot Annual Funds For Advocate Welfare
Feb 13 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 57 17
The Bar Council of India through a press release dated February 12, 2019, has informed that a joint meeting comprising of representatives of all State Bar Councils, Co-ordination...
BCI Calls For Nationwide Lawyers' Agitation On Feb 12 Over Inaction Of PM To Address Their Demands [Read Press Release]
Feb 07 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 86 25
The Bar Council of India (BCI) on February 6, 2019, has announced a nationwide lawyers' agitation on February 12, 2019, over inaction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not doing...
Mentioning To Be Made Only Before Registrar: CJI Ranjan Gogoi
Jan 23 2019 Staff Reporter 59 46
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi today i.e., January 23, 2019, reiterated the need to do away with the practice of oral mentioning.CJI Gogoi said that the practice takes away...
BCI Writes To PM Narendra Modi, Request To Allot Rs 50 Crore Annual Budget For Advocates' Welfare [Read Letter]
Jan 23 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 5 84
The Bar Council of India (BCI) on January 22, 2019, has written a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising 10 demands along with urging to allot an annual...
EC Writes To Delhi Police seeking FIR Against Cyber Expert Who Claimed 2014 Polls Were Rigged
Jan 22 2019 Staff Reporter 54 32
The Election Commission (EC) today i.e., January 22, 2019, asked the Delhi Police to lodge an FIR against the U.S. based cyber expert for making claims that the 2014 Lok Sabha...
EVM Hacking: US Cyber Expert Claims 2014 Lok Sabha Polls Were Rigged; EC Mulls Legal Action
Jan 22 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 86 82
The Election Commission (EC) in a statement issued on January 21, 2019, said that it was examining as to what legal action could and should be taken against the claims made at a...
Justices Dinesh Maheshwari And Sanjiv Khanna Elevated To Supreme Court
Jan 17 2019 Staff Reporter 69 41
The government on January 16, 2019, notified the appointment of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Delhi High Court judge, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, as Supreme...
Appointment Of CBI Interim Chief 'Illegal', Reconvene Committee To Appoint New Chief: Kharge Writes To PM [Read Letter]
Jan 15 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 23 27
The Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, terming the appointment of M. Nageswara Rao as the CBI's interim director "illegal" and...
SC Unlikely To Take Up Sabarimala Review Petitions On Jan 22 As Indu Malhotra J Is On Leave
Jan 15 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 9 72
The Supreme Court is unlikely to take up on January 22, 2019, Sabarimala review petitions as Justice Indu Malhotra is on medical leave.Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi today...
Justice AK Sikri Withdraws Consent To Nominate Him To Commonwealth Tribunal
Jan 14 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 26 19
Justice A.K. Sikri, the senior Supreme Court judge whose vote led to the removal of Alok Verma as CBI Director, on January 13, 2018, withdrawn his consent to nominate him to the...
Judges Under Watch After Centre’s Computer Surveillance Order Claims Adv. ML Sharma In SC
Jan 04 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 35 97
Advocate M.L. Sharma on January 4, 2019, made a sensational claim before Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi that computers and telephones of judges and "very senior" officials...
Former Bombay HC Justice Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari Passes Away
Jan 03 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 90 25
Former Justice of the Bombay High Court Chandrashekhar Shankar Dharmadhikari, passed away at a private hospital in Nagpur, Maharashtra today at the age of 91.He was not keeping...
Delhi High Court Issues Order Regarding Posting/Transfer Of Members Of Delhi Higher Judicial Service [Read Order]
Jun 01 2019 Staff Reporter 91 77
The Delhi High Court on May 29, 2019, issued an order to make postings/transfers of 7 judicial officers in the Delhi Higher Judicial Services.As per the order, the...
Collegium Recommends Justice Ravindra Bhat as CJ of Rajasthan HC
Dec 13 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 4 93
The Supreme Court collegium in a meeting held on December 12, 2018, has recommended the appointment of Delhi High Court judge, JusticeS. Ravindra Bhat as Chief Justice of...
Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Justices Rajendra Menon, Pradeep Nandrajog To SC
Dec 13 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 78 82
The Supreme Court Collegium in a meeting held on December 12, 2018, has recommended the elevation of Justices Rajendra Menon and Pradeep Nandrajog to the...
