lawyers
- India
‘It’s unnecessary, undesirable’: AILC urges Law Commission to withdraw notice on UCC
Bhopal: Urging the 22nd Law Commission to withdraw its notice on soliciting responses over UCC, the All India Lawyers Council (AILC) said it was neither necessary nor desirable at this stage. The…
- India
CJI intervenes to end month-long protest of MP lawyers against HC order
Bhopal: The continuous abstention of advocates from all three benches of the Madhya Pradesh High Court to oppose its order for disposing 25 pending cases in three months has hit legal proceedings…
- India
BCI allows entry of foreign advocates, law firms into Indian courts
Foreign lawyers and law firms can now practice in Indian courts n a reciprocity basis, the Bar Council of India said on Wednesday. According to the latest Bar Council of India Rules…
- India
‘Sexist’: New Delhi Bar Assoc slammed for hosting ‘scantily-clad women dancers’
On the occasion of Holi festival, the New Delhi Bar Association organised an event inside the Patiala House Court which had “scantily-clad women dancers” performing on stage. It was heavily criticized by a…
- Telangana
Telangana: Peddapalli Bar Association roars against attacks on lawyers
Hyderabad: Claiming increasing attacks on advocates in Telangana, the representatives of the Manthani Peddapalli Bar Association have appealed to Bar Associations across the state to observe February 17 as a ‘Block Day’…
- India
Rijiju supports view that advocates with political affiliation can become judges
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday appeared to support the view that lawyers with political affiliation can become judges. This comes amid a debate on the issue following a recent…
- India
Tunisha spoke to man on dating app before death: Sheezan lawyers to court
Palghar: Television actor Tunisha Sharma was in contact with a man named Ali on a dating app and was in his company between December 21 and 23, just before her death, lawyers…
- Bangalore
Karnataka lawyers refuse to represent acid attacker
Bengaluru: Bengaluru Police Commissioner Pratap Reddy said on Thursday that as no lawyer was coming forward to represent the accused in the sensational acid attack case reported from Bengaluru, it was proving…
- India
SC collegium recommends transfer of 7 judges, 3 from Telangana HC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the transfer of seven high court judges, but its resolution doesn’t include the name of Gujarat High Court judge Nikhil S. Kariel, whose proposed transfer…
- India
Lawyers boycott Ankita murder accused; Protesters demand CBI probe
Kotdwar: The main accused in Ankita Bhandari case on Wednesday could not file their bail application in a court here after a local body of lawyers decided to boycott them, even as…
- Technology
Musk set to depose before Twitter lawyers ahead of Oct trial
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is set to depose before the Twitter lawyers earlier this week in the $44 billion takeover deal that he has terminated. The deposition is…
- India
Hijab row: SC asks petitioners’ lawyers to wrap up arguments, says it is losing patience
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the counsel appearing for the petitioners in the Karnataka hijab ban controversy to wrap up their rebuttal arguments within an hour tomorrow, saying “we…
- World
Trump could face criminal charges vis-a-vis classified documents, admit lawyers
Washington: Former President Donald Trump’s legal team has acknowledged that he could face criminal charges vis-a-vis the “classified documents” seized by the FBI during the August 8 search of the Mar-a-Lago residence…
- World
Jury sides with Johnny Depp on lawsuit, Heard on counterclaim
Fairfax: A jury on Wednesday ruled in favour of Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, vindicating his stance that Heard fabricated claims that she was abused by Depp…
- India
SC asks lawyers to be physically present in court to argue case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday emphasised on the physical presence of lawyers during the vacation to argue their matters, rather than using video conferencing facilities. A vacation bench of Justices…
