lawyers
- Telangana
Lawyers protest over ‘mishandling’ of female advocate’s death in Rangareddy
Hyderabad: A group of lawyers on Wednesday, February 4, staged a protest at the Moinabad Police Station after the cops allegedly refused to file a complaint of a female lawyer’s murder in…
- Pakistan
Two Pakistan human rights lawyers jailed for 17 years
Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Saturday, January 24, sentenced two human rights lawyers to 17 years in prison each over social media posts the authorities claimed were hostile to the state and…
- Pakistan
Pakistan human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab, husband arrested
Islamabad: Pakistan’s prominent human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha, were arrested on Friday, January 23, while they were en route to a court in Islamabad.…
- India
CJI Kant asks lawyers to actively engage in justice system administration
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Thursday, January 15, called upon lawyers to wholeheartedly engage on the administrative side of the justice delivery system and move beyond “articulation of…
- India
Lawyers can’t be summoned by investigating officers unless approved by SP: SC
New Delhi: In a landmark verdict aimed at protecting lawyer-client privilege, the Supreme Court on Friday issued a slew of directions to curb arbitrary summoning of lawyers by probe agencies for rendering…
- Delhi
Delhi court fines surgeon for throwing rice in courtroom, sparking black magic scare
A man was sentenced to imprisonment by a Delhi court until the court’s rising for the day after he threw rice inside the courtroom, intentionally creating a scene, disturbing the court proceedings,…
- India
Judge Verma transfer: Allahabad HC lawyers suspend strike
Prayagraj/Varanasi: Lawyers of the Allahabad High Court, agitating since Tuesday against the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma to the Allahabad High Court, suspended their strike on Saturday till the…
- Telangana
Rs 1K cr sanctioned for new court buildings in Telangana: Sridhar Babu
Hyderabad: Telangana Industries minister D Sridhar Babu revealed that Rs 1,000 crores have been sanctioned for the construction of new court buildings in the 13 newly formed districts of the state. The…
- Sports
Hyderabad lawyers gear up for ‘All India High Court T20 cricket tournament’
Hyderabad: The Telangana Advocates Cricket Team is all set to participate in the 6th All India High Court Lawyers T-20 Cricket Tournament. Hosted by CHC Advocates Sports Association (CHCASA), the event will…
- India
Video: Lawyers clash with police at Ghaziabad court leading to chaos
Lawyers faced a police lathi charge at a Ghaziabad court in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, October 29 after the judge reportedly called for their dispersal during a hearing. Social media footage captured…
- India
BCI recommends minimum stipend of 20K for junior lawyers
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has recommended minimum stipend for junior lawyers in urban and rural areas along with that for graduates and non-graduates. According to the council’s recommendation juniour lawyers…
- India
India urgently needs environmentally conscious lawyers: Chandrachud
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud on Tuesday said that India, facing an unprecedented climate crisis and the perils of unchecked economic growth, urgently needs “environmentally conscious lawyers”. CJI…
- News
Two UP lawyers bet on favourite candidates, sign affidavit
Budaun: Bizarre though it may sound, two lawyers in Uttar Pradesh’s Budaun district have placed a bet on their favourite candidate contesting the Lok Sabha polls and have promised to pay Rs…
- India
Karnataka HC proposes curbs on lawyers who boycott proceedings
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has proposed amendments to the existing legal framework, aiming to curb lawyers’ strikes and boycotts that disrupt court proceedings. The HC views such actions as ‘interference in…
- India
Lawyers commenting on pending cases, judgments is very disturbing trend: CJI
Nagpur: The judiciary has broad shoulders and can take praise as well as criticism in its stride, but the recent tendency of lawyers to comment on pending cases or judgments is very…