SCBA Election: Sr. Adv. Rakesh Kumar Khanna Elected President
Dec 13 2018 Staff Reporter 45 34
Pursuant to elections for the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Executive Committee on December 12, 2018, Senior Advocate Rakesh Kumar Khanna has been elected the new SCBA...
Delhi Police Reports 50.4% Rise In Sexual Harassment Cases On Social Media In 2018
Dec 12 2018 Staff Reporter 99 30
The Delhi Police has reported an increase of 50.4% in cases pertaining to sexual harassment on social media in 2018 as compared to 2017, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told...
Lok Adalats Held By BSES Settles 4,000 Power Theft Cases Of ₹39 Crore
Dec 11 2018 Staff Reporter 60 58
Lok Adalats held by electricity discom BSES along with the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) settled 4,000 power theft cases of ₹39 crore over the weekend i.e.,...
BSES To Hold Lok Adalats For Power Theft Cases
Dec 06 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 76 66
The Delhi electricity distribution company (discom) BSES on December 5, 2018, announced that special lok adalats to settle power theft cases in the areas under its jurisdiction...
Supreme Court Bar Association Mourns The Demise Of Former External Affairs Minister Sushama Swaraj
Aug 07 2019 Staff Reporter 42 30
The Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), on behalf of all its members, has mourned the untimely demise of former External Affairs Minister and a...
Ex-CJI Dipak Misra Was Working Under Influence Of An "External Source": Ex-SC Judge Kurian Joseph
Dec 04 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 99 27
In an explosive revelation, former Supreme Court judge Kurian Joseph on December 3, 2018, has said that ex-Chief Justice Dipak Misra was "remote-controlled by an external...
Lahore HC Closer Than Allahabad HC’ Says Ghaziabad Lawyers Demanding HC Bench In Western UP
Nov 30 2018 Staff Reporter 12 67
On November 29, 2018, hundreds of Ghaziabad lawyers staged a demonstration at the residence of local MP and Union Minister V.K. Singh and “locked” its gates, demanding a High...
Law Intern Death: Phone Call Reveals Victim Was Prevented From Filing Sexual Harassment Complaint
Nov 30 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 68 35
The circumstances took a major turn in the recent death of a law intern in Bangalore after The News Minute report revealed that the victim was prevented from filing the...
Breaking: Supreme Court Wants National Testing Agency To Conduct CLAT
Nov 28 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 94 78
The Supreme Court today i.e., November 28, 2018, expressed its willingness to hand over the responsibility of conducting the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) to the National...
First Woman President Of Uttar Pradesh Bar Council Shot Dead In Agra Civil Court
Jun 12 2019 Staff Reporter 6 20
The first woman President of the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council Darvesh Yadav has been shot dead by a fellow advocate today (June 12, 2019), News Nation reported.As per...
Constitution Is Voice Of Marginalised And Prudence Of Majority’: CJI Ranjan Gogoi On Constitution Day
Nov 26 2018 Staff Reporter 98 41
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on November 26, 2018, talking about the significance of the Constitution of India called it a “voice of the marginalised and prudence of...
Law Intern Found Dead After Filing Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Lawyers
Nov 26 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 17 87
A law intern who had recently filed a sexual harassment complaint against lawyers has been found dead in her paying guest accommodation at Malleswaram, Bengaluru.As per a report...
Darvesh Yadav Shooting: Bar Council Of India Demands Compensation, Tight Security For Members Of Bar [Read Press Release]
Jun 13 2019 Staff Reporter 67 7
Condemning the murder of the first woman Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council Darvesh Yadav, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has demanded that a compensation of Rs 50 Lakh...
Plea In Delhi HC Alleging Preferential Treatment To White-Collar Criminals In Tihar Jail
Nov 23 2018 Staff Reporter 64 72
The inmates lodged in the high-security ward of Jail No. 1 in Tihar Jail have filed a written complaint in the Delhi High Court alleging preferential treatment to the...
Supreme Court Bar Association Elections To Be Held On December 12 [Read Legal Notice]
Nov 21 2018 Staff Reporter 0 41
The Election Committee in a notice dated November 16, 2018, has notified its decision to conduct the election of the Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association...
Bar Council Of Delhi Sends Legal Notice To Aaj Tak For Causing Disrepute To The Legal Profession [Read Notice]
Nov 21 2018 Staff Reporter 53 45
The Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) has sent a legal notice to news channel Aaj Tak for causing disrepute to the legal profession and damaging the reputation of the members...
Delhi Police Head Constable Shoots Himself Dead Outside State Secretariat [Read Suicide Note]
Nov 16 2018 Staff Reporter 76 52
A Delhi Police Head Constable on Friday i.e., November 16, 2018, shot himself dead, blaming his in-laws for insulting him by publicly thrashing him a day ago, police said.The...
Two Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Partners Kirat Singh And Rishi Anand Resign
Nov 16 2018 Staff Reporter 75 36
Two Partners of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM), Kirat Singh Nagra and Rishi Anand, have resigned from the firm with three months’ notice.Rishi Anand was part of the corporate...
Legendary Professor RC Srivastava Passes Away At The Age Of 79
Nov 13 2018 Staff Reporter 10 51
Author of ‘The Principles of Law of Contract’, Professor Ramesh Chandra Srivastava passed away on November 10, 2018, at the age of 79 at Metro Hospital situated in Noida. He...
Government Appoints 31 Judicial Officers In Delhi [Read Notification]
Jun 18 2019 Staff Reporter 1 52
Pursuant to the recommendations made by the Delhi High Court, the Government has notified the appointment of 31 judicial officers in Delhi Judicial Services.The Gazette...
Breaking: CLAT 2019 Goes Off-line
Oct 20 2018 Staff Reporter 81 100
Due to multiple technical glitches in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) this year, the Consortium of National Law Universities has decided that CLAT-2019 will be conducted...
CJI Ranjan Gogoi Writes To PM Modi For Removal Of Allahabad HC Judge Justice SN Shukla
Jun 24 2019 Staff Reporter 80 93
The Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has written to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to initiate motion for removal of Allahabad High Court judge, Justice S.N. Shukla.“You...
NLU Consortium Decides To Establish Permanent Secretariat For CLAT At NLSIU, Bangalore
Oct 04 2018 Staff Reporter 67 48
The National Law Schools Consortium on October 4, 2018, has decided that Common Law Entrance Test (CLAT) will have a permanent secretariat at National Law School of India...
RBI’s Decision On Cash Management Can Create A National Security Crisis Says CAPSI
Oct 03 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 28 61
The Central Association of Private Security Industry (CAPSI), the apex organization of India’s private security companies has recently written to Prime Minister’s Office,...
Delhi State & District Consumer Courts Practitioner’s Welfare Association To Protest Tomorrow Against Nil Functioning In Consumer Forums In Delhi.
Sep 27 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 26 34
The Delhi State & District Consumer Courts Practitioner’s Welfare Association has decided to go on a protest march with a black band on hand on September 28th, 2018.The...
Order Fair And Expeditious Probe Into Advocate's Murder: SCBA Writes To UP CM [Read Letter]
Jul 04 2019 Staff Reporter 81 24
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on July 3, 2019, wrote to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urging him to order a fair and expeditious investigation into...
Homosexuality Legalised by SC, But J&K LGBTs Have To Wait Longer.
Sep 08 2018 Staff Reporter 76 98
All the LGBT members in various cities in India are in celebration mode following the Supreme Court judgement decriminalizing homosexuality, however, in Jammu and Kashmir LGBT...
Judge’s Wife Writes To Bombay HC Chief Justice, Alleges Dowry Harassment By Judge And In-Laws [Read Letter]
Aug 01 2019 Staff Reporter 10 43
The wife of a civil court judge in Baramati has written to the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court complaining that her husband and in-laws were “harassing” her.After...
Menace Of Insufficient Security At Tughlaqabad Fort
Sep 03 2018 Ailya Abbas 5 75
Earlier this week, a robbery case was cracked within two hours by the staff of PS Govindpuri, South-East District in which a Nixon camera had been robbed from a...
Law Commission Recommends Holding Of Simultaneous Polls
Aug 31 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 14 5
The Law Commission of India on August 30th, 2018 recommended holding of simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies to save public money.The...
Flying Drones in India against the DGCA’s Drone Policy Could Land You in Jail
Aug 29 2018 Staff Reporter 16 68
Drones are the new favorite gadget in the world and we keep hearing about them day in and day out. Whether it is the drone videos, or drone photos or some other extraordinary...
Pleas In Madhya Pradesh HC Raise Doubts Over EVMs, Challenge Pragya Thakur's Win
Jul 10 2019 Staff Reporter 50 92
Nineteen petitions have been filed in the Madhya Pradesh High Court raising doubts over the functioning of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and challenging the victory of some...
CBI Raids Home, Offices Of Senior Advocates Indira Jaising, Anand Grover In Foreign Funding Case
Jul 11 2019 Staff Reporter 20 24
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday (July 11, 2019) carried out searches at homes and offices of Senior Advocates Indira Jaising and Anand Grover in connection...
DM East Office Inaugurates Legal Services Clinics for Senior Citizens
Aug 22 2018 Ailya Abbas 28 30
On Tuesday, August 21, 2018, Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DLSA) - East, in association with the office of District Magistrate (East) inaugurated a Legal Services Clinic...
Strike by Lawyers at Tis Hazari and other district courts
May 09 2018 Ailya Abbas 76 30
After the brawl between a group of advocates and outsiders near Karkardooma court complex resulting in strike earlier last month, this time a lady advocate alleging misconduct and...
India’s 1st ‘Hindu Court’ Set up by ABHM is an Attempt to Breach the Rule of Law.
Aug 16 2018 Staff Reporter 83 56
On Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 on the Independence Day, members of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) have announced to set up the country’s first “Hindu Court” on...
In A First, Chief Justice Of India Lets CBI Probe High Court Judge For Corruption
Jul 31 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 29 63
In a first, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a corruption case against High Court judge, Justice S.N. Shukla.This...
CJI Seeks Report From SC Registry On Delay In Forwarding Letter By Unnao Rape Victim's Family
Jul 31 2019 Staff Reporter 49 97
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has sought a report from the Supreme Court registry asking it to file a reply within a week, as to why there was a delay in placing the...
‘Desist From Addressing The Hon’ble Judges As “My Lord” And “Your Lordship”: Rajasthan HC Issues Notice [Read Notice]
Jul 15 2019 Staff Reporter 10 77
The Rajasthan High Court today (July 15, 2019) issued a notice requesting counsels and those appearing before the judges to desist from addressing the Hon'ble Judges as "My Lord"...
J&K High Court Bar Association Releases Book On Article 35A
Jul 15 2019 Staff Reporter 57 37
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, Srinagar on July 10, 2019, released a book on Article 35A which grants special status to J&K state.The book is titled “Response...
Bar Association Of India Issues Statement Condemning CBI Raids On Senior Advocates Indira Jaising, Anand Grover [Read Statement]
Jul 16 2019 Staff Reporter 10 37
The Bar Association of India on July 15, 2019, has issued a statement condemning the CBI raids on the offices and residences of Senior Advocates Indira Jaising and Anand Grover as...
Serving Life Term In A 2001 Murder Case Saravana Bhavan Owner Passes Away
Jul 18 2019 Staff Reporter 61 87
Saravana Bhavan owner P. Rajagopal, convicted by the Supreme Court in a 2001 Murder case, has passed away at a private hospital in Chennai today (July 18, 2019).On July 9, 2019,...
President Inaugurates New Building Complex Of Supreme Court Of India
Jul 18 2019 Staff Reporter 35 71
President Ram Nath Kovind on July 17, 2019, inaugurated a new Building Complex of the Supreme Court of India.Chief Justice of IndiaRanjan Gogoi, Union Law MinisterRavi Shankar...
Delhi High Court Bar Association Bars Advocate Seema Sapra From Entering/Using Facilities Meant For Its Members
Jul 23 2019 Staff Reporter 29 40
The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) has barred Advocate Seema Sapra from entering/using any of the facilities meant for its members, including but not limited...
Delhi To Get Twenty-Two New Commercial Courts Soon To Ease Burden On Judiciary
Jul 23 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 45 43
Following a demand of the Delhi High Court to establish 22 commercial courts in various Districts in Delhi, the APP Government is likely to set up new commercial courts in...
Virtual Court For Online Payment Of Traffic Challan Launched [Read Order]
Jul 29 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 46 62
The Delhi District Court on July 26, 2019, launched a web portal to act as a Virtual Court where residents can make online payment against e-challans issued to them. With the...
Indian Railways: Takes U-Turn on Baggage Penalty
Jun 08 2018 Staff Reporter 10 96
Indian Railway has withdrawn the statement made on 6th June 2018 about the penalty on excess baggage saying that it was only to generate awareness among travelers.According to the...
INX Media case: Chidambaram questioned at CBI headquarters
Jun 06 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 54 31
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today (June 6th, 2018) questioned at the CBI headquarters regarding foreign investment clearance given to INX media during his tenure.As per...
Goons Attack on Lawyer's Family Led to Strike in the Karkardooma Court
May 31 2018 Ailya Abbas 20 82
A much-hyped brawl which took place outside the Karkardooma court complex last month between lawyers and a parking staff resulted into a complete strike in all the district courts...
450 DU law students detained from giving exam due to short attendance
May 14 2019 Ailya Abbas 61 96
Delhi University's Law Faculty issued a notice detaining 457 students from appearing in the examination due to the shortage of attendance. The action from the varsity...
Are Doctors Patient With Patients?
May 01 2018 Ailya Abbas 11 44
Going to an emergency ward of any hospital, naturally makes you panicked, suffocated, traumatized and most of the times helpless. As for sure if you are inside emergency ward, it...
Taj Sewage Plant Mishap: Five workers hospitalized after inhaling toxic gases.
May 01 2018 Ailya Abbas 52 41
It is indeed as risky for a person to step into a manhole to unclog the dirty sewer lines in metro cities of India as it is for the security personnel who fights the insurgency in...
NH 24 Blocked to demand justice in a rape case against Maulvi (Muslim Preacher)
Apr 25 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 6 0
On April, 25th 2018 activist in New Delhi of Ghazipur area took out a march and blocked NH 24 near Khoda to demand justice in the rape case that occurred on April 22 with the girl...
Buddhist Community Seeking a Separate Law
Apr 25 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 37 17
India is a democratic and secular country. It is a land which has embraced people with multiple faiths. Many prominent people have endeavored to spread prosperity in the nation....
Noida school food poisoning case: School Water Clears Test, sample suspected to be taken after cleaning
Apr 25 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 77 94
On Thursday, April 5th, 2018, several students of Step by Step School in Sector 132, Noida fell ill after having food and water at the institution. Recently, a...
Calcutta HC undergoing crisis, sets record for the longest strike in its history
Apr 20 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 54 88
On Thursday the Lawyers Association at the Calcutta High Court set a record for the longest strike in its history by extending the ongoing cease work, making it an over...
Supreme Court website hacked, Brazil HackTeam suspected to be behind the attack
Apr 19 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 31 14
The Supreme Court of Indias website was hacked today, and HighTech Brazil HackTeam was suspected to be behind the attack. As the site displayed an image that resembled a marijuana...
Election Tribunal sets aside Karnataka Bar Council Election, orders BCI to conduct De-Novo elections before May 15
Apr 19 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 75 67
The election to the Karnataka State Bar Council has been set aside by the Election Tribunal on April 17th, 2018. The decision was pronounced after the tribunal found out various...
BCD elections: The final results
Apr 12 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 86 3
The vote-counting of the Bar Council of Delhi elections have ended and the long-awaited results are finally out.In total 173 candidates contested for the elections out of which 25...
Noida school food poisoning case: Is Sodexo behind the havoc of Step by Step School?
Apr 10 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 7 31
On Thursday, several students of Step by Step School in Sector 132, Noida fell ill after consuming the catered meal at the school, which was provided by Sodexo.The incident came...
BCD Elections: Adv. Himal Akhtar has taken a huge leap
Apr 10 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 47 53
In the ongoing vote-counting of the Bar Council of Delhi elections, Adv. Himal Akhtar has taken a huge leap by stepping on to the 11th position with 991 votes as per the list...
Lawyers in all District Courts in Delhi to abstain from work on April 10.
Apr 10 2019 Editor : Shreya Bansal 93 58
The Coordination Committee of all District Courts Bar Association in Delhi has decided to abstain from work on April 10th, 2018.No lawyer in any of the District Courts in Delhi...
Advocate-On-Record Examination to be held from June 12 to 15 [Read Notification]
Apr 09 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 49 46
The Supreme Court through a notification published on its website on April 6th, 2018 has announced that its next examination for Advocate-On-Record will be held on June 12, 13, 14...
BCD Elections: Adv. Nitin Ahlawat Jumped to Second Position.
Mar 29 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 89 69
In the ongoing vote-counting of the Bar Council of Delhi elections, Adv. Nitin Ahlawat Jumped from fourth to secondOne such candidate is Adv. Nitin Ahlawat, stepped up...
New revelations in the 2018 BCD Campaigning Scam
Mar 28 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 27 50
The 2018 BCD campaigning scam is probably the most astonishing scam in the history of Bar Council of Delhi. But as the events have turned on Dr. Adish C. Aggarwala and Adv. Amish...
BCD Elections: Adv. Nitin Ahlawat gaining a lot of ground
Mar 27 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 65 38
In the ongoing vote-counting of the Bar Council of Delhi elections, some of the candidates are gaining a lot of ground.One such candidate is Adv. Nitin Ahlawat, who has stepped...
Unraveling 2018 BCD Campaigning Scam.
Mar 24 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 94 16
The polling for BCD elections had recently taken place on March 16th and 17th at the premises of Delhi High Court, Sher Shah Suri Marg. For two days the area was entirely...
BCD Elections: Vote-Counting enters day five
Mar 24 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 80 0
As the Vote-Counting of Bar Council of Delhi elections has entered day five on March 23rd, 2018, it's making the Delhi lawyers all the more curious as to who all will make it to...
BCD Elections: Day Four of Vote-Counting
Mar 23 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 17 16
The fourth day (March 22nd,2018) of Counting of votespolled in the Bar Council of Delhielections hasn't shown any significant shift from the earlier position.As per the data...
BCD Elections: Day Three of Counting
Mar 21 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 17 95
Counting of votes polled in the Bar Council of Delhielections has entered day three on March 21th.As per the data of the third day, Adv. Ajayendra Sangwan is still at...
Bar Council of Delhi elections: Counting begins, Adv. Ajayendra Sangwan topping the list
Mar 20 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 10 71
Counting of votes polled in the Bar Council of Delhi elections on March 16th and 17th at Delhi High Court started on Monday. A Total 173 candidates contested in the BCD...
Lawyers: law abiders or lawbreakers
Mar 20 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 82 42
Elections are the time to seek maximum votes. Apparently, it should be done within the well-set guidelines of the concerned authority, but campaigners use money power, political...
Foreign Law Firms can advise Indian clients on ‘fly in and fly out’ basis but cannot set up offices in India
Mar 13 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 86 57
The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that Foreign Law Firms cannot set up their offices in India or practice in Indian Courts. But they can give advice to Indian clients on 'fly in...
Kerala Government approves monthly stipend for young lawyers
Mar 10 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 9 71
In a revolutionary step to advance the career of young lawyers, the Kerala Government through a circular dated March 9th, 2018, has approved granting of a monthly stipend of Rs....
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh lawyers to abstain from work on March 1
Feb 28 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 60 16
In an Extraordinary General Body Meeting (EGM) held yesterday, the members of Telangana High Court Advocates Association (THCAA) and Andhra Pradesh High Court Advocates...
Lawyers call off strike over separate Bench of the Allahabad High Court
Feb 28 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 1 7
Agitating lawyers from 22 courts across western Uttar Pradesh have decided to call off the strike over separate Bench of the Allahabad High Court in the region.The strike was...
2,205 cases of human rights violation unattended in Haryana State Human Rights Commission
Feb 26 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 70 94
The long-standing vacancies are not just impairing the judicial bodies of our country but also the quasi-judicial bodies. A Right to Information (RTI) reply has revealed that as...
Strike by lawyers for separate HC Bench
Feb 23 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 65 18
Lawyers from 22 courts across western Uttar Pradesh have boycotted work over their long-standing demand for a separate Bench of the Allahabad High Court in the region.Mr. Pramod...
Orissa HC lawyers to go on hunger strike
Feb 20 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 40 53
At a general body meeting of the High Court Bar Association, the lawyers have decided to launch a hunger strike from Tuesday in protest against the inadequate number of judges...
Lawyers call 5-day strike at Calcutta HC
Feb 19 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 88 67
Nearly 10,000 lawyers of three lawyers' association at the Calcutta High Court will go on five-day strike starting from Monday in protest against the severe inadequacy of judges...
AOR Mr. Neeraj Aarora to contest for the position of Executive Member of SCAORA
Feb 16 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 2 52
Mr. Neeraj Aarora, a well-known name in the field of Cyber Law, has decided to contest for the position of Executive Member of the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (...
Alarming gender disparity in lower judiciary
Feb 16 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 5 97
The Indian Judiciary has been fighting for woman empowerment in the country for a long time now, but in hindsight, it has failed miserably with an alarming rate of gender...
Two-Child Policy Norm: A Stumbling Block for the better future
Feb 16 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 69 86
Recently, a PIL petition was filed in the Supreme Court by activist Anupam Bajpai, urging the Court to direct the center to adopt the two-child policy norm in family planning. The...
Is Valentine's Day trapped in hypocrisy?
Feb 14 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 97 86
As the valentine's day approached this year, we could witness a sudden wave of patriotism amongst some of the radical groups in our country.The members of the Bharat Sena and...
BCD Elections: Adv. Narendra Sharma filed his nomination
Feb 12 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 1 13
February 12th, 2018: Renowned Advocate Mr. Narendra Sharma has today filed his nomination for the upcoming Bar Council of Delhi elections at Siri Fort Institutional Area in...
Bar Council of Delhi: Election Updates
Feb 09 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 80 12
February 9th, 2018: The Bar Council of Delhi election nominations has been going on at Siri Fort Institutional Area in Delhi. Till now 90 candidates have filed their nominations...
BCD Elections: Adv. Praveen Nagar filed his nomination
Feb 09 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 85 62
February 9th, 2018: Reputed Advocate Mr. Praveen Nagar has today filed his nomination for the upcoming Bar Council of Delhi elections.Mr. Nagar has done his specialization in...
BCD Elections: Adv. Himal Akhtar filed his nomination
Feb 09 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 55 70
February 9th 2018: Today, Advocate Himal Akhtar filed his nomination for upcoming BCD elections on 16/17 March 2018 at Bar Council of Delhi, Siri Fort.Earlier, on December 23rd...
Plea in Supreme Court to ban Legislators from Legal Practice
Feb 08 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 18 64
After a sub-committee of the Bar Council of India concluded in their report that the legislators are allowed to practice law. The same petitioner Ashwini Upadhyay on Wednesday...
Indian Railways : Six-time Penalty for Railway Commuters for carrying excess baggage
Jun 06 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 41 79
After receiving frequent complaints regarding excess baggage, the Indian Railways has decided to strictly enforce the old baggage rules, under which Indian Railways will charge a...
Reservations in India: The way forward
Feb 05 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 81 42
India being a democratic country, our constitution grants us the right to freedom and equality of status and opportunity. Under the directive principles, it is the duty of the...
Attack on Advocates: Delhi HC Advocates to refrain from work today
Jan 25 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 86 50
The Delhi High Court Bar Association has called for complete abstention from work on Thursday, January 25 to protest against recent attacks on Senior Advocates Kirti Uppal and...
Despairing state of Indian Judiciary
Jan 05 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 36 50
Enough has been said and written about the hopeless state of the Indian Judiciary because of its sluggish manner of appointment of judges. Even the prominent judges, including the...
Delhi Judicial Service Exam: Sluggishness On The Part Of The Delhi HC
Dec 13 2017 Editor : Shreya Bansal 68 76
A petition filed in the Supreme Court by the DJS aspirants in September this year has revealed the severe delays in conducting the Delhi Judicial Service Examinations.The petition...
Fake Lawyers In Delhi
Oct 25 2017 Editor : Shreya Bansal 3 55
Delhi Police recently arrested a person allegedly posing as a lawyer at Dwarka Court after his clients submitted written complaints against him. A case of cheating was registered,...
Crowd Duped In The Name Of EDM And Food
Oct 09 2017 Editor : Shreya Bansal 43 6
On Friday, 8th September 2017, Chainsmokers event organiser Mr. Manuj Hari Agarwal, Director and CEO of Percept Live duped the crowd in the name of EDM and food.It was Friday...

Legal Insiders